The Holy Spirit is our Comforter, Counselor, Helper, Advocate, Intercessor, Strengthener, and Standby let's break these down and define them so we have a better understanding of what the Lord sent to us after He returned to the Father! He even said it is better that I go away so He the Holy Spirit can come!
COMFORTER: sympathizer: commiserates with someone who has had misfortune
reliever: a person who reduces the intensity (e.g., of fears) and calms and pacifies; "a reliever of anxiety"; "an allayer of fears"
device used for an infant to suck or bite on (Now that is interesting!)
soother, In mainstream Christianity, the Holy Spirit or Holy Ghost is one of the three entities of the Holy Trinity which make up the single substance of God; that is, the Spirit is considered to act in concert with and share an essential nature with God the Father and God the Son (Jesus Christ)....A person who comforts someone who is suffering
COUNSELOR: someone who gives advice about problems
someone who has supervisory duties
advocate: someone who pleads cases in court (Gods Kingdom) A professional who counsels people, especially on personal problems
guidance: something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action assistance (especially from a professional) in the resolution of personal difficulties A person who gives advice or guidance in a specific area of expertise or knowledge. Such guidance is intended to result in a problem solved and plan of action for the person seeking assistance. crisis interventer, Someone to help evaluate patterns of problem solving and develop more effective ones (Wow, very interesting!)
HELPER: assistant: a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; "my invaluable assistant"; "they hired ...
benefactor: a person who helps people “helping to train” or “assistant trainer" One who helps; an aide,
One which contributes to the survival of the offspring of others by behaving parentally towards them...( Very interesting!) a component that host component relies on, An assistant, or one who works under a trained workman.
ADVOCATE: recommend: push for something;
a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea
preach: speak, plead, or argue in favor of;
One who pleads our cases in court, An advocate is one who speaks on behalf of another person, A person who argues the case of another, A person who speaks in support of something; A person who supports someone ...
INTERCESSOR: mediator: a negotiator who acts as a link between parties
Intercession, in Christianity is a prayer to God on behalf of another person. The nature of intercession in Judaism is disputed.
A person who intercedes; a mediator, intercession - intervention: the act of intervening, someone who leads the prayers of the people, An activity of Christ in which he advocates to God the Father the in favor of saved individuals, The act of mediating or going between, especially relative but not limited to prayer. Intercessory prayer is when someone prays to God on behalf ...
STRENGTHENER: Something used to give additional strength
STANDBY: something that can be relied on when needed
understudy: an actor able to replace a regular performer when required
ready for emergency use; communications systems operations, pertaining to a power-saving condition or status of operation of equipment that is ready for use, State of readiness without being immediately involved; A backup server that is powered up and ready to take over from a primary server should the primary fail. The standby server may automatically take over, be ready to be called to work at a moment's notice (I like this!)
Wow! So We have the Holy Spirit that does all of this? What an eye opener! Sometimes we need to just take a step back from trying to solve our own problems and start relying on the Holy Spirit ....That is what He was sent here to do WORK (with) us!
Be Blessed!