[John 16:7 Nevertheless I tell you the truth. It is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I depart, I will send Him to you.]

While Jesus was physically here on earth, He did great things for mankind – He healed every sickness, raised the dead, fed the poor and hungry, why did He leave? Why couldn’t God let Him stay here forever and fix all our problems?Because Jesus did not come to be our bodyguard, solving our problems & fighting sickness & evil for us, He came to empower us to live victoriously over evil. The quicker we understand this, the more believers will come out of suffering. It’s not God’s plan for us to live defeated lives crying to God for help. His plan is that we receive the Helper, the Holy Spirit to dwell in us & empower us. Jesus made it clear He had to leave so the Holy Spirit can come to dwell in us. GOD’S plan was never for Jesus to stay on earth and fix our problems, His plan is He should prapare us to receive the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of God and therefore receiving Him means we have received the fullness of God in us and therefore He empowers us to live in the same power and fullness of Christ. That is why Jesus said those who believe will do what He did, not just cry to Him for help (John 14:12). This is why every believer must purpose to grow spiritually. If we ignore the Holy Spirit and spiritual growth & just live anyhow expecting God to solve all our problems we may not survive the evils in our day. So to live in dominion over that situation, don’t just cry to God, receive and be filled with the Holy Spirit. For God’s plan is not for us to be weak, God’s plan is for us to receive the Holy spirit and allow Him to empower us for a life of victory, power and dominion, glory to God.