People are often attracted to Christianity because it provides the path to eternal salvation. The future of our souls is often what brings us to our knees in the first place. But once we get up off our knees, then what? We know that we are not supposed to sin, but what about the millions of choices we must make in our lives which are not clearly sin/not sin choices? Does God care about these choices? Does He care about what we eat? Does He care about what type of career we pursue? Does He care about our financial choices?
Few Christians realize that God has provided us with a source of wisdom and guidance that can most certainly be tapped into for even these mundane everyday choices as well as big life changing spiritual choices. That wisdom and guidance is found in the Holy Spirit. Allowing this wisdom to guide you can make the difference between just an okay life and a life filled with abundance.
Misunderstanding the Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit is very likely one of the most misunderstood doctrines of the Bible. One of the reasons it is so misunderstood is because it does not fit snugly into our human brains. God the Father is fairly easy to comprehend because we can understand a father figure. Jesus Christ is fairly easy to grasp because he had his human life here on this earth to refer to in the Gospels. The Holy Spirit, however, remains a mystery to many people. What can we compare the Holy Spirit to?
This lack of something tangible to relate to creates two different reactions in people. The first reaction is to dismiss it as merely just an idea. Some even try to demote the Holy Spirit to simply human conscience. The other reaction is to acknowledge that the Holy Spirit is a real part of the Trinity, but to also shroud it in mystery. Many believe that you cannot really know or understand the Holy Spirit.
Both of these reactions are mistaken and both reactions rob Christians of one of their most powerful tools for Christian living; a healthy connection to the Holy Spirit.
Understanding the Holy Spirit
In 1 Corinthian 6:19-20 we read:
What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore, glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.
This verse explains to us that the Holy Spirit is a part of us, it was given to us by God, and that he is to own us, control us. “Ye are not your own.” You are not the one who is supposed to be in control. There is no disclaimer in this verse that says the Holy Spirit is only supposed to control us on spiritual or church related matters. No, this verse plainly tells us that we are to be led, guided, controlled by the Holy Spirit in such a way that our entire being is a temple for him.
In John 14:26 we read:
But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.
The Holy Spirit is a gift from God. He gave us the Holy Spirit for a specific purpose. That purpose is to teach us all things. Note that the Bible did not say that he was to teach us all church things, or all spiritual things. The Word of God says that he can teach us all things. This included all areas and aspects of our lives. When we truly grasp the fact that the Holy Spirit is a present guide for any and all decisions and steps we take in life, it will bring a new level of enlightenment to our lives.
How to Connect with the Holy Spirit
This is another area in which much mystery has often shrouded the Holy Spirit. Many people have a wrong impression that communicating with the Holy Spirit or connecting to the Holy Spirit is a deep spiritual experience filled with visions and perhaps voices speaking in other languages. Whenever Jesus spoke of the Holy Spirit, however, He spoke of him in very practical terms. The Holy Spirit will “comfort you,” John 14:6. The Holy Spirit will “teach” you John 14:26. The Holy Spirit will empower you Acts 1:8.
Never did Jesus make any insinuation that in order to communicate or connect with the Holy Spirit you would need to have a very mysterious spiritual experience. Jesus says that he has been given to us, when we are surrendered and obedient, we can enjoy the gift of the Holy Spirit. But what is the gift of the Holy Spirit?
The gift of the Holy Spirit is connection, communication, guidance, our resource of Godly wisdom which can lead us and guide us on a day to day, moment to moment basis in even what would seem like the most mundane types of choices. So, if this gift is available to all Christians why do all Christians not take advantage of it?
The answer is simple, the Holy Spirit does not communicate when sin is present. When sin is present he is “grieved” according to Ephesians 4:30. “And grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.” When we are living in sin he is grieved and cannot communicate with us or guide us. So, the first step in connecting with the Holy Spirit is to make sure that all known sin has been repented of and forsaken.
The next step is to give him a chance. In the high paced, manic life style that most of us seem so addicted to, the Holy Spirit has very little opportunity to truly lead us. 1 Kings 19:12 illustrates how that communication with the Lord is not normally through earthquakes and whirlwinds, but rather a “still small voice.”
Think of an actual, human voice. If someone was speaking to you in a still, small, voice what would you need to do in order to hear it accurately? You would need to be still, be quiet and pay attention. Well the same is true about the voice of the Holy Spirit.
Be Still
This is something us modern humans are not very good at. Lack of movement is looked down upon. However, we can only tap into the wisdom of the Holy Spirit when we cease our human actions. You have probably been well versed on how to have a daily devotion time, but most Christians define this as reading a few verses, reading a devotional, taking a few notes, saying a prayer and you’re done. Very few Christians engage in an extended time of daily stillness. Yes read, yes take notes, yes pray, but then stop. Don’t get up and rush to the next thing. Just stop. Stay there. Be still.
Be Quiet
Our modern technology has made it pretty difficult to engage in an extended state of being quiet as well. Even if you silence your phone, your notifications come buzzing through, right? When is the last time you had an extended time of quiet, stillness? Quiet, stillness is quiet literally the communication method the Holy Spirit uses. Just as you would pick up your phone to text a friend, the Holy Spirit needs a quiet, still moment to communicate with you. Why are so many Christians not led of the Holy Spirit? Because they literally never give him a chance to communicate. If you want to take your Christian life to the next level, give the Holy Spirit a chance each day.
What Difference Does It Make?
If you have a very shallow idea of the Christian walk then you won’t really care why this matters. You have given your heart to Jesus. You are going to Heaven when you die. You make an effort not to commit any of the biggie sins. What more is there?
This guidance of the Holy Spirit is the key element which takes your life from being “okay” to joy filled and abundant. His guidance is the key that slips all the pieces into place. Have you ever had that feeling that things in your life just weren’t clicking? That you’re missing a piece somewhere but could never really put your finger on exactly what it was? It is very likely that these feelings are the result of our lives being disjointed. The separate aspects of our lives cannot truly come together into a Godly, full picture unless we are making choices in every single area, based on the gentle leading of the Holy Spirit.
The Holy Spirit was sent to be our guide into all truth. John 16:13 plainly tells us that the job of the Holy Spirit is to be our guide into all truth. This means truth and wisdom about every aspect of our lives. Even the areas that seem really not spiritual. Everything about our lives can become spiritual when we are tapped into God’s wisdom. So, let’s look at a few areas of life in which many people shut out the Holy Spirit each day.
Finances
God cares about our finances? God does care about your finances, and He has sent you the Holy Spirit to guide you into making the best choices. Listening to the guidance of the Holy Spirit will make the difference between making good choices and making the best choices. Our human wisdom can sometimes only discern between the good and the bad, but the guidance of the Holy Spirit can lead us from the good to the best. The best choices for us may look different than the best choices for someone else. The Holy Spirit might guide someone else to buy a bigger house but lead you to buy the smaller house. The Holy Spirit is very personal. Your Father God knows you inside and out and He knows what is the best for you. You can also know what is best for you when you give yourself those still, quiet moments each day to be guided by the Holy Spirit.
Our Father knows that finances, in our society, have the potential to destroy people. This is the world we live in. It may not be ideal, but it is the situation. God knows this, and God wants you to prosper, according to what His definition of prospering is for you as an individual. Remember, that may look different than what He wants for someone else. God has an individual plan for your finances, and He will reveal this to you through the leading of the Holy Spirit.
Relationships
We deal with multiple relationships every day. Relationships do not begin and end with, “Who should I marry?” You have relationships with your family, your friends, your neighbors, teachers, parents of your kids, co-workers. All of these relationships, and more, are important parts of your life that can be influenced by your choices, your words and your actions. God may have great plans for you that involve specific relationships in your life. When you are being led of the Holy Spirit, you will be guided in how to speak to the people you interact with, how to handle conflicts, times to show kindness and compassion, times to withdraw and a thousand other important little things that will slowly and surely guide you along the path God has intended for you.
When you are not being led by the Holy Spirit in your relationships, you can cause irreparable damage in areas that never should have been damaged. You may never know what God had intended for that relationship. As you spend more and more time connected with the Holy Spirit, you will start to recognize the feeling of being guided. You will begin trusting that feeling, following through and ultimately seeing the Providential blessings that will follow as a result of your obedience. It isn’t something that anyone can explain to you or teach you how to do. You simply must give the Holy Spirit a chance and see for yourself.
Health
The word of God tells us that our body is to be the temple of the Holy Spirit. Not only do most people ignore the Holy Spirit all together, but in addition to that they also care little for the temple. Our society has a certain idea about bodies that could not be farther from the truth of God. These bodies were created in the image of God. Think about that for a moment.
How much care and security and investment of time and money surrounds the original Mona Lisa painting? It is prized as one of the most precious pieces of art on the planet. But what is it? It’s just an image based on someone no one knows. It is valuable not because of who the girl was, but because of who the artist was. Yet, it’s not even a living thing. It is an inanimate object, created by another human being. Our bodies, however, are also images, works of art which were created by God, but not only created by God, but also created in the image of God. We are living breathing works of art, so beautiful and so sacred that God deemed them worthy to become the temple of the Holy Spirit.
Now if the Mona Lisa deserves all the care and security it receives, how much more care should our bodies receive? And yet, most Christians rarely consider their health an extension of their spirituality at all. The truth is the health of our bodies can elevate our spirituality tremendously. If you have never experienced elevated spirituality through physical health, you have most likely experienced crashing spirituality through illness. When we are sick or injured, we are usually very low spiritually. It is hard to focus, hard to pray, hard to “feel” like a Christian at all.
The opposite is also true, though. As our health and wellness increase so can our spirituality. When we are receiving the rest, nutrition, hydration and exercise we need we think more clearly so that we can better connect with the Holy Spirit. We have more energy and motivation to follow through with the things we are being led in. We have a more positive out look which makes it easier to handle our relationships and circumstances. All of these things work together to create a unified, abundant spiritual life.
Conclusion
These practical areas of life are rarely incorporated into spiritual life. This result in a segmented existence that does not have true peace and coherency. The Holy Spirit desires to gives us truth, wholeness in all these areas as well as “spiritual” areas.
If you desire to obtain this wholeness, the first step is to realize that God intends for every single aspect of our lives to flow together seamlessly. This is accomplished when we make time to listen to the leading of the Holy Spirit. It happens when we acknowledge that the Holy Spirit can guide us into all truth concerning every little decision of our lives, even those that seem the most mundane. It happens when we quit grasping and striving in our own human strength and listen to and obey the still, small voice of the Holy Spirit in our lives.
This article about our Holy Spirit is something I should have heard and understood years ago, but it was never explained to me in such a clear way before. I am now 77 and in the final chapter of my life. I hope it’s not too late to learn how to be still and listen for that still small voice. I also hope that the Holy Spirit hasn’t given up on me, but is still waiting on me to make Him the most important person in my life. I pray that I can keep Him always in the forefront of my mind and daily walk and always seek to hear and obey His perfect guidance.
Mr Sykes, I will be praying with you for you. I don’t think The Holy Spirit will never give up on anyone who wants to know Him. I think it’s wonderful that you are so open to learn about Him. I, too, want more of Him in my life.
God Bless you.
Sandy
@Rick Sykes, I truly believe that the holy spirit will not give up on us because the holy spirit is a part of God. no one is lost in his kingdom and you will always be blessed by him if we all learn how to do what’s right in his sight
Wonderful article, thank you.
In my case I have a unique talent that allows me to hear from the Holy Spirit daily.
I write God inspired poems, and have for years. It seems daily the Lord inspires me to write a poem. Some of these poems are directed at my wants and needs, but others for my poem partners.
Many, in fact almost all, poems I write I have not a clue what it will be until I start to write and then the words just flow.
Thank you again for this insight and wisdom.
God Bless you and your ministry.
Chaplain Anthony Murphy, ND
Thank you from my heart for this article… and it being printed in this exact timing! God is always soooo good and in perfect time !
Does not the Holy spirit provide speaking in tongues and our utterances? The bible does say that we don’t know how to pray at times and the Holy spirit with tongues and utterances intercede for us and prays directly to the father on our behalf. He knows us well and knows what we need. Or you acknowledge the above but meant that he can also guide us in a whim when we develope that relationship. Like sometimes I’m like Holy spirit which way to a good parking? Or Holy spirit should this or that? Hope you understand what I mean.
Thanks,
Ken
We associate the Holy Spirit with spiritual matters only. We need His guidance in other matters too. Every aspect of our life must be brought under His control if we are to succeed in life. He is a Person and many do not recognize Him as such but relegate Him as only God’s active force, in error.
Thank you for this vivid description of, and our need for the Holy Spirit operating in all areas of our lives, as well as in all times of our lives.
One of the best articles I have read on spirituality!
This was a blessing for me. I must be still and listen to the guidance of Him The Holy Spirit in all areas of my life.
I have been teaching on the Ministry of the Holy Spirit in Bible Study. I will be using this as my reference material
This is awesome, awesome.
The message is timely and I strongly believe that the Holy spirit directed you to write this article for my sake.
I am spirit filled and just on Saturday some believers felt that they don’t really understand. I now have an opportunity to forward this article to them and praying that they will take time to read it.
Be blessed big time and continue listening to Him so that you can inspire others.
Thank you.
I am so appreciative for this message. I was absolutely clueless regarding the Holy Spirit. I knew of it being a gift given through the sacrifice made on the cross of Calvary for my sins. He gave us a helper, and I would ask for help in different areas of my life, only to see no positive changes. I have a lot of changes to make within myself now and learning to be still and listen. Thank you and God bless you for your insight, which is aligned to the word of God.
Always remember to refer to the Holy Spirit as a person, not an “it”. He is the third person of the God-Head. The Holy Spirit is God Himself. God the Holy Spirit lives in your born-again, recreated spirit which is made in the image and likeness of God. Isn’t that the best news ever !! Amen.
Thank you very much for this needed spiritual truth. I pray the Lord help me to become still and quiet so the Holy Spirit can lead me daily.
what a wonderful story of the Holy Spirit, and a true story. I am 80 yrs old. not until I was in my 60,s did I realize that down that long path of my life that God was the one who helped me in all ways, how I learned this I smoked cigarettes at the age of 18 up until I was in my late 60;s I was smoking 2 and a half packs a day,, married and raising 3 boys. I started coughing in the mornings, so one morning I got up and was leaving to go to work,, I picked up my blue cigarette case, and I said to myself I think I want to quit , that what life I had left to live I did not want to spend on oxygen from cigarettes affecting my lungs when out of no where a voice said I will help you, I was like oh so I picked up the blue cigarette case which I still have and quit. never touched them again.
I got pregnant as a teen and was a single mom for 13 years. When I remarried and had my second set of kids, I became a housewife no longer operating like a strung out overworked woman with no stillness. It was during the monotonous and mundane housework that I was able to began to clearly hear the voice of the Holy Spirit. The Spirit had already helped me on many occasions e.g. losing my mom to mental illness as a teen, becoming her guardian and having my only brother die from leukemia at 20 yrs old shortly thereafter but also acquiring numerous addictions that developed out of those stressors. After breaking those addictions rather effortlessly once I agreed to let the Spirit lead me, He then led me to a good Christian man after releasing several frogs back to the wild. I was raised in a Christian cult and was very reluctant at first but I obeyed the leading and discovered who God really was finally – LOVE. He helped me clean up my temple and start eating a clean diet. I was born of the spirit after all of this. The most amazing things can happen to a person if they tune to the flow. Find your still place so you can hear His voice within….the more you think of Gods love and mercy, read scriptures, the closer He will draw you in and you just feel the shift inside of you. I had much healing to be done and He healed all of me and gave me a new heart. He tranforms a person into what we were designed to be an image of God – LOVE.
Your testimony has given me more strenght to see through my own trials. The grace of God is real, especially in the lives of believers. I have been healed of several ailments since I drew closer to God through His Word, and allowed the Holy Spirit to lead me. Though some of life’s challenges still bring fear to me, I am leaning on the Lord for total elimination of fear. In 2Timothy 1:7, the Bible says that “God has not given us the spirit of fear, but of power, love and sound mind.” The moment I am able to overcome this spirit, I know there is elevation for me by the Holy Spirit. Stay blessed!!!
Very, very, enlightening…I received this word wholeheartedly… This is the hour of the Holy Spirit in these last days…Amen!
I am so elevated by this piece of write up and nobody does it this way expect being led by the Holy Spirit. I have never in my Pastoral journey known it this way. I will teach and I will preach it. It enlighten the eyes of my understanding. Thank you and God bless you Awesome. Keep letting the Holy Spirit write through your hands.
Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Thank you for this wonderful article that relates to the Holy Spirit. By going through this article, I realised that how much I ignored the Wonderful Person, God the Holy Spirit. Thank u for the realisation and I bless u in abundance. May God use u to be a blessing for others on this earth.
I really believe the Holy Spirit makes a difference in the life of a spiritual christian and carnal christian.The Holy Spirit as a Sanctifier transforms life and guides one to a life of heavenly wisdom,truth,righteousness and justice fulfilled only in Christ Jesus.I thank the Lord for using you as His vessel.The Lord bless you more with His grace and knowledge,Amen.
Im blown by this write up .It explains the purpose of the holy spirit in our lives and how it helps in everyday situations.Thank you ,to God be the glory
But before we must be lead by the Holy Spirit, we must first be baptized by the Holy Spirit.
To God be the Glory…and may he continue to shine and give you blessings beyond this universe…in Jesus name Amen. I have been dealing with my own issues here lately surrounding my relationships with family, and friends. Many of us stray away from the word and somehow today before I found this page I was going back and forth on a verse from (James 5:16) – Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.
I tell you now at this very moment the Holy Ghost guided me to this page and made that scripture clearer than ever. The Holy Ghost is real, but we must yield and allow God to truly work through us.
AMEN…. yield, submit, obey, trust, hope, faith, love, all working together with the Holy Spirit guiding us. Not one is without sin, and the Spirit will nudge us to repentance when we do sin.
Thank you for the article! I find it extremely difficult to still my mind. The moment I try for quiet time my thoughts are up and away. Racing about and before I know it, times up and I haven’t spent a second being still. I don’t despair however, He made me and He gets through to me. But it would be lovely to have that quiet time too, and with God anything is possible.
Truth is and not only I, but alot of others said, either they try and hear the Holy Spirit (with no known sin in their lives), and can’t, or it isn’t the cliche that everyone says, like it’s so easy, etc. All sincere christians want to be led of the Holy Spirit. All want to hear. They’re in quiet place, seeking to hear and hear nothing, frustrated, they move on with their lives.
Then (my expir is this scenario) I too, move on to the next task or whatever. Then four days later, out of the blue, shopping, or on the bus (noisy atmospheres) I hear quite clearly in an average tone voice, the answer to my question I was seeking or journaling, speak out in my heart. As well, while unwittingly driving up a one way, radio on Jazz station usual volume–male voice, clearly fairly loud, said “slow down and turn the car around sideways and get off the road now”. After the fact realized I was on a one way, after I pulled over. (and looked if any one in my back seat, no one there…so there’s no hard and fast rules here. If and when the Holy Spirit wants to talk, He will, if He doesn’t He won’t..(lots of people get in car accidents every day, and I’m not the sharpest tack in the box). No amount of quiet or whatever is going to inspire, It’s like a human person, they’ll talk if they feel like it. Can not ‘put the Holy Spirit in a box’ and have that one size fits all mentality or people will be disappointed. The fact is–we don’t know, we wish we knew the ‘formula’ that worked across the board, honestly speaking.
I think you’re right Ms. Mari. I was sitting and watching TV and the Holy Spirit spoke to me to begin praising God and I did. His anointing just suddenly fell and the entire atmosphere in the room changed. I was so caught up in the Spirit of praise I almost forgot where I was. He also answered one of my question in the shower one day.
So the love of God can do things one would never expect Him to do. Amen
keep inspiring people with your contributions, we have to live spiritual lives because GOD will identify his followers only through the presence of the HOLY SPIRIT in us. Without the presence of the SPIRIT of GOD, none who say know him will be h
thank you for your service, our GOD continue to bless you in you life
Thank you for the detailed explanation of the Gifts & fruits of the Holy Spirit.I have deeper Understanding,my prayer is to surrender to God and the holyspirit to be counsellor in all areas of my life . may God richly bless you and your ministry. Very rich information on this website.
This is a true account of how I leave with the inner person in me the holy spirit.he gives true guidance and teaching. thank you writer,you are truly blessed and your hand is moved by the holy spirit
Oh what a wonderful lesson on the Holy Spirit. “The still small voice”. I have experienced Him speaking to me in many different places and at times I would never have expected. I often said, “now why didn’t I think of that”. That’s because the Holy Spirit knows all things. anand I don’t
The believers are so blessed to have the third person of the God-head living inside our bodily temple. He is God living in us, and it can’t get any better than that. We have something no other “religion” on earth has, God IN US the hope of Glory. He’s there for a real purpose. He’s in us to put us
Thank you so much for these reading has brought new perspective and more profound of the Holy spirit in my life and I believe when I start acting upon the teaching and applying them in my life ,I will for sure experience new level of intimacy with God and more by his Spirit. Thank you to all who have compiled all these teachings and made it easy for anyone to understand the purpose and intention God had from the begining for the human mind.Am blessed
this site is a God sent, excellent spiritual insight,wisdom ..thanks..helping me to build up my most holy faith
I am a backslider from yrs of sin knowing I was living in deep sin. I never stopped knowing that God was real, powerful and I always honored him in away but didn’t live it. I repented and got myself back with my Lord and ask for forgivness and got back in church to live a holy life. I moved forward and lived more and more Godly. I had one problem, there was always a small sin here, or a little larger one there. Today I sat down looking up how to receive the Holy Spirit back into my life. I have read all this and in the middle of it all God’s sweet spirit spoke to me in a way I saw so clearly how mighty the Holy Spirit really it. It is the same as God the Father indwelling in me. It was so so clear I know it was God. I thank God for me finding this and am grateful for it. I know bitter and sweet water does not come out of same vessel. I know the sweet stillness of time with him. I know the strong importance of fasting and givng all of you to his will.
Thank you for all this and I ask for prayer so I become all that my Lord wants me to be. God Bless aways
Today I discussed with one of my friends that we are all born with the Holy Spirit but ignorance, continue sinning makes the Holy Spirit to evade us. I made example with myself that 20 years ago I was a drunkard but when I am sober the Holy Spirit will visit me communicate with me in a polite manner but not ridiculing me and through the mercy and Love of God I eventually listern to the polite voice and quit the habit in a miraculous manner. One of the days when I woke up I felt like vomitting when I think of drinking liquor and that feeling last for a week and that’s how I quit.
I am in a training business that’s my 20th year. This business just like any business is surrounded by corrupt individuals who try to entice you with all sorts of good things if you succumb to their demands. I jokingly said to my friend that, devil one time took Jesus to the top of hill and show him all colourful things on the base of the mountain and promised that if Jesus can bow and pray for him Jesus would win the Lotto own everything that is colourful on the the base of the mountain.
I further elaborate that as business people on our daily interaction with people we experience similar situation where we are being approached by all sorts of devils promised good returns on condition that we succumb to corrupt dealings.
Luckily all my staff members do no that the Holy Spirit refused me to engage in corrupt activities. I have been invited many times by influential people wanting me to be engaged in such activities and I explain to all that my inner man refused me to do that. Ja of course it is difficult for somebody who has never experience to understand.
You are on the right track, l also found this out, the Holy Spirit is the greatest person on earth today.
I’m learning to wait for his leading, this is my sincere desire to sit and wait for His Presence.
These teaching have been so profound for me. I have given this web site to others so they can get the enlightenment that I’m receiving from all the teaching from the articles. They have helped me to see the areas I need growth and deliverance. May God continue to bless you and feed you more to help us all. Thanks “Man” of God.
After reading the all article there are new things I have learned about the holy spirit. That we can hear him through small voice thus we need to be quite and still then we can hear and communication with him. Additionally we should be free from all kind of sins then the holy spirit can come and settle into us.
I have Highly enjoyed reading this article about the Holy Spirit which brought confirmation about the Still quiet voice. The Holy Spirit came to help us in every area of our lives. I will definitely have to share this article!
What a blessing to come across this article. My question is WHEN IS THE RIGHT TIME AND PLACE TO BE QUITE AND STILL.
This passage brings back to me a very good advancement to the Holy Spirit, but there are times you are still, waiting to hear from the Holy Spirit which never comes after waiting in sincerity and patiently till you sleeps off. What could have gone wrong in the waiting?
Secondly, does the Holy Spirit speaks each time you need him?
Is anxiety a form of not listening to the holy spirit and relying on oneself instead? I started becoming very critical of myself and I believed in Jesus and the father being the same but did not understand the holy spirit and I let him in today and felt my heart pounding and it was a warm calming feeling. I now believe that the holy spirit lives in me and I was searching and searching for god above, not inside of me. I could not hear him, nothing. I always did find it funny because when I was dealing with my anxiety I felt like something was tugging me down a different path and I did not understand. I was listening to my flesh and drinking and a part of me kept saying to stop. I thought I was mentally disturbed and that provoked fear in me and I drifted from the church and hated myself. I started going to Christian counselling trying to figure out who this holy spirit was. I had the Holy spirit before, and had an idea and believed in Trinity, but started studying with Jehovah’s witnesses. My anxiety was so bad I had to quit studying. I think it was the Holy Spirit tugging at me like “Hello, this is not right”..but I did not understand it. I went to church after studying with the JW’s and still felt like I could not hear God. The anxiety was still bad. I still drank. Things are slowly getting better and I dont beat myself up if I feel these feelings of directions working in me. I am just trying to trust in God and not on my works.
Really the article is good. Yes we should ask the holy spirit to guide us. Thanks for good news…www.deepriverfaith.com