I was reading through some of the stuff I've written about last night and came across one part of one post (cant remember which) where I'd mentioned about the Holy Spirit and said "Yeah, I'll post about that sometime." Well, here's that post =]
I'll keep it real simple and easy reading, as best I can anyways, cos this is a HUGE topic.
here goes.......
Ever seen Thor? The film which came out last year. Its one of my favourite films... I absolutely LOVE it. I think its got pretty much everything you need in a film. Its basically a film about a superhero... Who has this hammer which makes him freakin BADASS! He beats everyone with this hammer, nobody can lift it up or hold it or use it or anything, only he can use it, and when he does use it, he wins.
Cool clip.
Basically, Thor loses his hammer and becomes useless, just a normal man unable to do the stuff he did before... He loses his source of power.
The Holy Spirit to a Christian is as and more important than the hammer was to Thor. The hammer brought victory, status, strength, power, he needed it to succeed. The same applies to a Christian, you need the Holy Spirit to conquer, live, overcome, succeed.
The Holy Spirit is not some afterthought created by God which becomes an optional part time experience we can dip into once in a while, if we feel like it. If you reject the Holy Spirit, you are rejecting God himself. You are trying to pick and choose qualities of God you'd like for yourself, and I gotta tell you... Its all or nothing.
Whether you like the thought or not, the Holy Spirit is inside of you if you've become a Christian. As soon as you accept Jesus, the Holy Spirit moves in and makes himself at home in you. Proof? The joy you experience when you realize Jesus saved you, that's the Holy Spirit, the conviction you feel when doing something you shouldn't do... That's the Holy Spirit. He's there, and He makes himself known.
"What use is the Holy Spirit in me? What do I do with it?"
Well, ha, this is where you either get woken up again or you come into a realization of something great... The Holy Spirit is put in you for you to stand in authority and power and love with the Father. God himself is inside of you... Now think of things God is... Love, kindness, power, patience, peace, victorious, strong, mighty, glorious... there's just a few... You have these things inside of you. They are accessible and at your disposal. What're you waiting for?
The Holy Spirit is ignored and pushed down way too much... Basically, He is like a roaring lion, dying to be let out the cage. DON'T PUT A LEASH ON HIM, DON'T KEEP HIM LOCKED UP. The main purpose of the Holy Spirit is to move and destroy works of the Devil, and He does that through us. If you're not letting him move, you're giving the devil the upper hand and going against your nature.
"How do I use Him, or how does He use me?"
You ask Him. He's ALWAYS ready for action, NEVER a dull moment. He has EVERY situation covered and ready. But remember to listen to Him. He will direct you and speak to you. Listen carefully, get used to His voice and be familiar with it. The more in tune with the Spirit you are, the louder the devil is gonna shout to drown him out.
He uses you which ever way you wish to be used, and to the degree you want to be used...
If you just want to heal a person every now and again, He'll do that. If you wanna pop into the funeral home and raise some dead people, He's game. BUT only if He tells you that's what He wants to do.
You will not be able to do things on your own. Like Thor was useless without the hammer, Christians posses no power or authority without the Holy Spirit.
As you ask Him to start using you, you get used to how He will begin to work. I'm not saying to base your experience on this, but there are often physical keys which signal the Spirit is doing something... For me, my heart rate shoots up, stupidly fast, I go red hot no matter how cold the room is, my palms sweat and adrenaline comes out of nowhere. He's getting me ready for action. For other people, hands may tingle, they may see something, they may feel a pain that isn't theirs but someone else's and have to search for them. Its very personal, the Holy Spirit knows what you'll respond to.
Oh, He's not scary. At all. SO MUCH FUN! Seriously, the best times I've had are when I've been super tuned into the Spirit and just rolling with what He wants to do. He's a person of God the Father, holding the Father spirit, the teaching spirit, the comforting spirit, yet possessing every bit of the fighting spirit, the furious hatred of the things holding back his children, the desire for love to conquer... You have the full arsenal of God's tools inside you. The Holy Spirit is the equipping EVERY Christian needs, its a necessity, you NEED Him. NO EXCEPTIONS.
If you wanna wither up and run dry as a Christian, then you don't need to listen to the Holy Spirit. But, for those who want to live in the presence, see miracles, change the world, live a life full of experiences which are beyond your imagination, be victorious, and just have the greatest roller coaster life ride of all time... LISTEN. Get used to His voice. Chat with Him when you're not talking to anyone else. Team up and win. Its where the best experiences lie.
Listen up!
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