Intimacy with the Holy Spirit

This is the August edition of my “Encountering God” series. I feel led to discuss our relationship with the Holy Spirit. Firstly, I want to emphatically state that we cannot live a life pleasing unto God without the help of the Holy Spirit. He is a Person in the God-Head. We can feel His Presence when we accommodate Him in our lives. Someday we will meet Him in Heaven.

  Right now, it is crucial to build a relationship with Him. The Bible says we have Him as Our Helper and Comforter. Sometimes even I do not fully take advantage of His role when I am down, and He prompts me to talk to Him.

 The Holy Spirit helps us remember and realize that life is not just about the things around us but there is more depth to life in its spiritual sense and that all we do on earth will be accounted for by us to God someday.

 If you are lonely, it is the perfect time to increase your intimacy with the Holy Spirit. If you are filled with joy, share it with Him. He should be our closest friend and Guide. If you feel like giving up, remember God made provision for your comfort in the Person of the Holy Spirit. If you need someone to talk to, the Holy Spirit is the best and first option you should take. He is there for you and me. His Presence takes away all sorrow, grief, and pain. He brings comfort to your innermost being. He is our Help and is ready to guide us to please the Lord if we give Him the steering wheel of our lives.

 God desires that we love Him and live in love towards all men irrespective of the circumstances we find ourselves in. He wants us to instruct, rebuke, and correct others in love.

 Intimacy comes with spending time with the Holy Spirit. We can tarry in prayer, spend time reading the Word of God, and surrender our lives to God to lead. This is one of the best decisions you could make that will have eternal benefits and replications.

 Until next month, God be with you, and have a wonderful and fruitful August in getting intimate with the Holy Spirit.