The Sovereign Spirit: Click | View Series “The Christian’s life in all its aspects, intellectual and ethical, devotional and relational, upsurging in worship and outgoing in witness, is supernatural; only the Spirit can sustain it.” - J.I. Packer The Holy Spirit has been moving in the lives of individuals since the world began. Great men and women of the faith have done extraordinary things when they where anointed by his power. This leads us to the question, is the Holy Spirit still active today? Does he still anoint people who seek him? The answer is yes! He wants to bring you into a deeper, more intimate relationship with him. He wants to use you more than you’ll ever know. You can experience his fullness in your everyday life. As we conclude, our final lesson will examine several ways that you can receive the Spirit in your everyday life.

He Will Guide You

Jesus said, “When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth” (John 16:13). The Holy Spirit wants to give us wisdom, guidance, and direction in everything that we do. The Spirit becomes our guide, leading us in the way that we should go. You should ask the Spirit to lead you whenever you are making a major life decision. I am confident that it is God’s deepest desire that we seek him in every area of our lives. The Spirit will lead you into the place that you should be. Are you facing an important life-changing decision? Do you need to make a major financial investment? Don’t be afraid to ask the Lord to show you what the best decision is. He will speak if we ask for his help. How do we know when he is speaking to us? There are several ways that we can hear the voice of God. The Spirit speaks through the Word of God. He uses the Bible to reveal his will. He also speaks through our circumstances. Be aware of what God is trying to tell you in your everyday life. Sometimes it’s through the ordinary. Sometimes he speaks through a still small voice in prayer. If we will be quiet long enough to listen, he will speak. The Spirit might use somebody else to speak to you. It is not uncommon for the Lord to speak through somebody when you least expect it. Finally, God sometimes speaks through dreams, visions, and other gifts of the Spirit.

He Will Help Your Prayer Life

The Holy Spirit assists our prayer life. Many Christians find it difficult to pray for any extended period of time. We don’t know exactly what to pray for or how to pray. We must begin to understand that he helps us when we pray. The Bible says that he helps us with our weakness and intercedes for us according to the will of God (Rom. 8:26-27). No longer do we have the excuse that we don’t know what to pray because he helps us to pray according to God’s will. There is no one better to teach us how to pray than the Holy Spirit because he knows what to pray for. The Holy Spirit actually frees us to pray. Where he is there is liberty because he is the great Liberator. The Spirit also provides the weapons that we need to do spiritual warfare (Eph. 6:18). If we are going to win our spiritual battles we must have the Holy Spirit on our side. He is the weapon that we need to defeat the enemy. Lastly, he builds us up when we pray (Jude 20). Praying will lift your heart and soul to heaven and give you the strength that you need to go on. To be continued. Get the free ebook on the Holy Spirit, complete with discussion questions for each chapter.