Have You Received Since You Believed

When Jesus said "And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you forever;" ( John 14:16). He was very clear, however, we have somehow managed to apply standards and methods to receiving the Holy Spirit that Jesus said would be given to us Freely.

The Spirit that is within me that leads and guides me into all truth is again personified when I receive Christ as my Lord and Savior. The Spirit that is upon me after I ask for him is how I receive power. How could I believe that he would come upon me if I have not really received first that he dwells within me? This is what I wrestled with for many years. The problem was, I really didn’t believe the way I thought; And and maybe I also didn’t understand the purpose of the Holy Spirit in the life of a believer. Bottom line, now that I think about it, I just didn’t believe right.

Author of "Don't Take The Bait"