The Workings of the Holy Spirit

Before I was born of the Holy Spirit in 1978, I had been seeking to know the Truth of God and live it the best I could, having heard 'about' God as a child, not raised in a Church environment.  I saw how incapable I was to do so on my own just before Father God sent someone to my home to tell me of the Power of the Holy Spirit in our lives.

My inability to understand the Bible and lack of self-control grieved me and left me feeling condemnation, unloved and unlovable in my head, although I believed God loved me unconditionally in my heart of hearts. The first thing they told me was the Holy Spirit wanted to be my Teacher and Guide and open up Scripture for me.  If I asked and listened and waited for a reply, one would come. I learned by experience this is true, however the Holy Spirit did not always choose to replay in the way and timing I expected. Therefore, I let go of such expectations and allowed Him to be in control, as I went with the flow He presented according to Father's plan and not my own.

My Visitor, also they told me the Holy Spirit would empower me to overcome sin with self-control, as I drew upon Him for the Strength to do so. They continued with a long dissertation about the Gift of the Holy Spirit and how HE would demonstrate His Presence. Interestingly enough, after I was Baptized in the Holy Ghost and told them, they did not remember the details of our conversation and were surprised to find out all they said. We both can see in hindsight, this was something the Holy Spirit did through them, as they were unaware they knew so much in the Spirit themselves. Sometimes the Holy Spirit will do that, often I observe Him speaking through me and receive fresh understanding and revelation with the other person, in what turns out to be a perfect present moment for the both of us. Sometimes we will be told we said something and really touched someone in the Spirit, and are unaware that took place. This seems to be one of the ways Father keeps us Humble and dependent upon Him to do His thing, however He chooses.

As a Seeker of God's Truth, I was more than delighted to have been told of the Holy Spirit's desired Roles in our lives and what He wanted to do for us, during this private conversation. My Visitor shared a Testimony of their own experience and the experiences of some mutual friends I respected, before praying for me.

When they prayed for me, they prayed with the Gift of Tongues, as a sign Father knew I needed ... I was to find out later this was a perfect prayer, in that they did not need to know what to pray ... have the right words, for the Holy Spirit prayed through them for me, how and exactly what Father knew needed to be prayed according to His Purpose in our lives.

Before that conversation, the Holy Ghost was simply a Name tagged on to the Phrase, 'Father, Son and Holy Ghost'; something I heard was used when a person was baptized with Water.  I had never heard about the Baptism of the Holy Spirit up until then, I was 28. They gave me much to ponder before our Heavenly Father....

For days I thought about all which I had heard. During this time the Spirit of our Father  brought me to a place deep within where I surrendered my entire Being to Him so I could become who He created me to Be; as His Holy Spirit empowered me and brought made His will my reality. I was given a desire to know Father God and love Him as much as it is possible in this lifetime and beyond. I wanted to know His Truth and to be released from the bondage of Sin, the Evil One and all which kept me from knowing His truth as my Spiritual reality. I hated that, in my mind Jesus died in vain, because I was powerless to not sin against our Father.

In the beginning of my Spiritual Journey of Faith, which brought me into a knowing experientially, I soon became conscious of the Truth, once we are aware we are born again, we discover we have become the Temple of God ... a dwelling place for His Spirit to abide ... eventually we recognize His Spirit lives through us with a Divine Purpose, even if we do not understand what it is in the moment. As we learn to abide in Christ and His Words (as recorded in Scripture) become alive within our heart and mind, we eventually discover His Spirit operating through us with Spiritual Gifts, according to Father's Will in the moment. It is during such moments, we discover Christ ministering to us and sometimes others, by demonstrating the heart of God through or to us, or as some say, "as us", giving each of us evidence we died with Christ and are raised with in through Christ ... as New Creations, for a Kingdom Purpose and far more......

After Father revealed Himself to me in the way He had preordained, I learned as the Holy Spirit taught me day by day. As evidence to me of the reality of God as taught through Scripture, I received the Gift of the Holy Spirit with other Gifts, the Gift of Praying in an unknown Tongue being only one of them.

As my prayer life was developed through the Holy Spirit within, I came to understand something was happening which was different than just talking with our Father. Sometimes my Prayers turned into a understanding, the resurrected Spirit of Jesus at One with our Father's heart, was interceding for me and others.  I personally believe, He desires to do the same through us all; as Jesus ever lives to intercede in our behalf through willing Vessels.

I also became aware, some have a Calling on their life, as an Intercessor. This is different, it seems to be, than simply praying by way of communing and fellow-shipping with God intimately.

It seems to be, at the right moment, those who have heard the Call of an Intercessor with Kingdom Authority, receive the Revelation through His Spirit within us, in the Spirit we are seated within Christ, at the right hand of our Father with Kingdom Authority ... we see the works of the Evil One overcome through what took place in the life of Jesus, the Christ. With this understanding and knowledge we are moved and trained to stand in the Gap in behalf of those still unaware this is the case.  It becomes alive in such a one, it is no longer 'I, but Christ' who lives and Intercedes ... and we find as we fight in the Spirit with the full 'Armor of God', we ourselves are set free with them ... by way of appropriating victory, by faith at first.

Such a one comes to recognize truly it is through the Spirit of our Father, who dwells within us, we live and move and having our Being, according to Father's unfolding plan, established before the Foundations of the World. I will speak more on this in another post. Those of you who are moved to do so can add the understanding you have received in the meantime in the comments below, of course.

I will add at this time, it has become my understanding, in the Spirit, through our identification with Jesus at Calvary and beyond, and as the Bride of Christ, we've been brought into Father's Throne Room positionally, to rule and reign with Him over everything which would keep Humanity as a whole, bound to a lower nature; dual nature which wars against God; for some this warring is unconsciously.

By this I mean, in the Spirit, our Spirit always dwells in Christ as a Spark of the Light of God that increases as each new day dawns for us in time. We come to recognize we are empowered day by day, as we grow to overcome that which ruled our thinking and ways of being due to the Adamic Nature. This takes place at our appointed time.

Like a infant, we must grow in the Spirit ... at first we need excessive care and may find Father sends us a Spiritual Parent, who directs us back to Him for confirmation.  Eventually we learn we can hear from Him for ourselves and stop leaning on them as we needed initially.

We all need to learn everything with a new beginning, as we let go of all preconditioning ... and our Heavenly Father is delighted to teach us, motivated by the Love He Is. Circumstances may bring about a big change in our lives. Although it may appear that our lives are falling apart, in reality Father's will is falling into place.

As we grow in the Spirit, much like a new born child in the flesh, we learn to crawl, sit up, feed ourselves with the food given to us (and make a mess while we do), stand, walk, run, and so much more, over time. In the Spirit we learn at a different rate than we do in the natural, for Father knows how to train us up in 'the way' we are to each go, perfectly, without condemnation; according to His purpose, timing and unfolding plan ... not only for us but those are lives are intertwined with as He makes everything new by way of restoration and more.

Father knows what will work uniquely for each of us ... because He us fully awareness we are each only a part of a whole new man born of His Son ... that is why we are not to compare ourselves one to another, nor judge one another making them wrong to to validate our 'rightness', or so we may think in our ignorance. If we do such, we become self-righteous or actually the Self-righteous part of us that died in Christ is exposed and we are free enough by then to rebuke it, renounce it, take it off and put on Christ consciously as we do.

There is a process we must go through as the Holy Spirit works in us and sometimes, in our enthusiasm and naivety, we run ahead of God. I am being reminded of such a time in my own walk, early on. After hearing the Call of an Intercessor, I tried to step out by faith, as taught by Church Leaders and do what we assumed was the right thing to do. In reality my actions brought about oppression in my life and left me confused when it did not work a I supposed it would. It also caused me to be a poor witness and grieved me deeply.

When I sought the mind of our Father for myself, as to what I was doing wrong, He gave me a dream. Dreams in one of the ways He has spoken to me, even before I was born of His Spirit, I realized in hindsight.  In that Dream I saw myself as a tiny child, with a HUGE Sword, trying to wield it. I was doing so from outside of the house, while on the front porch. Symbolically speaking this said to me, I was not ready to do battle yet. The Battle was the Lord's not mine ... so I went back into Christ (the House of our Lord) and waited upon our Lord to teach me and train me, through abiding.

Over the past 38 years I have experienced much by way of the Holy Spirit's workings in my inner life and am aware there is more to come.  Below is a **List recently brought across my path which I am moved to share in this Post.

As the Spirit of Christ moves me, I will speak of the practical ways the Holy Spirit moved in my life to give me understanding of what those Scriptures mean or how they played out for me, mistakes and all.  I may be moved to write about it as comments below, or in another post or both. In the meantime, please feel free to choose something from the List and share from your own walk, or ask a specific question, if you prefer.

If someone asks a question and you feel you have another portion to share, please do not hesitate to respond to them. We each have something to offer, by way of Spiritual Tithing ... eating together in the Spirit. When you do, click upon the name of the person asking, and leave a comment, if possible. Hopefully that will work for us to keep a flow going... please begin your comment with Question:"and put is in quotes" before you begin, if that is the type of response you will be making.

Other types of comments are welcome as well.... this is just a Beginners Guideline to test out what will work and what will not ... suggestions are always welcome.

May we go with the flow of Your Spirit, 

as You connect us and move us, Father. Thanks kindly... 

**50 things the Holy Spirit does in our life:

1. The Spirit convicts the world of sin, righteousness, and judgment (John 16:8).
2. The Spirit guides us into all truth (John 16:13).
3. The Spirit regenerates us (John 3:5-8; Titus 3:5).
4. The Spirit glorifies and testifies of Christ (John 15:26; 16:14).
5. The Spirit reveals Christ to us and in us (John 16:14-15)
6. The Spirit leads us (Rom. 8:14; Gal. 5:18; Matt. 4:1; Luke 4:1).
7. The Spirit sanctifies us (2 Thess. 2:13; 1 Pet. 1:2; Rom. 5:16)
8. The Spirit empowers us (Luke 4:14; 24:49; Rom. 15:19; Acts 1:8).
9. The Spirit fills us (Eph. 5:18; Acts 2:4; 4:8, 31; 9:17). 10. The Spirit teaches us to pray (Rom. 8:26-27; Jude 1:20).
11. The Spirit bears witness in us that we are children of God (Rom. 8:16).
12. The Spirit produces in us the fruit or evidence of His work and presence (Gal. 5:22-23).
13. The Spirit distributes spiritual gifts and manifestations (the outshining) of His presence to and through the body (1 Cor. 12:4, 8-10; Heb. 2:4).
14. The Spirit anoints us for ministry (Luke 4:18; Acts 10:38).
15. The Spirit washes and renews us (Titus 3:5).
16. The Spirit brings unity and oneness to the body (Eph. 4:3; 2:14-18).
17. The Spirit is our guarantee and deposit of the future resurrection (2 Cor. 1:22; 2 Cor. 5:5).
18. The Spirit seals us unto the day of redemption (Eph. 1:13; 4:30).
19. The Spirit sets us free from the law of sin and death (Rom. 8:2).
20. The Spirit quickens our mortal bodies (Rom. 8:11). 21. The Spirit reveals the deep things of God to us (1 Cor. 2:10).
22. The Spirit reveals what has been given to us from God (1 Cor. 2:12).
23. The Spirit dwells in us (Rom. 8:9; 1 Cor. 3:16; 2 Tim. 1:14; John 14:17).
24. The Spirit speaks to, in and through us (1 Cor. 12:3; 1 Tim. 4:1; Rev. 2:11; Heb 3:7; Matt. 10:20; Acts 2:4; 8:29; 10:19; 11:12, 28; 13:2; 16:6,7; 21:4, 11).
25. The Spirit is the agent by which we are baptized into the body of Christ (1 Cor. 12:13).
26. The Spirit brings liberty (2 Cor. 3:17).
27. The Spirit transforms us into the image of Christ (2 Cor. 3:18).
28. The Spirit cries in our hearts, “Abba, Father” (Gal. 4:6).
29. The Spirit enables us to wait (Gal. 5:5).
30. The Spirit supplies us with Christ (Phil. 1:19, KJV).
31. The Spirit grants everlasting life (Gal. 6:8).
32. The Spirit gives us access to God the Father (Eph. 2:18).
33. The Spirit makes us (corporately) God’s habitation (Eph. 2:22).
34. The Spirit reveals the mystery of God to us (Eph. 3:5).
35. The Spirit strengthens our spirits (Eph. 3:16).
36. The Spirit enables us to obey the truth (1 Pet. 1:22). 37. The Spirit enables us to know that Jesus abides in us (1 John 3:24; 4:13).
38. The Spirit confesses that Jesus came in the flesh (1 John 4:2).
39. The Spirit says, “Come, Lord Jesus,” along with the bride (Rev. 22:17).
40. The Spirit dispenses God’s love into our hearts (Rom. 5:5).
41. The Spirit bears witness to the truth in our conscience (Rom. 9:1).
42. The Spirit teaches us (1 Cor. 2:13; John 14:26).
43. The Spirit gives us joy (1 Thess. 1:6).
44. The Spirit enables some to preach the gospel (1 Pet. 1:12).
45. The Spirit moves us (2 Pet. 1:21).
46. The Spirit knows the things of God (1 Cor. 2:11).
47. The Spirit casts out demons (Matt. 12:28).
48. The Spirit brings things to our remembrance (John 14:26).
49. The Spirit comforts us (Acts 9:31).
50. The Spirit makes some overseers in the church and sends some out to the work of church planting (through the body) (Acts 20:28; 13:2).

**http://www.charismamag.com/spirit/bible-study/20327-50-things-that-holy-spirit-does-in-your-life ; http://frankviola.org/jesusnow