I think the most difficult thing to explain to a non-believer is how the Holy Spirit affects the life of a Christian believer. It was even more misunderstood when He was called the Holy Ghost. He is one of the three aspects of God; our heavenly Father, His only Son (Jesus) and the Holy Spirit. God our Father sent his Son to become a man so that everyone of us who believe in and follow Him will become His son or daughter. When Jesus returned to heaven, He sent the Holy Spirit to dwell in the heart of each believer to guide, direct and comfort us as we travel the path God has planned for us. We are not “possessed” by the holy Spirit. God does not take away our free will when we become His child. He wants us to be loving children of His and not mindless robots. The Holy Spirit prompts us to do or say what is pleasing to God. We have two choices, obey or regret. The older I get, the less room I have for any more regrets, so I have become very sensitive to the promptings of the Holy Spirit and much more obedient.
As a new child of God at the age of eleven, my first experience with the Holy Spirit within me was when I studied the King James Version of the Bible which was the only version we had back then.As we read God’s inspired word together, He explained it to me in words I could understand. His still small voice speaks to my spirit and not my ears, but I know what He is urging me to understand, do or say. Now at age 80, He looks over my shoulder as I write the blog and edits it as we go.
About eight years ago, I was attending a men’s group at church on Wednesday evenings.Every week I was prompted to share something with the group. I always ran it past the leader to make sure i wasn’t stepping on his toes, but after a few weeks of that I told them if they were tired of hearing my voice, all they had to do was pray for the Holy Spirit to prompt someone else to share, but don’t be surprised if that someone else is you. Evidently no one prayed that prayer.