Building Intimacy with the Holy Spirit

• There is a moment in every believer’s life when the heart begins to cry out for something more. A moment when the soul feels an ache, a longing that nothing in this world can satisfy. Oh, we may have walked the path of faith. We may have known the scriptures. We may have done all that we were taught was right.
• But somewhere deep within, there is a whisper. There must be more. And there is, dear one, there is more. For the Holy Spirit is not an abstract concept. He is not a distant force. He is a person. He is the very presence of God. the one who was sent to walk with us, to dwell within us, to be our comforter, our teacher, our guide.
• And yet so many have lived their Christian lives knowing about him without ever truly knowing him. There is a tragic misconception that the Holy Spirit is merely an impersonal power to be called upon in times of need or a force that falls in a moment of revival. But he is not a fleeting presence. He is the very breath of God, yearning for a relationship deeper than anything we have ever imagined.
• Do you know him? Oh, I do not ask if you have heard of him. I do not ask if you believe in his existence. I ask if you have ever walked with him, spoken with him, felt his nearness in the stillness of the night. Have you ever wept under the weight of his love? Have you ever been so overwhelmed by his presence that words failed you? The Holy Spirit is waiting, but he does not force himself upon us.
• He does not shout over the noise of our distractions. He longs for invitation. He desires a heart that says, “Come, Holy Spirit. Make your home in me.” And when that invitation is given, when we truly open our hearts, everything changes. The moment we surrender, the moment we yield, the moment we say, “I do not want to live another day without knowing you, that is the moment he comes.