I was part of an amazing conversation about the Holy Spirit today. Just thought I’d download a few reflections.

Ever been in the awkward situation where people are talking about you like you aren’t there but you are there? Don’t you hate that? Sometimes I wonder if that is how the Holy Spirit feels. He is the most controversial personality in the Trinity. So we argue about Him like He is some inanimate object which is really ironic because without the Holy Spirit animating us we’d implode and return to dust. Check out Job 34:15.

Can I ask a point blank question: do you love the Holy Spirit? Seriously. Do you love the Holy Spirit like you love the Father and the Son? I think we argue about Him so much in theological and denominational circles that we forget how much we need Him.

Here’s the bottom line. Without the Holy Spirit I can do NOTHING. With the Holy Spirit I can do ANYTHING. I need Him. I love Him.

You want to know how to get spiritually overwhelmed? Try to do in your own strength and wisdom what only the Holy Spirit can do! I think many of us live in the place of perpetual frustration because we assume responsibility for something that isn’t our responsibility to begin with. I can’t lead people to Christ. The Holy Spirit does that. I can’t stop sinning. The Holy Spirit does that. I can’t produce fruit. The Holy Spirit does that.

You can’t be HOLY without the HOLY Spirit.