When we confessed our sins and believed that Jesus Christ died for us, we made him Lord of our lives and received the gift of salvation.  We then became more than just a flesh and blood being, we become a spirit being, taking on the attributes and characteristics of  Jesus Christ, the most perfect being to ever walk the face of this earth.  With the gift of salvation comes the Holy Spirit, and it extends everything we need to live abundantly.

There are hundreds of belief systems regarding exactly when one receives the Holy Spirit, and we will not try to dissuade or persuade you to venture away from your belief structure, but we believe that the Word’s way is simplest as it is outlined in Acts 1:1-8(NLT):

¹In my former book, Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach ²until the day he was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles he had chosen. ³After his suffering, he showed himself to these men and gave many convincing proofs that he was alive. He appeared to them over a period of forty days and spoke about the kingdom of God. ⁴On one occasion, while he was eating with them, he gave them this command: "Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift my Father promised, which you have heard me speak about. ⁵For John baptized with^[1] water, but in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit."
⁶So when they met together, they asked him, "Lord, are you at this time going to restore the kingdom to Israel?"
⁷He said to them: "It is not for you to know the times or dates the Father has set by his own authority. ⁸But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth."

We couldn’t possibly say enough about learning how to totally lean on the God given ability of the Holy Spirit. It is essential to living an extraordinary and Godly life.  The degree to which we operate it is completely left to us. We can either be walking dynamos full of power, performing miracles, and operating the nine manifestations whenever needed, or we can chose to be spiritual weaklings, failing to recognize the enormity of the gift we've received.  

There are many situations in life in which some of us are not afforded the opportunities that are so freely awarded to others. The holy spirit is the greatest equalizer. It will lead, guide, and direct us to opportunities only God knows about. But what if you don’t know how to walk by the spirit? Could you miss an opportunity? Absolutely! God will not rearrange His order to fit our circumstances. Of course His mercy and grace are sufficient, but the end result of not adequately aligning ourselves with God’s plan is a life beneath our privilege.

We have the distinct honor and awesome responsibility to cultivate the power latent within us. A car, for instance, has the capability to take you wherever you want to go, but nothing happens until you press the gas. We must fuel the holy spirit with believing—trusting that  if God says it is available to live life with power, then it absolutely, unequivocally must be available. As we stretch out on this, believing that God will grant to us the increase according to His Word; WE WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED. 

Perhaps the greatness of holy spirit power is not taught at your place of worship. Don’t worry, just pray. When you are ready to step out in action, God will direct you to a place where you can be taught these wonderful truths, or He will lead someone across your path who will help you to grow. We should always be growing and abounding in spiritual matters. With growth comes the fortitude to witness boldly, and that edifies the body of Christ. If we can provide you with any help in this area, write or email us. Our heart’s desire is to assist you to be God’s best.    
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WHAT'S IT ALL ABOUT?
The Holy Spirit is received after we've accepted Jesus Christ as Lord of our lives. (See The Wonderful Gift of Salvation) It is the guide and comforter that Jesus Christ spoke of when he reappeared among the disciples in Acts.  

Acts 1:5 (KJV)
                    5 For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the
                    Holy Ghost not many days hence.

Ephesians 1:3-13

3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:       
4 According as He hath chosen us in Him before the foundation of the
world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love:
5 Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to Himself.
(*Through Christ we have received the rights and inheritance of God’s sons and daughters.)
6 To the praise of the glory of His grace, wherein He hath made us
accepted in the Beloved:  (*God has fully accepted us, we are His
children.)
7 In Whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins,
8 Wherein He hath abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence;
9 Having made known unto us the mystery of His will. (*This is why we don’t need to speculate about God’s will for our lives. He’s makes it known through His Word.)
10 That in the dispensation (*administration) of the fulness of times He might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in Him:
(* Sisters, God’s plan and purpose has everything to do with the
body of Christ. We are to operate as a unit. This is why it is so important to develop spiritual maturity to handle life effectively. So that we can all be of one mind, to the end that we are witnessing boldly, winning souls, and giving our all to help others stand. When we are crippled with problems, depression, and darkness, it is difficult for us to seek the spiritual things of heaven. All we care  about is getting out of our mess. We trap ourselves in a vicious cycle of selfishness, refusing to reach out with love. This is why we must deal with ourselves honestly, so that we have the veracity to sift through our baggage and move on. It is we who must clothe ourselves with the righteousness of God. He has made us accepted, He has made us righteous by blotting out our sin, now we must claim it and own it. We must walk in it as He says, victoriously, free of   condemnation and strife. This is the glorious walk of a Christian.)    11 In Whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of Him Who worketh all things after the counsel of His own will.
12 That we should be to the praise of His glory, who first trusted in Christ.  (* God glories in the fact that we made the decision to trust in Christ without ever seeing him.)    
13 In Whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in Whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise.

 Now after you receive it, what do you do with it?

Ephesians 3:16-20 (NLT)

¹⁶I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being,
(* The holy spirit makes our inner man strong so that we can stand against all attacks. The enemy doesn't want us to know our purpose, and he doesn't want us to fulfill God’s plan of building up the body of Christ. So the enemy uses his bags of tricks to trap us through our weaknesses.)

¹⁷so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love,
(* Sisters, how do you become rooted and grounded in anything. We have to practice it with great diligence and perseverance. We need to exercise the Love of God that is in our hearts by extending it to the household of faith.)
¹⁸may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ,
¹⁹and to know this love that surpasses knowledge--that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.
 (*filled with all the fulness of God! It’s available, Sistas. It’s up to us!)
²⁰Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, (* You see, Sistas, we have his power at work within through the Holy Spirit, but we have to put it in operation.) 21to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.
 

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE FULLY WALK IN SPIRITUAL MATURITY

Ephesians 4:13

13 Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:
(*The word "perfect" can be interpreted as the word "complete". God has given us the Holy Spirit so that we can be completely, completely, complete, lacking nothing, having everything we need to live victoriously. )

THE HOLY SPIRIT IS OUR TREASURE

II Corinthians 4:7

7 But we have this treasure in earthen vessel, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us. (*The " treasure" in our "earthen vessel" is the Holy Spirit. It is power from on high. That’s why it’s so magnificent. It doesn’t’ come from man. God is the giver.)

IT IS GIVEN FOR OUR PROFIT IN ALL ASPECTS OF LIFE

I Corinthians 1:7
                     7 But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.

WE NEED TO WALK IN THE SPIRIT AT ALL TIMES

Galatians 5:16

                     16 This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the
                     flesh.

WHEN WE WALK IN THE SPIRIT, THE RESULT WILL BE….

Galatians 5:22

22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
23 Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
24 And they that are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.
25 If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.

PEACE

Romans 8:5-6

5 For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit.
6 For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.

WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT, WISDOM IS AVAILABLE

Ephesians 1:17-19

17 That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him: 
18 The eyes of your understanding being enlightened, that ye may know what is the hope of His calling,
19 And what is the exceeding greatness of His power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of His mighty power.
(*Wisdom is so extremely important to the Christian walk. This should be our prayer always; that God would grant to us wisdom regarding the situations we face, and that He will enlighten the eyes of our understanding.)

FREE FROM THE WORRIES AND CARES OF THIS WORLD

II Corinthians 3:17

                     17 Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there
                     is liberty.

A PRESENT HELP

Romans 8: 24-28 (NLT)

²⁴For in this hope we were saved. But hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what he already has? ²⁵But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently.
²⁶In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express. ²⁷And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints in accordance with God's will.