I was still conscious, but all I could do was praise God and feel his Spirit flowing through me. We hustled back to the conference center and prayed together. 733 "God is Love" 124 and love is his first gift, containing all others. Through that act of forgiveness, I experienced a release. Who Is the Holy Spirit? The Spirit is, first and foremost, Godâs personal presence. He told plenty of personal stories but also directed us to Scripture, like in John 14:12 where Jesus says, âhe who believes in Me, the works that I do, he will do also; and greater works than these he will do; because I go to the Fatherâ (emphasis added is mine). He shares the strengths of God the Father and Jesus, such as omniscience, omnipotence, and eternality. One day, I walked by and she didn\’t wave me in. This was usually a sign that God was doing something in their heart and they were feeling loved. Even if you have broken up, he should know, he has a child, he\’s the father. Forty days after Jesus rose, he went back to be with God the Father. The documentary did a phenomenal job calling out many of the lies I had believed and continued telling myself. How good is God? I leaped into the new year by attending the weekend portion of the SEEK Conference, a college and young adult Catholic conference organized by FOCUS. Yes, but a lot less frequently than I previously did. About a minute into praying, I felt that tingling sensation running through my hand and forearm. I reflected on how I could better limit distractions and be more present to God, and I got to see friends from U of M as well as share in the conference with newer Indianapolis friends. © 2013. I was feeling called to send my good college friend Alex a message â specifically, a text message of gratitude for his faithful friendship and leadership, a message of encouragement and of affirming his identity and character of goodness, wisdom, and desire to love people well. We looked at the gospel passage for the next Sunday. The Holy Spirit didnât serve as a backstage hand, but rather was central to the whole story. The children will learn about the power of the holy spirit and how he can be active in their everyday ⦠Your email address will not be published. One way is this blog post, but God wants to use me beyond this too. But too often the Holy Spirit lies dormant in our lives and the result is very evident. A theophany is a manifestation of God, by the working of the Holy Spirit, pointing to the promise of God that will ultimately be fulfilled by the Holy Spirit. This is their grandbaby.\”, She nodded again, \”I\’ll tell them first.\”, I said, \”No, tell your boyfriend first, he has a right to know.\”. God The Father, His Son Jesus, and The Father's Holy Spirit Speaks To Us All - Nine Sovereign Kings: The Return Of God. Thank you, Jesus! This was my first time experiencing Godâs love and power in a real, tangible way at this level. âJesus, I give you permission to enter into my life and reconstruct and recreate whatever needs it. Praises be to our father in Heaven for His miracles of love! I pray and act with greater openness and abandonment for God to use me as He wills and for His glory. It is an empowering experience. Likewise the coming of the Holy Spirit, the Heavenly Dove, proved to the disciples that Christ had entered the heavenly sanctuary. Just a little more loud and energetic than in the U.S. Then, there was the part I didnât expect. Better than anything Iâve experiencedâ¦a filling up that lasts. I left Botswana still not sure what to make of that church experience and ultimately, doubting what was supposedly taking place. Even though Jesus healed others often, his primary goal was not physical healing for everyone (otherwise he would have). Others, he prayed in the name of Jesus to heal them from addiction. I can give many more stories from my experience, such as stories of dreams under the power and moving of the Holy Spirit. She kindly pointed out that I might be holding a narrow view of what God could do. And stuff was happening when he was doing this! The Holy Spirit fills Elizabeth and Simeon so they recognize the specialness of the infant Jesus 4. . The very next morning, I met with my menâs group before work. Some of what Iâll share may seem beyond belief â too absurd or illogical to be true. I was literally just reading in a book how in the absence of feeling Godâs presence, or closeness with him, that he uses brothers in the body of Christ to speak to us. The Holy Spirit Comes at Pentecost. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fireâ (emphasis added is mine). Next journal entry (from during Adoration): âLord, you are overwhelming me, showering your love upon me. What are the odds that this woman I just met two minutes ago would ask me that? Though the Holy Spirit was hovering over the waters at the moment of creation (Genesis 1:2), it was not He who commanded Fiat Lux (âLet there be lightâ). Walking with you will rarely ever be comfortable, and thatâs totally okay with me. Help me see them as coming from you. The harvest is abundant, but the laborers are few (Matthew 9:37). I continue to heal and see with new eyes, relying on Godâs strength. Enlighten, guide, strengthen and console me. Is this a cult?â I thought to myself. It feels so good. 2 Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. It felt as if I was standing on my tiptoes reaching up for something I couldnât quite grasp. From there, we moved into the corporal/group prayers for healing. The original Christmas was not only an inspirational story, but also a Spirit-filled narrative. 734 Because we are dead or at least wounded through sin, the first effect of the gift of love is the forgiveness of our sins. Saturday, January 2nd 2021, 5:02 AM EST. I needed the Lordâs grace for this more than anything. Prior to December, I grew up Catholic, believed in God, and had a growing relationship with Jesus. She\’d wave me in and coo at my son, he\’d smile back at her with his whole body. Can you guess why? It should be part of our lives as disciples today. The exterior change is still coming to fruition because transformation happens from the inside out. Acts of healing draw people to Jesus to hear the Word, and healing is a sign of the Kingdom. 3 They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. The fruit of the Holy Spirit is always borne out by its expansiveness, by its ability to pull out of suffering and pain and loneliness something beautiful and luminous and greater than any human heart could imagine, for the human heart cannot imagine the joy available to it, but by housing the Holy Spirit. Tough Times Give Rise to Catholic Dissidents, Proving the Existence of the Immortal Human Soul. 220. There was a young adult woman two seats down from me who had shooting pain in her lower back that was healed after we prayed with her. Holy Spirit Empowers Samson. The receptionist! John the Baptistâs motherâs, Elizabeth, was filled with the Holy Spirit when Mary came to visit her. The first detail about this encounterâthat the Holy Spirit would come upon Maryâdoes not seem very informative. Jesus commands his disciples to preach the Good News and heal the sick. Just four days later, I was at a Mass-dinner-speaker event with a Catholic young adult group called I.D. In verse 16, it says: I am not worthy to loosen the thongs of his sandals. It started at that African Mass. âThen tell him.â I hoped to heaven Iâd counseled correctly. The True Meaning of Christmas (Pagan Style). At the reception afterwards, we were enjoying the food and talking. What made Samson one of the strongest men of all time? It wasnât always clear if someone had been healed by Jesus. We have a choice in life, to be defined by our pains, or by our love. Second, he also suggested that to be guided closely by the Spirit, we have to make time for silence daily. Jesus did that and continues to send down his Spirit on us so that we might show Christâs love to others. When The Holy Spirit Leads. Every person heard the apostles praising God in ⦠The Spirit dwells inside every true Christian, ⦠Iâve done my best to document (AKA journal) the events as theyâve happened. Likewise, he is all-loving, forgiving, merciful and just. It is a supernatural act. A juror claimed in 2017 that the Holy Spirit told him that Florida politician Corrine Brown was innocent of her fraud and tax charges. And this reminds me of Godâs love and care for me. Thereâs another layer to this plot too. I thought to myself: maybe I should learn more about this Encounter Ministries and how the Holy Spirit can work through me. A week prior, I had never heard of Encounter Ministries, but Encounter is the name of the organization that the speaker Patrick Reis was from. They weren\’t what I would have thought to ask. It is not fleeting. First, he was confident that the Lord is healing a lot, but we often donât attribute it to Him. I kept making myself available to the Lord, asking for more of His presence and graces in transforming me. This is definitely a message from God. One of my favorite stories about my first son, is how he saved a life of a person he\’s never really known. He shares the strengths of God the Father and Jesus, such as omniscience, omnipotence, and eternality. The Holy Spirit Childrenâs Story Book is about Miracles, Signs and Wonders performed by the Holy Spirit. Then, there was Kat who we prayed with for probably 30 minutes. At this same time, I had also been really struggling and battling with a particular sin. Daniel Obeys Jehovah Daniel was taken away from his family. He always did. It means that Jesus is alive! The story Godâs Wonderful Gift is a powerful illustration of how the Holy Spirit came down upon His followers at the Feast of Pentecost. They might not always be grandiose, but they are miracles. How encouraging! This is 100% my authentic experience. He will begin to deal with the sins in our life and help us overcome them. In the sixth month of Elizabethâs pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a village in Galilee, to a virgin named Mary. What made Samson one of the strongest men of all time? The language is ordinary enough in English. The fruit of the Holy Spirit is always borne out by its expansiveness, by its ability to pull out of suffering and pain and loneliness something beautiful and luminous and greater than any human heart could imagine, for the human heart cannot imagine the joy available to it, but by housing the Holy Spirit. Shortly thereafter we moved from Texas and I lost track of my friend until we came back for a visit and stopped in to see our old home in Houston. If you want to know the Holy Spirit more, let us link arms and press in together, confident that God invites us to come to Him. These are called physical manifestations of the Holy Spirit. Pray to the Holy Spirit. Children's Sermon idea: John 16 speaks of the Holy Spirit as a guide who will lead us. and blessed is the fruit of your wombâ (emphasis added is mine). I wasn\’t an expert on any of this, I was a first time mom who was fighting tooth and nail the boredom of being home alone, not comfortable with my own self and my new role that seemed so limited and stifling, so not exciting in the world. Sometimes as we were praying with people, tears would start coming down the personâs face. I wanted real life stories of how people received the baptism of the Holy Spirit and the gift of speaking in tongues, so I sent out an email asking for people to share their testimonies with me. God was highlighting new things, specifically the role of the Holy Spirit, in passages I had read or heard several times. For example, the day after meeting Jill at the German Christmas village, I went to Sunday Mass and the gospel reading was Luke 3:10â18. The Holy Spirit fills John the Baptist at his birth 2. I was no longer in control. I have a regular column at www.catholicmom.com and also a blog, Chocolate For Your Brain, with the I don't know what I'm doing blog address of http://www.sherryantonettiwrites.blogspot.com. The Spirit is a person and not merely a force. From out of the blue, one of the first things she boldly asks me is, âhave you heard of Encounter Ministries?â. Throughout these couple of weeks, I was also slowly progressing in my healing from that deeply-rooted sin struggle I mentioned earlier. The conference ended with an evening healing prayer service that was open to the public. . Itâs going to sound like a story about me, but if I tell it right, youâll see that the Holy Spirit is the main protagonist of this little tale. Kingdom : The kingdoms of the Old Testament also pointed to the promise of the one eternal Kingdom which would be established by Christ and orchestrated by the Holy Spirit. 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