225 mph Part 3

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Fusion Kidz Pastors, Lead Pastors Cory & Richelle Smithee

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As we move into the last days before Christmas life has begun it's yearly ramping up. We're not talking about experiencing life at 225 mph but at a rate twice that. This would be a great time and opportunity to get to know my personal friend the Holy Spirit as he really is.... as a real person.

I think a lot of people have a difficult time with the Holy Spirit being a person. Why? I think it's easier to refer to God as Father and Jesus as Son, but for some reason so many just can't get the Holy Spirit connected into that language. However, the Holy Spirit is a person nonetheless.

Maybe it would be better if the Holy Spirit had a name like Mike or Chuck, maybe even Henry. Lets see how that works- Father, Son & Chuck. I would bet you the formal churches would call him Charles. It's vitally important that we see him as a person.  If you don't you will never develop a personal relationship with Him.

Let me unpack something about life we all experience. A person wants to either use you or help you in most cases but in the end they want to influence you.  The Holy Spirit does not want to use us, he wants to help us. He wants to help us so we are useful in making a difference in our families and the culture around us. 

Let me unpack something else.The Holy Spirit wants to influence us, matter of fact, He wants to influence us to act & think like Jesus.  He wants us to feel what God feels. He wants us to want what God wants. He wants to influence us to change our minds, emotions & our will toward God's ways. He will help us if we will let Him.  He will help you have the wherewithal to accomplish this change... moving in God's ways.

Bottom line is this, The Holy Spirit, the Person wants to help us-To want what God wants-To feel what God feels-To think what God thinks.

Next time we will look deeper into the Holy Spirit the Person.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!