Do the doors of opportunity seem closed before you? ‭‭2 Thessalonians‬ ‭3:1‬ ‭NLT‬‬ However, you can make even these dreams work for you. Everything must be done in a proper and orderly way. Agreement with God's Word is the most important test; everything has to be measured by it. Are conditions around you terrible? Let us know about your decision. The Holy Spirit will lead and empower us in a development to learn obedience to the Word of God in our sufferings, and be led to perfection, just as Jesus was. “And He said to me, “Son of man, stand on your feet, and I will speak to you.” Then the Spirit entered me when He spoke to me, and set me on my feet; and I heard Him who spoke to me.” And as mentioned before, whenever we are praying, then we are in the spirit. Satan has always tried to confuse people by imitations of God’s work. Father, mother, brothers, and sisters all teach the child what to do and how to do it. The final message in our series "Who Is the Holy Spirit?" Hence, by revealing the method of resistance, we shall see the means of reception, i.e., how the Spirit leads us. It may be a desire to pray in general (to just be in God’s presence, to praise and thank Him, and to lift up many different requests to Him), or it may also be a desire He puts on you to pray for some specific thing or person. ‭‭Deuteronomy‬ ‭29:4‬ ‭NET‬‬ Questions are good! There he found a Christian in desperate need of his help. Acts 2:17. Spiritual illumination brings enlightenment. Life can become a series of thrilling adventures for you as you are filled with the Holy Spirit and learn to follow His leading. ‭‭Acts‬ ‭14:9‬ ‭KJV‬‬ Each of us has a special friend in the Holy Spirit. into all the truth. 20:27a (NKJV) Your spirit is the flashlight. So God tells us to test all messages. If Paul had not been practicing the presence of God as a way of life, it would have been difficult for him to perceive faith in this man. But our attention needs to be fixed on the Word that is being preached, for us to get the benefits thereof. 1 Corinthians 14:32-33,40. ‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭6:19-20‬ ‭AMPC‬‬ As we grow stronger and stronger in faith, our spiritual life will begin to give glory to God. Let us know your thoughts or concerns and we’ll connect with you. The Christian was able to lead him to Christ and save his life. Those who bear fruit … We do have the ability to perceive spiritual truth, as the Word is being preached, read or studied. Spiritual perception that sees clearly. Now, the Holy Spirit does guide us and convict us and teach us and help us but not in a way we know at the time. In his book The Baptism in the Holy Spirit, Willard Cantelon points out the importance of walking in the Spirit. Kao Chu Ju truly desired the presence of God but she was afraid to have any show made of herself, or for anyone to lay hands on her. When we act by faith while we are perceiving spiritual truth, great things  will always happen. The three are very important for us as believers in Christ. The Spirit of Christ in this Parable is that of the son of the landowner, who was rebelled against and killed by the rebellious vinedressers. To resist the Spirit is to refuse to be led by the Spirit. This will help us in taking hold of spiritual truth, in order to be able to release our faith in receiving them. This is the spiritual state of the unsaved world around us today. - Prov. A mind of understanding “Stop and knock on the door of that house.” He tried to ignore the idea but it grew stronger. Most importantly here is the fact that, the man was listening as Paul was preaching. One verse in particular comes to mind, Romans 8:14, where it says so.