I don’t imagine that my response was entirely appropriate, but I guess I would, in this case, plead “Righteous Indignation”. I was forward when I asked, “And why on earth do you think the people shouldn’t hear about the Holy Spirit until they’re at the ‘next level’?” So how does one go about the cultivation of this friendship? How can such a lofty idea become a present reality by means of practical application? How can we reduce this to everyday living? Though I am certain there are many more, I have discovered at least five keys, which I first wrote about in my book, “Carriers of the Glory”. But for the sake of this article’s length, I’ll go over just three keys.

What our world needs most today is unselfish love, the love that only God can give. God can use you to help meet that need if you let the Holy Spirit fill you with this kind of love.

You Have a Friend | The Holy Spirit

The issue is not how much the believer has of God but how much God has of the believer. At salvation, we surrender the will, and we spend the rest of our natural lives giving away and dying to self. We’ve talked a lot about who the Holy Spirit is and how He helps us. He is there for us in times of need, and He empowers us to love others and bear fruit for His kingdom. But the Holy Spirit wants to be more than our crisis manager and our productivity manager. He wants relationship. People used to say of Kathryn Kuhlman that the Holy Spirit was her best friend. I remember hearing that and thinking, “Oh, I want that!” And I do. I love that the Holy Spirit is there when we cry out for help, but the relationship is created to be so much more than that. There’s another level at which He comforts and encourages as a companion; that’s the best part of our relationship with Him. If we aren’t cultivating that, we’re missing out on the best gift He has given us: Himself.

In Old Testament times God talked with the prophets and showed them His love. They told the people about His love. But many people still thought of God only as a strict judge ready to punish them for their sins. They did not understand that He wanted to save them from their sins and be their Father.Acts 6:10. But the Spirit gave Stephen such wisdom that when he spoke, they could not refute him. HE WILL MAKE GOD REAL TO YOU The Holy Spirit Guides Us. “However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come” (Jn. 16:13). The Holy Spirit Seals Us. “In whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise” (Eph. 1:13). The Holy Spirit enables us to pursue godliness. Here are the different ways that this divine person of infinite majesty ministers to us. John 16:7. “It is better for you that I go away, because if I do not go, the Helper will not come to you. But if I do go away, then I will send him to you.”

The ministry of the Holy Spirit does not cease after you get saved. He seals you into the body of Christ: “Nevertheless the solid foundation of God stands, having this seal: ‘The Lord knows those who are His’” (2 Tim. 2:19). The seal is a stamp of ownership, a finished transaction. When you get saved, you’re signed, sealed, and delivered by the Holy Spirit of God. Two years after he received his undergraduate degree in theology from Canada, as riots broke out in Indonesia in May 1998, he decided to return to his homeland for the sake of preaching the Gospel. The Rose of Sharon Church he leads has become one of the fastest-growing churches with around 100,000 members found in numerous locations nationwide and beyond. To date, strong local churches have been planted throughout Asia, in Australia, Europe and the USA. Currently, he serves as the senior pastor of the church network and organization. His vision is to build 1000 strong local churches with 1,000,000 disciples of Christ. His heart’s burning desire is to see nations experience and encounter the love of Jesus Christ. Now don’t misunderstand me. At my miracle services, whether you attend in person or watch via television, you’ll see people speaking in tongues, trembling under God’s power and even being slain in the Spirit (often even in the crowd, out of my sight). Believe me; I love the presence of the Holy Spirit, and I love when the glory of God manifests in tangible ways.Finally God sent His Son Jesus Christ to live among people and show them what God is really like. In Jesus’ teachings you learn about the wonderful love of God for all mankind. In Jesus’ life, you see this love in action. In His death and resurrection for you, you see the proof of God’s love. But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you. And you shall be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” - Acts 1:8

Assuredly, your prayers shall be answered miraculously because the Holy Spirit is a best Friend who cares for His friend! He has the power to change our infirmities into a powerful healing testimony! He fills us, giving us life, strength, hope, and freedom (Rom 8:2, 6, 13; Rom 15:13; Eph 5:18; 2 Cor 3:17).Romans 5:5. God has poured out his love into our hearts by means of the Holy Spirit, who is God’s gift to us. A five-way love fills your life: