SIGNS YOU HAVE THE HOLY SPIRIT

                                SIGNS YOU HAVE THE HOLY SPIRIT

                 (The Heart Of The Father For The Christian Lifestyle)

You think it's signs and wonders, dreams, goose bumps, and prophetic chills. You think it's tongues on command or fire that makes you look powerful, but the Spirit doesn't show up to impress.  He shows up to correct. The Holy Spirit doesn't  make you feel chosen. He makes you feel convicted and safe enough to change. You know you have the Spirit when repentance becomes daily hygiene not public apology. When 'Lord, search me' is harder than 'Lord, use me.'

The fruit isn't flashy, it is actually inconvenient. Love that stays when it could leave. Joy that survives bad news. Peace that doesn't need control. Patience that bites its tongue. Kindness with no audience. Goodness when nobody is watching. Faithfulness when quitting would be easier. Gentleness that doesn't mean weak.  Self control that shuts doors before sin finishes knocking. And here is the plot twist.. The Spirit doesn't give you power to sin safely. He gives you the power to say no quietly.

You have the Holy Spirit when you stop asking, "How close can I get to the edge" and start asking why does this grieve Him? You don't just confess sin, you turn away from it. Not because you're scare of hell, but because you're scared of losing intimacy.

You don't justify anymore. You don't blame anymore. You don't call conviction shame just to keep your habits. 

THAT IS THE SIGN! Not perfection, not performance, but a heart that breaks fast and runs home faster. If repentance is alive the Spirit is present. And if that fruit is growing, even just slowly, He's already working. 

No checklist.

No hack.

Just evidence.

Until He Comes-

-Pat-