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The Holy Spirit Changes People

Kahapon pinag-usapan natin how the Holy Spirit empowers you. Today, idi-discuss natin how He is also at work sa mga taong kinakausap mo araw-araw. 2 Peter 3 reminds us that God does not want anyone to perish. The Holy Spirit is at work in people, drawing them to Him; Ang desire ni God is connection.

Eto ay isang magandang kwento tungkol sa Holy Spirit working in a man named John.

Si John ay nakikipagchat sa amin online and was negative about anything to do with God. Tapos wala kaming narinig sa kaniya for over a year. Tapos out of the blue nag message siya with a question:

“Why does the Bible tell us not to murder? Animals kill. We are no different to any other creature — we live, we breed, we die. However, due to our curious intellectual capacity, we are much more efficient.”

After answering his question, minention namin that it was great to hear from him as we hadn’t heard from him in a long time. His response was this:

“Yeah, I happened to come across our conversation as I was reading through past messages, and I don’t know… I’ve always felt as if something is missing, like a part of me is not where it should be… it feels more intense now.”

The Holy Spirit is at work in John’s life. Ngayon he is continuining to explore more about God and faith, and pinagdarasal namin na tuluyan niyang makilala si Jesus. We consider it a privilege na God is inviting us to work with Him to change John's life. Pinapalambot ng Holy Spirit ang heart ni John habang ginagamit kami ni God to chat with him.

Available ka ba and ready to work with the Holy Spirit in seeing others meet Jesus?

Your greatest ability is your availability. Don’t give up on people, just give them the time when they need it, and remember that the Holy Spirit is working in them. Why not take a moment today to pray for a friend who doesn’t know Jesus yet?