This was an experience of the liberty, anointing, release, power, and even authority of the Word. I feel like I should write the testimony down for my loved ones so they will know what occurred, and what continues to happen since my miraculous conversion. 2 Pentecost, J. D. "The Divine Comforter", Grand Rapids: Kregel Publications, 1963. I long to experience the Spirit in a deeper measure. The Holy Spirit lives within all of God’s children. A TESTIMONY OF THE EXPERIENCE OF THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT I can personally testify of the experience of the outpouring of the Spirit. No, but he is good.”. Such views are simply not supported by the New Testament. On one occasion, a brother told me that on the Lord’s Day before my ministering began, as I was praying on the platform, he saw three persons there, me and two other persons with me. One day Will and I were talking with a godly older man about our hurts and our newly-forming dreams, when I confessed to this brother that I wanted to be baptized with the Holy Spirit. The miracle I’m writing about is the indwelling and permanent place in my heart and soul of the Holy Spirit of God and Jesus Christ. Once again, all we need to do is ask Him to start helping and guiding our steps. We loved the people so much (and still do) and cherished the Mennonite tradition of taking the Bible and Jesus seriously, along with the values of family and togetherness. . The calls would begin the following day. 3 Cummings, J. E. "Through the Eternal Spirit: A Biblical Study on the Holy Ghost", New York: Fleming H Revell, 1896 . My testimony may be criticized, challenged, ridiculed or treated with skepticism. Having discussed God’s promises and personal evidences of grace as sources of our assurance, Dr. Beeke now examines the third foundation for assurance: the testimony of the Holy Spirit. Then we receive the Holy Spirit. At that point my ministering changed very much. VERY DANGEROUS CONTRIBUTING WORK OF GOD TO DEVILS! Whatever inordinately consumes our time we need to put aside and let Him breathe His holiness into our relationships, work and family life. Since that moment, in my hotel room, when I got down on my knees, and asked the Holy Spirit to take over and that I would accept God’s will for me, my entire life exploded with an indescribable peace and joy. I can personally testify of the experience of the outpouring of the Spirit. Part of the training for the job would be to get up in front of the class and answer a random phone call from a mock client and provide the proper information to answer their question. Beware of grieving and quenching the Holy Spirit. And let all who have nothing And many who are searching. It seemed very ordinary to me, but something special was there. Later I found out that when I spoke that word about a devil, that daughter was struggling to keep her mother from standing up. In these days we need to see the infilling and the outpouring of the Holy Spirit. His people were not confined to my denomination! Now I’m saying to myself, “why did I do this and why did I sign up to go first?” I’m fretting, trying to prepare, anticipating being nervous, thinking the worst, trying to absorb the mountain of new information that the customer might call about, on and on… So the next day comes and Kyle, one of our instructors, said that after we return from our 8:45 A.M. breakfast break we would begin the mock phone calls. During my own periods of doubt and long before I had ever studied the work of the Holy Spirit, I had quite frequently experienced what I could best describe alternately either as unusually potent restraint or conviction. Then as I silenced my thoughts, I began experiencing a peace so unexplainable. Blessings to you, too. During that distressing season, Will and I sat through a choir program with tears in our eyes as the choir sang Come to the Water. I could just sense that he did and it would require me to spend two weeks training in Oklahoma to learn the job and pass a written test at the end. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Christians who may not have experienced the filling of the Holy Spirit but who are earnestly seeking to follow the Lord are just as precious to Him. In the above video, many modern followers of Christ share with us how they have increased their testimony through the Holy Spirit. I felt different. In other words, the Holy Spirit provides a testimony that takes place inside of us—He bears witness to our spirits that the Bible is the Word of God. But Will and I had no peace until we obeyed the call—and the last two years have been the best ride of our lives! Except for the Lord? However, many times I did not feel anything. If you wish, share your testimony in the comments below! Romans 8:23,26 And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body…. Thanks so much for posting this. I love this beautiful post. Respecting others was more important than listening to God if the two happened to clash. MY TESTIMONY July 28, 2018 Since; what I call,“my miracle,” my life has completely changed. We might be, we should forget about the manifestation and the questions that come when doesn! 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