The main point of this book is the reason we neglect Holy Spirit is not only ignorance of Him and who He is but also even when we do, we don't really need Him. After all we have so many of our own answers that have worked so why seek Him for answers? We are self-reliant without even seeing our need of the different roles He wants to be in our lives. He lives IN us; and He doesn't want to be a silent tenant!
We also make our lives way too safe and comfortable, we multitask and make our lives too loud; so loud that it takes tremendous effort to find a quiet place. It takes time to quiet your mind and your heart before the Lord.
The author has given much scripture about Holy Spirit and points out that we need not only that but to know Him personally for ourselves. We read a lot about Him and hear other voices that talk about him but maybe you need to spend time with God instead of listening to those other voices only.
Be prepared to answer many questions as you read this book. The author raises many good quality questions. One really good insight is that we might want to ask Holy Spirit, " What do you want me to do today? vs. the usual " What is God's will for my life. The latter usually leads to paralysis or even used as a way of putting things off; a cop out; because of fear.
Francis challenges us in a non-judgmental way to ask because we are filled with Holy Spirit, why don't we look and act different? He's also included stories of people who have made a difference; who shouldn't have been able to but because of Holy Spirit and their dependence on Him, did!!
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