The Holy Spirit and You Quotes

“Everyone destined to grow in God eventually comes to a place of dissatisfaction in his or her spiritual life. This is the point where a new level of intimacy with God can begin. As Jesus said, “Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled” (Matthew 5:6). Such people are blessed because their spiritual hunger and thirst starts them down a path that leads to a new encounter with God — and as they yield to that encounter, He fills them. Everyone destined to grow in God eventually comes to a place of dissatisfaction in his or her spiritual life. This is the point where a new level of intimacy with God can begin. However, the season of spiritual hunger and thirst that precedes this infilling can be one of the most uncomfortable, unsatisfying periods a person can ever experience. Amazingly, it is this state of spiritual misery that drives a person to a position where God can reveal Himself to him or her in a more meaningful, personal, and powerful way.”
― Rick Renner, The Holy Spirit and You: Working Together as Heaven's 'Dynamic Duo'

“There is no substitute for the Word of God — for the true power of the Gospel (see Romans 1:16). But neither is there a substitute for the supernatural work of the Holy Spirit in the Church. In fact, these two go together as one. If the Spirit’s presence and power are removed, all that’s left is orthodoxy and religious works. But religion will never raise the dead, cast out demons, heal the sick, or turn cities and nations to Jesus Christ!”
― Rick Renner, The Holy Spirit and You: Working Together as Heaven's 'Dynamic Duo'

“Today we are privileged to have at our continual disposal not only the indwelling presence of the Holy Spirit, but also the Word of God — an invincible combination in the arsenal that the Bible calls “the weapons of our warfare” (see 2 Corinthians 10:4,5). Why, then, don’t we see the same level of God’s resurrection power and glory consistently manifested in our midst today that the Early Church experienced? Although there may be many answers to this question, one answer is certain: Far too many Christians today have come to lean on their own understanding and intellectual abilities at the expense of consulting the Holy Spirit for His guidance in their lives. They assume they already know what He wants them to do. And because they don’t depend on and yield to the leadership of the Holy Spirit the way the Early Church did, they miss opportunity after opportunity to see His power released in their lives.”
― Rick Renner, The Holy Spirit and You: Working Together as Heaven's 'Dynamic Duo'