What if a relationship with the Holy Spirit is the missing link to a fulfilling spiritual life? Jeannie Cunnion, a pastor’s kid and life-long Jesus follower who became a Christian at the age of eight found herself knee-deep in questions such as: Do I really rely on the power of God’s Spirit inside me, or am I trying to do life in my own strength? How can I experience more of His presence? Why do I keep struggling with things I’ve been set free from? These questions led her to discover more about the Holy Spirit and become fully reliant on Him for the answers.
In Don’t Miss Out: Daring to Believe Life Is Better with the Holy Spirit (Bethany House, May 11, 2021) Cunnion takes readers on her journey to re-discover God’s love through a better understanding of the Holy Spirit, unveiling 30 little-known benefits of being in relationship with God’s divine presence.
Topics of Conversation:
- 5 things to know about the Holy Spirit
- Why the Holy Spirit can be a controversial topic
- Finding the fullness of God through the power of the Holy Spirit
- Christians and the Holy Spirit: why is there a disconnect?
- What it means to live a super-over-natural life
- The real key to “self-help” is found in the Holy Spirit
- 10 truths about spiritual gifts
We pray through this episode you realize why Spirit-help is far superior to self-help, learn how to activate the Spirit’s power in your daily lives, develop a deeper intimacy with Jesus, and see how the Holy Spirit champions us.
Quotes:
“I didn’t realize I was missing out.”
“Lord, I want all of You. I don’t want to miss out on any part of You.”
“Do I really know what it means to live by the power of the Holy Spirit?”
“Are we really experiencing the Holy Spirit’s presence and power on a daily basis?”
“I could have named this book how to lose friends and not make new ones or how to kill a conversation at a cocktail party.”
“There is a belief that the Holy Spirit is for the extremes. That He is either for the super-spiritual or for the super strange.”
“The Holy Spirit is treated like the unequal or a necessary part of the Trinity. But the reality is that they are equal and essential and they are all one. One God in three divine persons.”
“When we put our faith in Jesus, God puts His Spirit in us. But not all of us are living in the fullness of His Spirit.”
“If we’re not yielding to the Holy Spirit we’re not going to manifest His fruit and His character.”
“The whole goal of the Holy Spirit is to glorify Jesus.”
“The Holy Spirit is for our good.”
“He is a gift to all who believe.”
“He takes up residence inside of us. He is internal and eternal.”
“He never leaves us.”
“He glorifies Jesus.”
“It’s called the fruit of the Spirit because only He can produce those character traits. It’s Him in us that allows us to love as He first loved us.”
“The only way we learn to trust Him is to get to know Him.”
“Every believer has been given a spiritual gift and that gift is for the common good.”
“It’s about choosing a supernatural life over a natural life. So many of us are settling for what we can do in the flesh but God says that He can do immeasurably more than we can ask or imagine through His power at work within us.”
“We do touch-ups but the Holy Spirit does transformation.”
“Jesus did ministry in the power of the Holy Spirit.”
“While self-help can be good, Spirit help is so much better.”
We either yield to His Spirit or we don’t. Then we either reap the benefits or the consequences.”
“The Holy Spirit champions us.”
“The Holy Spirit gives us hope that supersedes circumstances.”
“Start with asking. The more we are with the Holy Spirit, the more we will live love daily.”
Connect with Jeannie:
Book mentioned:
The Jesus I Never Knew by Philip Yancy
Did you love today’s podcast?
Subscribe to receive updates from the Love Offering straight to your inbox each week.
