Holy Spirit

Lately i have been really lazy about getting into the word but last night i was in the word a bit and i spent a while before God asking him to bring me closer to the Holy Spirit and today i have noticed that he really does provide. I cant believe that I am always so lazy and i am not willing to put in more effort even when i can see the benefits so clearly. Today I noticed that I had so much more joy, i was filled with more smiles and laughter than i usually experience in a day and my attitude was great. Yesterday was a bit of a struggle for me because i was feeling sick and tired and my attitude suffered and I did not treat people the way i should have. I didnt even go into the day with a plan to change my attitude and outlook but because i asked God to live through me with the power of the Holy Spirit He was able to change my attitude. I didnt feel pressured into the sins that i usually am weighed down with and i gravitated towards the people who are going to build me up towards Christ with out even thinking about it. Im not sure if this is making sense and it is rather hard to explain but it was a really great thing to look back on. I have never really been sure what the role of the Holy Spirit was until i started reading "Forgotten God" by Francis Chan. I posted an excerpt in an earlier post but the book is really changing my outlook. God and Jesus were the center of my faith but i have really been getting to understand the Holy Spirit better. I encourage all of you to read it especially if you are realizing that you are totally missing out on 1/3 of the Trinity because i was for sure.

"If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!” Luke 11:13

GOD LOVES US so much and he knows exactly what we need so i think it is safe to say that he has given no greater gift than that of his son and the holy spirit- seek Him every single day!!!