Part I (for Part II, click here)

By PJ Sorensen

The work of the Ruach Ha`Kodesh/Holy Spirit indwelling and filling a Believer is magnificent. The Ruach Ha`Kodesh/Holy Spirit guides a Believer into all truth, He shows a Believer things to come, He endues the Believer with power and makes the Believer a witness to the uttermost part of the earth. (John 16:7, 13; Acts 1:4-5, 8)

This is precisely what happened to me in July, 1972. I prayed, after accepting Yeshua/Jesus as L-rd of my life, and I asked the Heavenly Father for the Ruach Ha`Kodesh/Holy Spirit to indwell me……and no one was more shocked than I was to have such a powerful encounter. The Spirit of G-d literally welled up in me and took His rightful place on the throne of my heart.

Some Believers have nice little experiences and quiet encounters, some just have to walk by faith and then there are a few, like me, who have such radical encounters.

I don’t know why this is but I do believe it has to do with how much we believe. It never occurred to me to doubt. The Ruach Ha`Kodesh/Holy Spirit infused me and changed my life radically.

Last month the Ruach Ha`Kodesh/Holy Spirit and I celebrated 35 years walking together. We’ve walked through things together that only G-d, Himself, could have made it through. He’s my best friend and I am set apart for Him.

People sometimes ask me to talk about my intimate relationship with Ruach Ha`Kodesh/Holy Spirit and it’s very hard to do because to tell anyone how deeply I love Him is quite frankly……….impossible. But because Yeshua/Jesus deserves the BEST a Believer can give Him…..I will expose that which I hold most precious about myself and reveal the intimate side of my relationship with Ruach Ha`Kodesh/Holy Spirit.

I remember one time in a Kathryn Kuhlman service, as I watched her float back and forth across the stage, hearing her say something I could not understand at the time.

She kept saying…..“He’s all I have. Don’t hurt Him. He’s all I have.” And that is what I say to you. “HE IS ALL I HAVE. I WON’T LET YOU HURT HIM.”

The Spirit of G-d is His heart. His great love for us is so deep through His Spirit. The Spirit never points to Himself but to Yeshua alone. He’s quiet…..very much a gentleman and will not force Himself on anyone. But it is possible……and very easy…….to grieve Him. We don’t take this seriously enough sometimes as human beings. We really DO grieve Him and hurt Him sometimes.

There have been times in my life that losses, sorrows, pains I’ve encountered were just too much for me. And in my brokeness, the Ruach Ha`Kodesh/Holy Spirit has literally carried me and held me and comforted me and kept my mind whole. He’s never abandoned me, even when everyone else in my life, has. He’s spent years teaching me elemental truths of the Kingdom, and He waited….even while I was too busy to learn. He just kept leading me and guiding me to truth.

[Continue by reading Part II]