Tuesday, February 1, 2011

And they were filled with the Holy Spirit...

"...and began to speak in tongues, as the Spirit enabled them to proclaim" (Acts 2, 4).

One of the questions from the study guide that really stuck with me last Wednesday is "What does it mean to be 'filled with the Holy Spirit?'". As simple as it sounds, it took me a while to really come up with an answer as I try to look in my personal life and figure out what this means to me. Am I filled with the Holy Spirit? Do other people see that in me? Do I speak and act boldly like the Apostles did once they were filled with the Spirit?
The Apostles entirely surrendered to the will of God and allowed Him to act through them.
We have all received the Holy Spirit through our baptism. If only we could let it run our lives...