I once heard a story about a little boy who was flying a kite. It was a windy day, and the kite kept going higher and higher, until it was out of sight. A man passed by and saw the little boy holding onto the string. The man could not see the kite, and he asked the boy, “How do you even know you have a kite up there?” The boy replied, “Because I can feel it.”

Although we cannot see the Holy Spirit, we should be able to sense His work in our lives, changing us into the image of Christ on a daily basis. After all, wouldn’t we like the Holy Spirit to show us the truth and to keep us out of trouble?

In order to embrace the Holy Spirit, I believe we must abide in Christ by accepting the Bible as the sure guide, and by bringing all our sins and troubles to God in prayer. If we do this, the Holy Spirit can flow through us to others, and we will not get burnt out when we try to do good deeds.

In this way, I believe we can find freedom from lies and deceptions, and accept God’s promise of the Holy Spirit. Then, as it says in John 8:32, “And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”