but how much the Spirit has of us. . . . As we come to understand more and more of Christ's leadership, we surrender and yield more to Him. So, in seeking the fullness of the Spirit, we receive and enjoy His filling and His fullness more and more."
Helping Strategy
1. If a question is asked about the Holy Spirit, try to answer it from material in the "Background."
2. If a question is asked or desire expressed about the fullness of the Holy Spirit, share the following points:
A. God has given Christians His Holy Spirit and He dwells within us.
See Scriptures in the "Background."
B. God commands us to be filled with the Holy Spirit (Ephesians 5:18).
C. Before we can receive the fullness of the Spirit, we must deal
honestly with every known sin in our life. This involves repentance and confession to God.
D. We must clearly and completely turn over the control of our life to
the Lord in a definite act of commitment. We must renounce our own way and seek above all else to continuously submit to Christ as Lord, being ruled by Him in every area of life. This obedience demands a daily yielding of ourselves to God so that we may learn the secrets of walking in faith.
When we are yielded to God and His will, we are filled with the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit controls and dominates us. Now we are to act on this truth, and walk or live with full assurance that God has already filled us and that we are under His control.
3. Pray with the inquirer about the application of these truths to his or her life, and pray that he or she may be filled with the Spirit.
Scripture
"And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever, even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you" (John 14:16–17).
"Nevertheless I tell you the truth. It is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I depart, I will send Him to you. And when He has come, He will convict the world of sin,