I mentioned previously about the small group of Bible believing Christians I had met. Apparently they all went to a Bible church. These people were into the study of Theology and they did not believe that the Holy Spirit communicated with people.

The guy who invited me said that someone he knew had said he saw Jesus while he was shaving. He basically thought that was a bunch of bull. I had asked him previously if he had ever heard that still, quiet voice speak into his heart. He said he felt God moving in his spirit. In other words, no, he hadn’t.

I mentioned to him that when Jesus ascended to heaven he did so to release the Comforter. He got angry and said that people needed to respect the Holy Spirit more. Alrighty then… I guess we will just throw the Trinity out the window for this man.

But I have a slight problem with that, I have heard God speak several times. It is the one thing I desire more than anything. To hear God takes my breath away. It is always pure truth and wisdom when I hear Him speak. I don’t hear Him that much anymore but it is interesting that sometimes it seems that He interjects into my thinking. So he doesn’t need to speak to me because he can think to me now. Seems a bit more intimate, wouldn’t you say?

Of course I didn’t mention that at all in the midst of this group. It would appear to be throwing my pearls before swine but I did reflect on some of my disbelief with people’s encounters with the Holy Spirit.

At that healing service I went to where the “prophet” was at, I saw someone fall down to the ground and supposedly that is because they were slain in the Spirit. I have never encountered that, nor do I understand it, but I did certainly judge those “slain” people as a bit out of the ordinary. Just because I don’t understand it does not mean it is not of God. All it means is that I don’t understand it.

This man who invited me into this group loves God and seeks to abide by His word but he is missing out on the intimacy of hearing God’s whisper. I fear for him also, because to blaspheme the Holy Spirit is the one sin which is not forgivable.

It was a grueling evening to say the least. I felt attacked and put on the spot for my relationship with God. I did not in any way feel loved. So as I got in the car I started praying for this man to have an encounter with the Holy Spirit. I had kind of a dialogue with God and asked Him if He could possibly show up when this man was shaving. Then the giggles started and I had a hard time shutting them down.