Name: How to Be Filled and Controlled by the Holy Spirit | Powerful Teaching in Kathryn Kuhlman
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Oh, how my heart trembles at the thought of the Holy Spirit.

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His presence is more real to me than the air I breathe, more precious than life itself.

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There is nothing, nothing so glorious as a life fully surrendered, filled and controlled by the Holy Spirit of the living God.

My precious friend, I ask you today, do you know Him?

Not in your mind, not in theology, not in the pages of a book, but in your spirit.

Have you felt the fire of His presence, the sweetness of His voice, the gentle but irresistible power of His touch?

So many hunger for more of God, yet they do not realize the Holy Spirit is not a feeling.

He longs to fill you, to possess you, to move through you, if only you will let Him.

The question is not, do you have the Holy Spirit?

The real question is, does the Holy Spirit have you?

I have seen Him take the weakest vessel and turn it into a flame of power.

I have watched as sickness bowed before Him, as broken hearts melted in His love, as the hardest of sinners wept under His conviction.

And today, my heart cries out for you to experience Him not just for a moment, but as the very breath and substance of your life.

Oh, let me tell you, beloved, there is no greater secret to victorious living than this, to be filled, to be led, to be controlled by the Holy Spirit.

And today, by His grace, I will show you how.

The Holy Spirit is not a distant force, not a fleeting emotion, not something that simply comes and goes like the wind.

The Holy Spirit is a person, a giving, precious person, who longs to loathe you, to talk with you, to dwell within you in all His fullness.

He is as real as Jesus Himself, as real as the Father who sits upon the throne.

And yet, how many, how many live their entire lives without truly knowing Him?

There are those who seek an experience, who chase after moments of spiritual excitement, who long for a sensation, a feeling, something tangible to prove that He is near.

But oh, how my heart aches for them, for they miss the greatest truth of all, the Holy Spirit is not found in a mere feeling.

He is not a momentary thrill that comes upon you only in times of high worship or deep prayer.

No, beloved, the Holy Spirit is a person who abides with you, who longs to be your closest companion, your greatest friend, your source of life itself.

When Jesus spoke of Him, He did not say, I will send you a mere power.

He did not say, I will send you an experience.

Just as the disciples had known Jesus, walked with Him, talked with Him, leaned upon His breast, and felt the warmth of His presence, so Jesus said the Holy Spirit would come and be with them in the very same way.

Can you even begin to understand what this means?

It means that the Holy Spirit is not in it.

See the Spirit of the living God longing to walk with you as Jesus walked with His disciples.

How many have reduced the Holy Spirit to something mechanical?

They speak of Him as if He is merely a doctrine to be studied, a topic to be discussed.

They argue over His workings, but they do not know Him.

They have never wept in His presence, never trembled at His holiness, never felt their hearts burn as He whispers the words of Jesus into their very soul.

And I tell you today, this is the tragedy of our time.

Oh, how many times have I stood on a platform, looking out into the faces of those desperate for more of God, and I have watched as the Holy Spirit moved not as a mere power, not as a mere feeling, but as a person.

I have seen Him sweep through an auditorium, not as an invisible force, but as one who knows the hearts of men, as one who calls the sinner by name, as one who heals with a touch so gentle, so filled with love, that those in the room can do nothing but weep in wonder.

You may ask, Kathrine, how can I know Him like this?

How can I experience His presence in such a real way?

Oh, dear heart, the answer is so simple, yet so many miss it.

You must talk to Him as you would talk to your dearest friend.

You must listen for His voice, wait for His whisper, and above all else, honor Him.

He comes where He is welcomed, where He is desired, where hearts are yielded completely to Him.

If you want to know Him, if you long for His presence to be real in your life, then you must invite Him not just once, not just on Sundays, but every moment of every day.

Oh, I cannot tell you how often I have fallen to my knees, tears streaming down my face, whispering, Holy Spirit, You are all I want.

And every time, every single time, He comes.

He comes with His peace, His presence, His overwhelming love, until I feel as though my very being could explode with the wonder of Him.

Not just in your mind, not just in theology, but in your spirit.

Have you invited Him to be more than a doctrine, more than a passing experience, more than just a name in the Bible?

Have you truly given Him your life, your moments, your everything?

For I tell you this, when you truly know the Holy Spirit, when you walk with Him as a person, when you yield yourself to Him in complete surrender then, and only then will you know the fullness of what it means to be filled.

And controlled by Him, then and only then will your life be transformed into something supernatural, something beyond human ability, something that carries the fragrance of Jesus Himself.

This is the power of a life fully yielded to the Spirit of the living God.

And my prayer, my deepest cry, is that you, yes, you will not just hear these words, but that they will burn within you until you, too, fall on your knees and say, Holy Spirit, take all of me.

The Holy Spirit cannot fully fill what is not fully surrendered.

There are so many who cry out for more of God, so many who long to be filled with His power, who hunger for His presence, but they hold back.

They give Him a portion of their lives, a part of their hearts, a moment of their time, but not everything.

And yet they wonder why they do not experience the fullness of His presence.

You see, the Holy Spirit is not like man.

He does not come where He is merely tolerated.

He does not force His way into a life that is still clinging to self.

No, He comes only where He is welcomed, where He is wanted, where there is a heart that cries, Take all of me, Lord.

The one who longs for the Holy Spirit, but refuses to surrender their plans, their ambitions, their own will.

And I tell you today, that is the great hindrance.

That is the very thing that keeps so many from experiencing the power and presence of the Holy Spirit.

Because, my friend, you cannot have Him on your terms.

He comes only when there is an empty vessel, when there is a heart completely yielded, when self has been crucified, and Jesus alone is enthroned.

I think of Jesus in the garden of Gethsemane, the Son of God, in agony, with sweat-like drops of blood falling to the ground.

That is the prayer that moves the heart of God.