Who is the Holy Spirit

In John 16, Jesus refers to the Spirit as a "Counselor" who will guide us in our everyday lives. One way he'll guide us is by convicting us of sin (16:8). And this is really a good thing: God wants us to get rid of the things that displease him, and the only way to identify those things is to be convicted by the Spirit. The Spirit works through our conscience to make us aware of sin in our lives.

In other word, Holy Spirit is like our friend, he's our guide, he wants to spend time with us. He wants to have fellowship with us. He wants to to be with us in every moment of our lives. That's his desire. He longs to spend time with us. 

But unless we let the Holy Spirit come into our heart, Holy Spirit won't forcefully come and reside in our heart. We need to invite our Holy Spirit into our lives everyday. 

Fruits of the Holy Spirit. 

Galatians 5:22-23 says, 

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.

Reference: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Galatians+5%3A22-23&version=NIV

When we invite the Holy Spirit into our lives, we get changed from the inside out. The Holy Spirit transforms us and changes us and makes us a new person. He renews our heart and purifies our heart. 

Below are some of the fruits of the Holy Spirit. 

1. Love: When the Holy Spirit comes in us, We get filled with God's love, we start loving people, everyone one. 

2. Joy: The Holy Spirit gives us joy, the kind of joy which the world cannot give to us. 

3. Peace: When the Holy Spirit is within us, we are filled with peace, peace which the world cannot give. We find find peace in every circumstances in our life. 

4. Patience: The Holy Spirit gives us patience to wait patiently. The Holy Spirit gives us patience so that we do not take decision hastily. 

5. Kindness: The Holy Spirit gives us kindness, gives us a kind heart. When we see someone suffering, we get compelled by Love to show kindness to one another. If we see someone suffering suffering we get compelled to go and help them out. 

6. Faithfulness: Holy Spirit gives us a faithful heart so that we remain faithful to one another. 

7. Gentleness: Holy Spirit gives us a gentle heart, fills our heart with gentleness, so that we are always gentle in every situation, no matter what. 

8. Self Control: Holy Spirit gives us self control, to control our actions, our decisions and helps us so that we don't fall into templations. 

Below is  sermon by Pastor Vlad from Hungry Generation Church about Fruits of the Holy Spirit