145: Understanding the Gift of the Holy Spirit in Our Lives with Jeannie Cunnion

Jeannie Cunnion is a wife, mom of 5 boys, writer, counselor, and author. Today we chat about her brand new book, Don't Miss Out: Daring to Believe Life is Better with the Holy Spirit, and Jeannie helps us grow in our understanding of the important work of the Holy Spirit in our lives. What we Chat about in This Episode ~Jeannie's new book, Don't Miss Out:  Daring to Believe Life is Better with the Holy Spirit, what readers can expect, and what led her to write it ~The benefits of the Holy Spirit and the things He does in our lives; how it is His job- not ours!- to produce the fruits of the Spirit in our lives ~Our common lack of understanding these days as to the work, role, and power of the Holy Spirit ~Living in the power of the Holy Spirit ~The importance of coming to a thoroughly and truly Biblical understanding of the Holy Spirit, as opposed to an extreme view where we either use and abuse Him or else become reactionary and ignore Him completely out of fear ~The problem of being afraid of the Holy Spirit ~Understanding why we need the Holy Spirit ~How the Spirit's presence within us meets our needs ~Embracing the Holy Spirit and His work within us ~Understanding that the Holy Spirit is not somehow just for the most spiritual among us, but rather He is accessible by everyone who follows Christ ~Refusing to settle for less than all of God ~What it looks like to live a Spirit-filled life; how to get there ~Growing in intimacy with God ~Welcoming and yielding to the Holy Spirit's direction ~Listening for the conviction and nudging of the Holy Spirit in our lives ~The Holy Spirit as the author and illuminator of Scripture in our lives ~Giving the Holy Spirit material to work with by being in the Word ~What the meaning behind the Greek word translated "helper" shows us about the roles and desires of the Holy Spirit - how He champions, sustains, befriends, comforts, helps, supports, and strengthens us ~The dramatic change the Holy Spirit brought about in Peter's life ~How the Holy Spirit is so much better than self-help ~And more! For full show notes, head to www.hargraveshomeandhearth.com/podcast