The Holy Spirit

As I read Acts 6, the thought dawned on me. No wonder Jesus had them wait for the Holy Spirit to come before he sent them out in ministry. Because there is no way that they could do the things they were doing with out the Spirit of God. To the early church it was obvious that the spirit of God was the one directing, guiding, and doing the work. They were just vessels being used. Without the Spirit they would not have got very far.

It makes me think. How dependant are we on the Spirit of God in our lives. Do we even know that he is there? Is it hard to tell the difference between us just doing a good job on our own power, or God really speaking through us in the power of the Holy Spirit. It seems like my denomination that tense to shy away from talking about the Holy Spirit, has lost something huge . . . the power of God manifest in our lives.

I guess a journey to know God, means not only pursuing Jesus, and trying to become more like him, but trying to understand and seek after the Spirit of God as well. Thoughts?