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Open Your Heart and Let the Spirit In!The Holy Spirit is the Teacher ready to personalize your individual program of growth in God. He's the Attendant waiting to take your arm and lead you to places beyond your wildest dreams. He's the Guide who loves to bring the Word alive in your life. Like the other members of the Trinity, He is real and tangible and longs to commune with you throughout your day.Sounds amazing, doesn't it? If you are hungry for deep communion with God, the Holy Spirit is ready and willing to make that happen. He only awaits your permission to be a free, active and personal influence on your heart. But how? My Heart, the Holy Spirit's Home answers your questions about the Holy Spirit and shows you how to exchange caution for certainty and weakness for power. This scripturally rich yet accessible book is your invitation to develop an intimate, daily relationship with the Spirit by opening the door of your life to His indwelling.

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Prayer in Christianity

Philosophie et théologie

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Publié par	Baker Publishing Group
Date de parution	29 mars 2011
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781441268006
Langue	English

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© 2011 Lynda Hunter Bjorklund. Published in association with the literary agency of Creative Trust, Inc., 5141 Virginia Way, Suite 320, Brentwood, TN 37027. www.creativetrust.com .
Published by Chosen Books 11400 Hampshire Avenue South Bloomington, Minnesota 55438 chosenbooks.com
Chosen Books is a division of Baker Publishing Group, Grand Rapids, Michigan. www.bakerpublishinggroup.com
Chosen edition published 2014
ISBN 978-1-4412-6800-6
Previously published by Regal Books
Ebook edition originally created 2011
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All Scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the New King James Version . Copyright © 1979, 1980, 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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AMP —Scripture taken from THE AMPLIFIED BIBLE, Old Testament copyright © 1965, 1987 by the Zondervan Corporation. The Amplified New Testament copyright © 1958, 1987 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission.
KJV—King James Version. Authorized King James Version.
THE MESSAGE —Scripture taken from THE MESSAGE. Copyright © by Eugene H. Peterson, 1993, 1994, 1995. Used by permission of NavPress Publishing Group.
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PRAISE FOR
My Heart, the Holy Spirit’s Home

My Heart, the Holy Spirit’s Home is a heaven-breathed message for this hour. In her practical, down-to-earth style, Lynda beautifully communicates our need for an intimate relationship with the Holy Spirit and the fullness of life that comes as a result. The devotional questions that close each chapter will empower you to challenge anything that is hindering you from embracing an abundant life!
Lisa Bevere
Author and Speaker, Messenger International
Lynda’s authenticity and absolute trust in our Redeemer permeates every page of this book. Her words encouraged me to be an even more radical follower of Jesus Christ!
Lisa Harper
Author and Women of Faith Speaker
Dedication
I have had the privilege of writing this biography about a very famous Person. In the process, I’ve gotten to know Him even more. This book is dedicated to Him, the Holy Spirit, and all He’s waiting to become in your life and mine.
“My heart is overflowing with a good theme; I recite my composition concerning the King; My tongue is the pen of a ready writer.” PSALM 45:1
Contents
Acknowledgments
Foreword by Dr. Myles Munroe
Introduction
1. The Discovery Begins
2. His Story
3. My Story
4. Twice the Impact
5. The Big T
6. Helping to Do Life
7. Your Power and Authority
8. He Builds Character
9. He Assigns Abilities
10. He Enables You to Fulfill Your Purpose
11. Trust but Verify
12. Making the Holy Spirit at Home in Your Heart
Acknowledgments
I would like to thank several people who helped to make this book a reality:
Kathy Helmers, who shared the vision. Kim Bangs, who shared her expertise and excellent eye. The many women who shared their stories. And Dave Bjorklund, who shares his life with me.
Foreword
My Heart, the Holy Spirit’s Home gets to the heart of how we can understand the purpose, power and passion of the governor of the Kingdom of Heaven, the Holy Spirit. This is indispensable reading for anyone who wants to understand the Holy Spirit and through Him live life above the norm. It spans the wisdom of the ages, yet breaks new ground in its approach. It will possibly become a classic in this and the next generation.
This erudite, eloquent, and immensely thought-provoking work is one of the most profound, practical and principle-centered approaches to this subject of the Holy Spirit that I have read in a long time. Lynda’s approach brings a fresh breath of air that will captivate your heart, engage your mind, and inspire your spirit. She has an amazing ability to leap over complicated theological and metaphysical jargon and reduce complex theories to simple practical principles. She integrates these time-tested precepts about the Holy Spirit into each chapter and gives each a practical application to life, which makes the entire process very user-friendly.
This book will challenge you as it dismantles the mysteries of the Holy Spirit and delivers the profound in simplicity. It will awaken in you the inhibiters that often prevent personal development and empower you to rise above these self-defeating, selflimiting factors and lead to a life of exploits in spiritual and mental advancement. I enjoyed the mind-expanding experience of this exciting book, as every sentence is filled with wisdom. I admonish you to plunge into this ocean of knowledge and watch your life change for the better.
Dr. Myles Munroe, BFM International
ITWLA, Nassau, Bahamas
Introduction
As I place my fingers on the keyboard to begin writing this book, I keep remembering a couple of decades-old dreams I have had.
The first dream found me wandering in an unknown location. Desperately, I tried to find my way back, but back to what, I didn’t know. I can still recall, however, my sense of lostness, isolation, abandonment and despair.
Then, at last, I stood in a familiar place—behind the Hartfords’ house! The Hartfords were an ordinary family who attended the ordinary church my dad pastored in a small, ordinary Indiana town. The church was located nearly 40 backroad miles from our home in Ohio, so our commitment to Wednesday night, Saturday night, Sunday morning and Sunday night services came at a great price. I was the second oldest of what would be eight children, so my mom was either pregnant or nursing much of the 20 years we served at that church.
That’s why the possibility of my dream having meaning and coming true scared me to death. I couldn’t imagine that God would call me to continue the less-than-glamorous work my parents had begun. After all, I was in my mid-twenties, had recently graduated from college and wanted anything but the ordinary for myself. I still longed to find my “pot of gold” at the end of the rainbow. I still desired to make my mark on the world. Wow, I still wanted to see the world!
My second dream was a recurring one. I would observe a special room in a separate section of my house that held exquisite antiques. On rare occasions, I would venture into that extraordinary place to bask in the warmth of what I saw, touched and even smelled. Problem was, I couldn’t share the exhilarating experience with many others, as few people appreciated the attraction that I found there. This beauty truly was in the eye of the beholder. As a result, I reserved my visits for those who would recognize the value and who would desire to visit that unusual place. When I found them, we would take a walk up the stairs to that sacred room and together share its timeless treasure.
So, why these two dreams? What do they have to do with a book on the Holy Spirit?
Like you, my life today represents the sum of every day I’ve lived and every event I’ve experienced. My early days in that Indiana church introduced me to the Holy Spirit. The decades following took me on a circuitous route where I often didn’t know my way. But now I find myself returning to that familiar place and looking to the foundational principles I learned then to help me get to where God is taking me now.
And the dream of that special room? That’s where you come in. I’m here to share my experience with you. My reacquaintance with the Holy Spirit has sent me into the most beautiful, most alive, most personal, most approachable chapter of my walk with Christ to date. And those who are not interested in seeing this treasure are not reading these words. You are. My guess is that you’re one of those special people who recognize the value and desires to go to places you’ve never been before.
My renewed and enhanced acquaintance with the Holy Spirit has become foundational to everything I do, every day I live, every decision I make, everything I learn from this point forward. And now my goal is to help you do the same. My purpose is to whet your appetite for tasting the “something more” through the Holy Spirit. He’s the Teacher ready to personalize your individual program of growth in Him. He’s the Attendant waiting to take your arm and lead you to places beyond your wildest dreams. He’s the Guide who loves to bring the Word alive in your life. He’s the real, tangible, hearable part of the Trinity who longs to commune with you throughout your day.
Every time I’m scheduled to speak at a specific location, I receive a request for my “bio.” What they’re asking me for is information I want others to know about me. In preparing to write this book (my most important book to date, at a most important time), I found myself requesting the same from the Holy Spirit as I prayed, “What do You want me to tell them about You ?” This book, My Heart, the Holy Spirit’s Home , is the result.
After all, mine has been the generation of baby boomers and Holy Spirit busters that so