3. Guiding us in our Christian life. The Holy Spirit sometimes makes His most important moves through quiet whispers:

“Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, ‘This is the way; walk in it.’”
—Isaiah 30:21.

God speaks to us directly through the “still small voice” of the Spirit, setting us back on course when we take a detour and fixing our sights on the ultimate goal. Jesus promised His disciples:

“When he, THE SPIRIT of truth, comes, he will GUIDE you into all truth.”
—John 16:13.

The Spirit is capable of communicating the most profound secrets of the universe. The same Spirit who guided the disciples guides us “into all truth.” He opens our eyes to the spiritual values we so easily ignore. Through satellite transmission, our TVs regularly bring images and faces from a continent away into our living room. The Holy Spirit functions a little like God's satellite, bringing the presence of Christ from heaven to earth, making Him close when we need Him most. That's why Jesus could promise: I will be “with you and will be in you'” (John 14:17).

4. Aiding our prayer life. The Holy Spirit also assists in messages sent from earth to heaven:

“In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, BUT THE SPIRIT HIMSELF INTERCEDES FOR US with groans that words cannot express . . . in accordance with God's will.”
—Romans 8:26, 27.

The Spirit Himself is praying as we pray! When we are struggling to find the words, He is pleading eloquently. When we are so discouraged we can only groan toward God, the Spirit amplifies our faint cry for help into a powerful prayer for intercession before the very throne of God.