The concept of the Gifts of the Holy Spirit, as outlined in the New Testament, is a profound testament to the intricate and transcendent relationship between humanity and the divine. These gifts are not merely symbolic tokens; they are transformative powers that enable individuals to transcend their ordinary limitations and align themselves with a higher purpose. To truly grasp the magnitude of these gifts, one must delve into their biblical foundations and understand their psychological and spiritual implications. In 1 Corinthians 12:7-11, the Apostle Paul provides a detailed enumeration of these gifts: “To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. To one is given through the Spirit the utterance of wisdom, and to another the utterance of knowledge according to the same Spirit, to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit, to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another the ability to distinguish betwee...
I believe that the Lord God sometimes intervenes in our daily lives for us to remember and to realize that He is alive amongst us via the Holy Spirit. I have had no huge miracle happen to myself yet but I am convinced that there were times in my life that I felt that God was there. I should have died when I was 10 years old when I was in the middle of a shooting and murder of the jeepney driver that I rode back home. I should have not finished school with flying colors. I should have been killed by someone due to attitude and anger issues when I was a teenager. But I am not, and I believe that God was in the middle during those times.