Coach Holy Spirit

People who are interested in the Holy Spirit will usually ask questions like, What goes the Holy Spirit do?" or "How can He help me?" These can be difficult questions because the Holy Spirit was not sent to help humans accomplish their own goals. He remains here to help humans accomplish God’s goals for them. The best question is, "How can I do what God wants, even though I will need help?" When a person aligns their personal goals with those stated in the Bible, that person may observe more of their desires fulfilled. Paul refers to this as workmanship - God created good works for us to do, and "we are His workmanship," (Eph. 2:10). So, how does the Holy Spirit go about motivating those sanctifying acts? In many places around the world, sports activities and games are a large part of people’s interest, regardless of gender. Within those activities, the coach is crucial. The coach is the team guide, and this person has the end goal in mind, always. In this sense, the Holy Spirit is a personal coach. He does not perform the actions of the task, but He guides the players down the needed pathway. The players have the personal option to do or not do what the coach advised them, and how to execute the needed action. Each Christian needs to listen carefully for guidance from the Holy Spirit and then have the courage and zeal to execute this guidance, as best we understand. Practice will allow our contributions to flourish. We become more proficient and better servants as we allow the Holy Spirit to polish our goals and execution.