A preacher warns that many Christians have grown so self-reliant they wouldn't notice if the Holy Spirit's power left their lives. You can't lose the Spirit itself, but you can block it. God can fire someone without warning, and most won't see it coming.
Some Christians are living lives that are so self-reliant that were the Holy Spirit to remove his influence from them, they wouldn't even know it. Were the Holy Spirit to completely withdraw his presence and power, nothing would change. What's even scarier is that some in ministry, ministry, preaching, teaching, prophesying, praying for the sick, worshiping, all of that, people in ministry, many of them are self-reliant on their gifts and they wouldn't even notice if the Holy Spirit removed his approval. No, you can't lose the Holy Spirit as a true born-again believer, but you can ignore his influence. You can block his power. Yeah, he'll still be with you. Yeah, you'll still have that connection. But that doesn't mean you're making use of that connection. I heard one preacher remark and I thought it was brilliant. He said, God is the only one who will fire you and not tell you. I'm not preaching a message of condemnation. Of course, people can be restored. I'm not saying you can't get it back. What I am saying is that when the Holy Spirit's influence is minimized, we often miss it. This is why we have to be sensitive to the person of the Holy Spirit.
