Samson had God's power but lost its influence through self-reliance and compromise. The speaker warns that believers can experience the same fading of supernatural strength without noticing. The antidote: keep praying "Help me, Holy Spirit" to stay dependent on God's active presence.
Even genuine power can fade as you become self-reliant. Think about Samson. God had given to Samson supernatural physical strength. It was the power of the Holy Spirit upon him, yet he allowed compromise in his life. And as he compromised, the power of the Holy Spirit, that influence in his life, faded, and he lost his supernatural strength. But here's the scary part. He didn't even realize that he had lost that influence. We, of course, as New Testament Christians, do not lose the Holy Spirit, but here we're seeing the loss of the influence of power because of compromise. Little by little, day by day, we become sometimes more and more self-reliant and we forget about the Holy Spirit. So the key here is keeping in your mind this truth: I need the Holy Spirit. One of my most common prayers is a simple one. Help me, Holy Spirit. I need you.
