Baptism of the Holy Spirit

So, I wrote before that I'd explain Baptism of the Holy Spirit. I will do this to the best of my ability in this entry.
Let me start by acknowledging the debate between Christians about how this works and whether or not speaking in tongues and miracles are for today. It exists. It's controversial. Read the Bible for the truth. See for yourself. There. It's acknowledged.
Best reference for this is in the book of Acts.
Every Christian has the Holy Spirit living inside them. When we talk about the baptism of the Holy Spirit, it's really about having more of the Holy Spirit. All a Christian has to do is ask for it. The evidence that one has it is speaking in tongues. Yes, any Christian can have the ability to speak in tongues. All you have to do is ask.
What happens when you are baptized in the Spirit? You will be taken to new heights in your walk with Christ. Jesus once said that his followers will do what he did: miracles like healing, raising people from the dead, and walking on water included. Want to experience the supernatural? Ask for the baptism of the Holy Spirit and keep asking until you receive. Revelations will also be given to you. Dreams, signs, wonders, visions, they all can happen. Even small eureka! moments. There were alot of times in my Christian walk where I didn't understand certain passages in the Bible. Then when I was baptized in the Holy Spirit I started understanding more scripture.
I know this sounds like an advertisement but it's true. Being baptized in the Holy Spirit changed my walk with Christ dramatically.
Want to find out more?
Read: Acts, 1 Cor. 12, 14 (really just reading 1 and 2 Cor. helps), Jude
There's also a book by Dave Roberson called "Walk in Spirit, Walk in Power". I highly reccomend.
I hope all that helps. That's really the basics. It's hard for me to describe sometimes. Anyway, if you have any questions just post in the comments. I'll see what I can do in getting answers.
-Nichole

First Day

The inspiration for this blog is probably the inspiration for hundreds, maybe thousands? of blogs that have been started in the last couple years: the book and movie Julie/Julia. I was watching the movie today and I thought: "Heck why not? I might as well do something with my extra free time while I still have it." Isn't Nora Ephron a screenwriting genius? Have you ever read the book: "Julie/Julia"? It's a good book but really I like the movie a lot better. Call me a prude (go ahead because I am) but there's too much sexual stuff in that book. I mean there's sensuality in the movie but not as much as the book. Okay, I'm totally off topic.
Like I was saying, Nora Epron. Genius. You can always when you're watching a Nora Ephron.
This isn't what this blog is about.
What's it about? Books, Writing, Religion (but not religion at the same time, and I will get to that), and the desire to combine them together. I'm not a theologian or a writer (yet I hope to be one today). I'm an avid reader and a Christian (let's be bold about this). So I'm going to write about my favorite activities: reading, writing, and praying.
Reading: I read too much for my own good. Mostly Young Adult books but also Christian fiction, childrens books, and anything I think seems like it would be a good read.
Writing: I write poetry, short stories (except it's really hard for me to keep it short), and try my hand at novels (which are hard to finish for me so I have a bunch of partial novels sitting around in notebooks).
Praying: Contrary to some beliefs praying is easy. It's just merely talking to God. In some cases you don't have to even think about what you're saying (more about that later).
All three together: I wish to write a novel called Pentecostal. Pentecostal is about what's like to be a Christian who believes in praying in tongues and baptism of the Holy Spirit (more about that later too, I have a lot of explainig to do, don't I?).
I hope I have readers. If I don't, well that's okay. It's going to be a ride. Hopefully an exciting one.
Your Writer,
Nichole