Holy Spirit

I have felt condemned before when people have quoted Paul in Corinthians and said, "Don't you know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit?" The implication is that if it is too dirty He will leave. This is not true. God has promised to never leave us or forget about us.

Paul was trying the opposite of condemnation. He was reminding people that God always lives with them. His power is always present to free them.

But there are still some who think the Holy Spirit comes and goes. This mentality causes people to miss out.

Ephesians 1:3

May blessing (praise, laudation, and eulogy) be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah) Who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual (given by the Holy Spirit) blessing in the heavenly realm!

If the Holy Spirit is coming and going you will have a hard time every receiving. But thank God that Christ dwells in us!

Now I have heard people say, "Spiritual Blessings are just spiritual, not tangible." What does that even mean? And why would God waste his time with something that doesn't do anything for anyone?

The truth is God's blessings are always tangible in some shape or form. But if you want to know what God's blessings are like, the Bible does a pretty good job of giving us a list.

^{Psalm 103:2-5}

²Bless (affectionately, gratefully praise) the Lord, O my soul, and forget not [one of] all His benefits--

³Who forgives [every one of] all your iniquities, Who heals [each one of] all your diseases, ⁴Who redeems your life from the pit and corruption, Who beautifies, dignifies, and crowns you with loving-kindness and tender mercy; ⁵Who satisfies your mouth [your necessity and desire at your personal age and situation] with good so that your youth, renewed, is like the eagle's [strong, overcoming, soaring]!
If God really does these things (these spiritual blessings), than there will certainly be tangible results. Jesus loves you. He is not ashamed of you. More than that, he is not ashamed to call you his family. He does not hold back any of His benefits from you!