When your faith was first born, you chose to trust in God’s promises and rely on them for your eternal future. As your faith matured you learned the truth in the promises of a God who cannot lie. Step by step, decision by decision, your faith grew with each choice made to place your trust in God’s plan and not your own. The walk of faith for a believer is one filled with spiritual conflict between the carnal human mind and the spiritual heart for the Lord. You can often feel as if you are taking two steps forward and one step back, but you must persevere and endure until the end because the eternal reward will be more than worth it in the ultimate outcome. At the moment you accepted Christ as your Savior, the Holy Spirit was sent to dwell within your heart to begin the process of bringing your faith from its infancy to final maturity. This process takes your entire life, but the result will be so wonderful that it will be beyond your ability to comprehend. It is the Holy Spirit that called you to Christ, sanctifies you by His power, and give supernatural gifts through His baptism. He was sent to be your encourager, helper, and guide through this world of darkness and difficulty. Paul talks about Him in 1 Corinthians 12-14. You may not know all about Him or understand everything He does, but trust in Him. Regardless of your denomination He is available to you and will assist you when you need Him.