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Endorsements
Sarah Bowling is an amazing teacher who has put together an authentic manual to set you up with a strategy to actually live a life in step with Gods Spirit! In Step with the Spirit is not only a great read but also a tool to inspire the ingredients to live a life of fullness in the presence of God!
Shawn Bolz, TV personality; author, Translating God ; www.bolzministries.com
The Holy Spirit enables us to live the Christian life, yet many people dont understand who He is. In her new book, In Step with the Spirit , Sarah Bowling beautifully explains who the Holy Spirit is and how to walk in the Spirit. This is a must-read for everyone!
Robert Morris, founding senior pastor, Gateway Church; bestselling author, The Blessed Life , The God I Never Knew and more
Learning to follow the Holy Spirit is the only way to fully experience Gods amazing plans for our lives. Sarahs message gives eye-opening insight and practical steps to help people discover how to live by faith in Him.
Joyce Meyer, Bible teacher and bestselling author
Finally, a practical book on how to cooperate with the Holy Spirit. A must-read for you to be normalnormal as defined by the Bible.
Sid Roth, host, Its Supernatural!
I love and appreciate the vulnerability, authenticity and absolute realness of Sarah Bowling. She writes In Step with the Spirit with refreshing candor and practically breaks open a profoundly spiritual subject. I highly recommend this book to those who are hungry to pursue a Spirit-directed life.
Patricia King, founder, Patricia King Ministries
Sarah Bowling brings a fresh insight into how to be led daily by the Holy Spirit. Going beyond books that just teach on the gifts of the Spirit, Sarah offers practical keys that will greatly bless and encourage you.
Joseph Prince, bestselling author, Destined to Reign , Unmerited Favor and more
Sarah Bowling has penned a practical guide to help us achieve total trust in and dependence on the Holy Spirit. Combining prayers and exhortations, Sarah zeroes in on the importance of keeping Him front and center in our daily routines to see divine, supernatural results. In Step with the Spirit will help you cultivate a deeper intimacy with the Holy Spirit, experiencing His presence and power daily.
Rabbi Jonathan Bernis, president and CEO, Jewish Voice Ministries International
Chances are youve already read three good books on the Holy Spirit, but are you ready to read one that will take Him from mystical to practical? In Step with the Spirit will awaken you to ways the Holy Spirit is already operational in the navigation of your everyday life while wooing you into an even closer walk with Him, step by step.
Laura Harris Smith, bestselling author, The 30 - Day Faith Detox and Seeing the Voice of God
Sarah Bowling is the real deal. Her heart for God is genuine, and in a time when so many are confused about the will of God, this book is full of inspiration and the practical how-tos of being led by the Holy Spirit in every aspect of your life.
Holly Wagner, pastor, Oasis Church; founder, GodChicks
In Step with the Spirit provides a clear, practical and easily understood manual for Christian living in the Holy Spirit that removes the fog from the contemporary discussion of this issue! We need a voice that speaks with clarity, insight and power on fundamental issues, and this is it! I highly recommend this book to every believer who seeks a deeper walk with God.
Joan Hunter, author, Healing Starts Now! ; healing evangelist; joanhunter.org
Contents
Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Endorsements
Foreword by Robby Dawkins
Acknowledgments
1. Tiptoe through the Trash
2. Help Yourself
Part I: Holy Spirit Navigation
3. Spirit-Led Direction
4. How to Handle a Closed Door
5. Keep On Keeping On
6. Ingredients for Revolution
Part II: Holy Spirit Relationships
7. Having a Supernatural Family
8. Whos Your Friend?
9. The Supernatural in Daily Life
10. Sidestep the Land Mines
11. Defy the Impossible
12. Life in the Spirit
Epilogue
Notes
About the Author
Back Ad
Back Cover
Foreword
S arah Bowling is my good friend. And what I value so much about her is how deeply she wants everyone to know and have an intimate connection with her closest friend, the Holy Spirit.
This book is powerful because it takes a deep look into the moments you can allow the Holy Spirit to walk with you, whether they are the most difficult times or the most glorious times. Sarah captures a total understanding of what it looks like to invite the Holy Spirit into every aspect of our lives.
She helps us experience the reality of the Helper that Jesus told His followers about, leading us into Jesus introduction of the Holy Spirit as part of His last words and instructions before He experienced His crucifixion. Can you imagine the clock ticking and the pressure Jesus felt, knowing He had only that short time to reveal and release the Helper who would impact us for all time? He wanted to implant in them an expectancy for this great outpouring and friendship that was crucial to His whole mission. Sarah relates how that same expectancy needs to be in us as it was in them.
I appreciate how practical this book is. It leads us to expect the Holy Spirit to be with us in every area of life. Chapter 4, which teaches how to handle a closed door, demonstrates how we can look for Gods providential movement and be at peace, knowing He has control of every situation we face. Chapter 5s emphasis on perseverance is so crucial, as we can so easily become stuck in difficult circumstances and relationships. Chapter 9 invites us to live that naturally supernatural lifestyle, and chapter 11, on defying the impossible, is a must read, for it is how we live.
In Step with the Spirit makes you desperate for more of the Holy Spirit. It helps you know the Holy Spirit is there for you. Open your heart as you explore with Sarah her experience of the past and present that can birth in you a hunger for the future the Holy Spirit has for you.
This book is not just a teaching. It is not just a history. It is an encounter! And it awaits you here in its pages. So, come onlets delve into this adventure of staying in step with the Spirit, our heavenly help.
Robby Dawkins, author and international speaker
Acknowledgments
M y heartfelt thanks go out to loads of people because I could never write a book without help.