I have often wondered about this. See for me when I was saved I already knew Jesus died for my sins and believed he did so but I never felt connected to him and honestly didn't care to but what made this event different for me is I had a repentant heart I literally was at my end and didn't care if I died or not i felt dead inside and called out to him in tears saying I was sorry and to please come into my heart. it was the very next morning I had this life and fire in me while my friend who is a well known atheist followed all the rules he went to church he read the bible he even taught in some of the classes to children but he said he never once felt God and I wondered why this was for him for years but when I tried it just happened.
I think the condition of the heart is the deciding factor, it very well could be a process and maybe even years before one recieves the holy spirit because I think that is what it takes for some of us to have our hearts in true repentance. After all any gardener knows the kind of work it takes to make soil fit for planting it is a process and a slow one at that
I think the condition of the heart is the deciding factor, it very well could be a process and maybe even years before one recieves the holy spirit because I think that is what it takes for some of us to have our hearts in true repentance. After all any gardener knows the kind of work it takes to make soil fit for planting it is a process and a slow one at that
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