If the Holy Spirit Is a Person Who Speaks, Why Don’t You Speak to Him?

The Holy Spirit has feelings, and this is something unique to a person—fire cannot feel sorrow, and a flame cannot love. The Bible says that He loves and that He can become grieved (Isaiah 63:10, Ephesians 4:30).

Another characteristic that defines Him as a person is that He has a will. He distributes spiritual gifts as He wills:

“But one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each one individually just as He wills.” — 1 Corinthians 12:11

Finally, let’s look at the fact that the Holy Spirit speaks:

“But when He, the Spirit of truth, comes, He will guide you into all truth. For He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak, and He will tell you things to come.” —John 16:13

Here is where my second question for you arises:

If the Holy Spirit is a person and speaks, why don’t you speak to Him? You don’t speak to a power, or to a flame of fire, or to a cloud. But if you know that the Holy Spirit is a person, you should have a conversation with Him.