My Super Power

"If you could be any super hero, who would you be?" said the 11-year old. 
"I would be Wonder Woman...because she has an invisible jet," answered the six-year old. 
This was the beginning of a conversation I overheard yesterday, between my kids. I was surprised. First, that my son chose Wonder Woman as his super hero. 
Second, I wondered about the reason for his choice. You see, my children don't have the exposure to Wonder Woman that I had as a kid. They are not aware of her ability to jump over buses and onto buildings or about her extra-large, gold bangle bracelets that have the ability to deflect bullets. Their knowledge is limited to what they have recently seen in The Lego Movie. In that movie she has an invisible jet.
Why wouldn't he want to fly like Superman or have super-cool gadgets like Batman? 
This got me thinking...Does being invisible offer an advantage? Does the fact that it can't be seen give it more power? What kind of super power would I want? 
Maybe, I already have one.
Lately, many of my spiritual thoughts have been about the Holy Spirit. Honestly, for me, the Holy Spirit used to be something scary, yet unreachable. On one hand, I thought that if I listened to the Holy Spirit, it would mean that God would send me far away, to a foreign country. I also wondered if only super-spiritual or perfect Christians were allowed communion with the Holy Spirit. It was elusive and mysterious and it occurred to me that only a few chosen, special people got to feel or experience it's power. 
What I have been learning recently, however, is something very different. As I have been studying the books of John and Acts, God has been revealing to me many things about the Holy Spirit that I never knew before. About its purpose. About what God intended for the Holy Spirit to be in our lives.
What has been the most exciting to me is the discovery that the Holy Spirit is a gift for all believers. The gift of a teacher, helper, guide, and of power, truth, encouragement and peace. Knowing that the Holy Spirit is at work in my life, in all these areas, has made me more confident and willing to search for the greater works that Jesus described in John 14:12...

Even more impressive is the fact that the writer of Acts uses the term "poured out" to describe how the Holy Spirit is given to us. This literally means to bestow or distribute largely. This doesn't mean that I have a little bit of help or a small amount of power. It means that I have an abundance of it. And because of this abundance, this filling of the spirit, I am empowered to go, do and speak boldly in the name of Christ. "The Spirit helps us, affirms we are God's, teaches us, even prays for us,  leads us in what to do, and equips us with what we need to do it."  - Jennie Allen, Anything
I serve an invisible God who has gifted me with the power of his Holy Spirit. That is good news. 
With it, I am equipped to start a Bible study, write a book, speak in front of a large group, invite my neighbor to church or pray with a friend in need. All because I have the power of Christ in me. 
It's the best super power.