The Holy Spirit

Read the following story, and then use the questions to start a faith conversation.

A farmer and his wife had eked out a meager living in the dusty panhandle of Texas for 30 years when an impeccably dressed man in a three-piece suit and driving a fancy car came to their door.  he told the farmer that he had good reason to believe there was a reservoir of oil underneath his property.  If the farmer would allow the gentleman the right to drill, perhaps the farmer could become a wealthy man.  The farmer stated emphatically that he didn't want anyone messing up his property and asked the gentleman to leave.
The next year, about the same time, the gentleman again returned with his nice clothes and another fancy car.  The oilman pleaded with the farmer, and again the farmer said no.  This same experience went on for the next eight years.  During those eight years, the farmer and his wife struggled to make ends meet.  Nine years after the oilman first visited, the farmer came down with a disease that put him in the hospital.  When the gentleman arrived to plead his case for oil, he spoke to the farmer's wife.  Reluctantly, she gave permission to drill.
Within a week huge oil rigs were beginning the process of drilling.  The first day nothing happened.  The second day was filled with only disappointment and dust.  But on the third day, right about noon, black bubbly liquid began to squirt up in the air.  The oilman had found black gold, and the farmer and his wife were instantly millionaires.
You have a reservoir of power in your life.  If you are a Christian, the Holy Spirit works in your life.  The Holy Spirit will empower you to live life on a greater level, but you've got to tap into His power source, just like the farmer needed to drill for oil.

1.  How does the Holy Spirit of God empower believers to live the Christian life?

2. How does this story relate to your own need to tap into God's power?