The Holy Spirit and His Gifts | Page 129

That afternoon the boy came in, kissed her on the cheek, and said, "Well, Mom, I won a great victory today, and besides that I got a job." She said to him, "I'll tell you what victory it is that you won today." And she told him how he had started to go in the pool hall and how he stepped three feet inside, then turned around and went back out. He said, "That is exactly what happened!" That was a supernatural revelation of the word of knowledge and it was a mighty aid in prayer. This mother wouldn't have known those details except by the Spirit of God. We all need the gifts of the Spirit in operation in every area of our lives. Parents of teenagers especially need the Holy Spirit's guidance and the operation of the gifts of the Spirit in these troubled times. The word of knowledge can also be used to &WfV