The Holy Spirit changes us. At the moment of salvation, he comes into our lives and gives us a new life. We are born again of the Spirit (John 3:3-8). Though we were spiritually dead and unable to please God, the Spirit makes us alive in Christ unto good works (Ephesians 2:1-10). The Spirit changes us.
Not only does the Spirit give us a new life, but he then begins a process of making us more holy, more like Christ. He produces within us the Fruit of the Spirit – love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control (Galatians 5:22-23). He changes us.
The Spirit changes us, but we must walk by the Spirit (Galatians 5:16). We must cooperate with him. We must follow his lead. Suppose I see my son playing in the middle of a busy road. I am going to go out and change his location. He can either cooperate and walk with me off the road. Or he can drag his feet. Are we walking with the Spirit away from sin? Or are we dragging our feet?
To conclude this series – the Holy Spirit comes and does amazing things in our lives:
- He empowers us for witnessing
- He makes us part of the church
- He empowers us for ministry in the church
- He dwells in his church
- He makes us God’s children
- He helps us in our daily lives
- He dwells within us
- He changes us
Let us give thanks to God for the work of the Spirit in our lives!
Brian J. Mikul 
To the extent that we expose ourselves to Him (to His word, to His teaching) will we be changed. It is there that we put ourselves in position to hear from Him. And if we do not often put ourselves in that position, by both blatant and subtle means, our enemy will have the upper hand.