Holy Spirit???

This past Sunday (Easter), I met with my small group which meets every Sunday. However, this time we went to Greensburg to a spot on my uncle's land which has three gorgeous crosses on a knoll. I was set on talking about dating and looking for a Godly wife this Sunday, since some of our group had wanted to discuss it, and because honestly, who doesn't think about it? That is what I was set on, but God changed my mind. I don't want to sound like the cliches I have heard millions of times before about preachers showing up to a revival and remarking how God had totally changed their sermons against their wills only moments before. I am not discounted that it happens, I just don't want to sound like a broken record. However, I, myself was sitting in our church service Sunday morning happy as could be (Easter is my favorite), when I came to the realization that just any subject wouldn't suffice for this Easter day small group. No, I had to talk of something far more special to this divine occasion. I wanted to talk about the Easter story, but in a way we don't typically think of it. This is when I recalled what I read only days before from Francis Chan's new book "Forgotten God: Our Tragic Neglect of the Holy Spirit."
Many times we remember the death, burial, and resurrection of Christ as the Easter story. This is true. However, we also need to remember that this was also the first occasion we receive the Holy Spirit; even more of a reason for celebration! John 14:12 says that we will be able to do greater things after Christ rose, because of the Holy Spirit's guidance and power. Back in John 14:16, God's word tells us "another Helper" was given to us after Christ left the earth. The Greek translation for "another" in this instance meant just like the first. Chapter 16 verse 4 through 11 even says that it was to our advantage that Christ leave us, so the "Helper"could come to us.
My question is this: do we take God's word as absolute truth in all areas? We should. And if we do, we should realize that all the promises about the Holy Spirit are true and we have supernatural abilities to follow Christ now with the Helper. Chan said in his book that if you were told God inhabited a person and gave them a supernatural ability to play basketball, you would surely expect that person to be able to do some amazing things on the court. If you saw no change, then you would highly doubt the sincerity of their statement. We have a supernatural ability to serve Christ because the Holy Spirit inhabits us. Why do we not seem any different to the naked eye? Rejoice in this week following Easter knowing that not only has Christ risen, but we now have help through the Spirit. Also, let us see if we can't put our supernatural abilities to practice this week.