Elsewhere in the Scriptures, we read in Ephesians 4:30, that we are not to grieve the Holy Spirit…in other words, we are not to offend or insult the Holy Spirit by our divisive attitudes and behaviors. We think that the world’s clatter can easily drowned out that still small voice of the Holy Spirit (I Kings 19:12), but in reality not nearly as well as we can. Everyday we make choices which to us seem good…ignoring that gentle voice that is imploring us to allow Him to make the very best choice for us. So it’s by our own willfulness and refusing to waive our rights to Him that we effectively snuff out the Holy Spirit’s voice…and with it the sense of warning and restraint that only He can impart…and sadly in the end, our Spiritual life will be impaired for it.