The Holy Spirit of God

Today in my personal time of Bible study, I was compelled to write down all of the ways that I can find that God tells us in scripture that the Holy Spirit is (or should be) active in the lives of Believers.  I tend to focus on one or two of His qualities and neglect others, but this is not the way I want to live and it is not the way I was designed to live.  The Bible tells us that the Holy Spirit is God Himself, present and active, enabling believers to do whatever God asks of us.  Here is what I've uncovered so far:
 - The Holy Spirit lets us know what God's will is for us.  "But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all truth.  He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come."  John 16:13 NIV
 - The Holy Spirit guides us into all Truth, teaching us Truth and reminding us of Truth.  "But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you." John 14:26 NIV   "He will bring glory to me by taking from what is mine and making it known to you.  All that belongs to the Father is mine.  That is why I said the Spirit will take from what is mine and make it known to you." John 16:45-15 NIV
 - The Holy Spirit helps us when we pray. "In the same way the Spirit helps us in our weakness.  We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express. And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints in accordance with God's will." Romans 8:26-28 NIV  "And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests.  Ephesians 6:18 NIV
 - The Holy Spirit uses the Word of God in our lives like a sword.  "Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit which is the Word of God." Ephesians 6:17 NIV  "For the Word of God is living and active, sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow, it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart." Hebrews 4:12 NIV
 - The Holy Spirit's presence in our lives is reassurance of our salvation.  "Now it is God who makes both us and you stand firm in Christ.  He anointed us, set his seal of ownership on us, and put his Spirit in our hearts as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come." 2 Corinthians 1:21-22 NIV
 - He gives us the ability to understand spiritual things and to live counter-culturally when necessary. "We have not received the spirit of the world but the Spirit who is from God, that we may understand what God has freely given us.  This is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom but in words taught by the Spirit, expressing spiritual truths in spiritual words.  The man without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.  The spiritual man makes judgments about all things, but he himself is not subject to any man's judgment: 'For who has known the mind of the Lord that he may instruct Him?' But we have the mind of Christ."  1 Corinthians 2:12-16 NIV
 - The Holy Spirit gives us the ability to say no to our natural sinful tendencies.  "So I say, live by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the sinful nature.  For the sinful nature desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the sinful nature.  They are in conflict with each other, so that you do not do what you want.  But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under law." Galatians 5:16-18
 - The Holy Spirit produces Christ-like qualities in our lives.  "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.  Against such things there is no law."  Galatians 5:22-23 NIV
I want to know God's will for my life!  
I want to know what is True and be reminded of it when I forget!  
I want help to pray when I don't know how to pray! 
I want the Word of God to make a difference in my life and help me discern my true motivations! 
I want to have assurance of my salvation! 
I want to understand spiritual things and have what it takes to live out my convictions even when it is hard!
I want to be able to reject the sinful tendencies in my life!
I want my life to be full of love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self control!

Apparently what I really want is to embrace the reality of the Holy Spirit of God living within me!  "Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit." Galatians 5:25 NIV