Hello friends! A warm welcome to a new Life Testimony series – Dancing Through the Seasons by Joyce Ewing-Chow.

Authenticity is sometimes not something we relish - it is like suddenly exposing a messy wardrobe. Also, it is not easy for people to share their past because too often, the process of unearthing is agonisingly painful. They must face the ugliness of sin and injustice too. However, without pain on our journeys, we seldom experience the joy when healing comes.

The work of the Holy Spirit is manifold. He instructs, leads, and guides believers, putting in our hearts and minds to do his will (1 John 2:27; Phil. 2:12–13; Rom. 8:14; cf. Neh. 9:20). He gives us an inner assurance that we are saved (Rom. 8:16), and spiritual gifts. Each one of us as a believer has at least a gift (“each” [1 Pet. 4:10], “each one” [1 Cor. 12:7; Rom. 12:3]). He gives office gifts (e.g., apostles, prophets, evangelists) to those who serve the church at large in a specific capacity (Eph.