Why is it that there is such a weak conviction of the Holy Spirit today? I don't see the HS taking control of people today as my elders have described to me when they talk about the Christians of the 19th and 20th cents, when they made there stands against the secular evils of this society (based on the presup that not all of secular society's trends are evil). I am constantly being drawn by the HS to withdraw from an entertainment-based lifestyle and go back to an evang based lifestyle. For one thing, I am finding it so hard to stand my own life and the life of those Christians around me, and yet I find it so hard to lead such a life as I want, because our society is driven and consumed by it. Want to respond? john1513life@yahoo.com