That which is better – the gift of the Holy Spirit – leads to what is best: God’s full, abundant life. The Holy Spirit, or paraklete, comes along beside us and intensifies the withness of God in our lives. The Spirit empowers us to grow, convinces us that we are truly children of God, enables us to live in freedom and truth, gives us supernatural boldness and courage, changes us to be like Jesus, and leads us towards radical power, love, and self discipline.