Sanctification

Today in Bible study we were asked by one member if we were filled with the Holy Spirit. We had a variety of answers among the group. Some confidently said yes, while some were silent I think feeling uncomfortable answering. I said that I'm filling with the Holy Spirit. I live with the knowledge that I'm imperfect, don't laugh, I know you know that too. I continue to work at emptying the parts of me that are obstacles to God, because the Holy Spirit can't fill me there. I've made progress as I look back, but I know I'm not a finished product. God promises to complete the good work he has begun in me, but at least for me it has never been instantaneous. The conversation turned to the ways we rebel against God's plan, with some making the same easy judgements that are commonly made. I brought up the areas that I wrestle with as part of the mainstream in our culture and the biblical reasons I struggle with some of my own choices. One thing I know from my experience is that even though I haven't changed everything as a result of my wrestling with God's word, I'm am moving closer to God because I do struggle with it daily. That's why I think I'm filling not filled and that is being sanctified by the Holy Spirit as I see it.