Acts 10:44 44 While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit came on all who heard the message. (NIV)
Many Christians falsely believe that receiving the Holy Spirit is a separate event sometime after conversion. They falsely believe that miraculous signs should accompany the receiving of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit enters the believer the moment the believer opens their heart to Jesus as Lord and Savior. The Holy Spirit came to this earth on the day of Pentecost in the upper room to those waiting for the promise of His coming to be filled. When we lead someone to Christ, when they open their heart to Him, we must tell them about the Holy Spirit Who now indwells in them. Our problem is not in the receiving of the Holy Spirit but in the recognizing of His dwelling within us and our opening up to learn to listen to Him and allow Him to flow through us. If you’ve opened your heart to Jesus Christ as the Son of God and the door to the Father’s presence you have the Holy Spirit within you. Learn to listen as you read the written word and as you converse with the Father. It is a matter of opening our mind and our ears.