How do believers experience the new birth?

The new birth is an act of divine grace where the Holy Spirit enlivens a spiritually dead heart. This is illustrated in John 3:8, where Jesus compares the workings of the Spirit to the wind, stating that it 'bloweth where it listeth.' This emphasizes the sovereign nature of regeneration, which cannot be earned or controlled by human effort. According to Titus 3:5, 'not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us,' signifying that new birth is a supernatural act of God, leading to repentance and faith.