Hello
Everyone,
The Holy Spirit Guides
Us Through — Circumstances!
Sometimes
God closes a door … sometimes God opens a door … but be very
careful in using circumstances as the determining factor for God's will!
The
disciples were obeying Jesus when they ran into a storm!
Jonah
was running from God and was sleeping in a storm!
Circumstances
are like the runway lights at the airport … they must line up with a
number of other factors before they're to be fully trusted!
We've
talked about:
1. The PROMISE
of a guide!
2. The PROCESS
of guidance!
There's
one more key to successfully navigating life —
Our PARTICIPATION
in Guidance!
If we
want the Holy Spirit's guidance in every decision and detail of our
lives … we need to do two things:
We must — Ask
for it!
James
1:5
"If
any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without
finding fault, and it will be given to him."
The Holy
Spirit won't force His guidance on any of us … direction is given to those who
want it!
We must — Act
on it!
Romans
12:1-2 — "Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer
your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God—this is your
spiritual act of worship. 2 Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this
world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able
to test and approve what God's will is—His good, pleasing and perfect
will."
When
we do what we know … we'll know what to do!
In other
words —
If I
don't do what God has already told me … I won't hear any further directions …
God's will is progressive in its unveiling!
We're
all — directionally challenged!
One of
the greatest needs we all have is for — direction in life and about
life — and that's one of the major purposes of the Holy Spirit … to
give us the guidance we so desperately need to live life successfully!
Greater
Things Are Still To Come!
Pastor Phil
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