DIRECTION

2018-06-12 18:26:59

Hello: One of the most valuable privileges of the blessing that we walk in is having the guidance of God at every turn of life. We must always remember that the guidance we have is spiritual. We have to understand that the Holy Spirit is not the only spirit out there trying to influence the thoughts and actions of men. 1 John 4:1 tells us to try the spirits to see whether or not they are of God. You may have noticed that people you know believed that they were being led of God right up to the point of their destruction. Some people are continually saying that God said this and God said that, but the fact is, they never get there, and the provision is never there. They have convinced themselves that every voice they hear or want to hear, is God. It is spiritual deception. The power of deception is, when you are deceived you do not know you are deceived. Remember we are not wrestling with flesh and blood, but invisible forces, principalities, powers, rulers of the darkness of this world and spiritual wickedness in high places..... So what do we do? The first thing is we must truly be born again. The natural man, cannot understand the things of God for they are spiritually discerned. You must possess the Spirit of God to be guided by the Spirit of God. We must clearly realize we have no ability to decide for ourselves. Stop trying to reason. We lack the wisdom to navigate this world. His strength is made perfect only in our weakness. He cannot fill us when we are already full. We have to ask him with the attitude that whatever he says we are willing to do. Most people are not willing to ask with an open heart, because they already have conditions and ideas of their own. Your life is not your own or maybe it is. Well you have to give it up, if you really want access divine guidance. There has to be absolute surrender of your will, to operate in his divine will. Then we have to have a positive expectation that God is going to answer us and give us the direction we have asked for. It’s called faith. We don’t walk by sight. We walk by faith. And if he only reveals to us one step and not the entire destination......We have to start stepping. He will give us the next step when it’s time but we have to take the first step, first. Sometimes we don’t want to move until we can see the whole thing, until we know the outcome. That is not faith. That is sight. The steps of a righteous man are ordered by the Lord! Love and Blessings Pastor Randy