Holy Spirit...Guidance

Guidance: Basic Principles

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What’s required of me? One thing…HUMILITY!

I must be teachable. “God opposes the proud, but gives Grace to the humble.” James 4:6

Listening: How?

Jesus listened to the Father

John 14:15–17 ESV

“If you love me, you will keep my commandments. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever, even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, for he dwells with you and will be in you.

John 14:16

John 16:13 ESV

When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come.

2. How should I listen?

A. Listening through His Word

God never leads us in opposition to His stated Word

2 Timothy 3:16–17 ESV

All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.

Psalm 119:105 ESV

Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.

Psalm

B. Listening through Circumstances

Acts 8:1–5 ESV

And Saul approved of his execution. And there arose on that day a great persecution against the church in Jerusalem, and they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles. Devout men buried Stephen and made great lamentation over him. But Saul was ravaging the church, and entering house after house, he dragged off men and women and committed them to prison. Now those who were scattered went about preaching the word. Philip went down to the city of Samaria and proclaimed to them the Christ.

Acts 8:1-

C. Listening through Counsel

Tina’s Grandmother…Daisy

Proverbs 3:5–6 ESV

Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.

Questions:

Are you regularly interacting with the Bible?

Psalm 139:23–24 ESV

Search me, O God, and know my heart! Try me and know my thoughts! And see if there be any grievous way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting!

3. Do you have problems that you have refused or neglected to turn over to Him?

Do you have problems that you have refused or neglected to turn over to Him?

4. Do you seek to be more aware of His presence?