Glory to God for yet another day. I got this Christian article not quite long so I figure that I have to share this wonderful message with you. This is by Bishop David Abioye, The Vice President of The Living Faith Church Worldwide aka Winner Chapel Nigeria. He's cureeently the Senior Pastor of the WInners Chapel Abuja, Nigeria. Be blessed as you read on.
NO SUBSTITUTE FOR DIVINE GUIDANCE!
Life is so complicated that you cannot afford to live on guess work. Except you are divinely guided you can not escape frustration because our world today is so full of confusion, but when you are guided from above you will certainly be above.
Every destiny thrives on divine guidance. For instance, when there was famine in the days of Isaac, he was guided by the Lord and in one year he got such wonderful profit that made him the envy of the Philistines. "...The man waxed great, and went forward, and grew until he became very great" (Gen 26:13). Only the guided end up as the greatest.
However, it is the Holy Spirit that baptizes the believer into the realm of divine guidance, that is His special mission towards us. Jesus said, "Howbeit when He, the Spirit of Truth is come, He will guide you into all truth..." (John 16:13). The word 'guide' means to be well ordered. So, when the Holy Spirit is guiding you, your affairs, steps and utterances would be well ordered by the Lord.
So, expertise is never a substitute for the guidance of the Holy Spirit. Exposure is not! How far and wide you have traveled around the world, how enlightened or experienced you are can not substitute the guidance of the Holy Spirit. Having the best of equipment in your establishment is not enough! The Bible says, "How are the mighty fallen, and the weapons of war perished!" (1 Sam. 31:27). Only the guidance of the Holy Spirit is error-free.
Money can not take the place of divine guidance. One wrong step is enough for an enterprise of a lifetime to crumble in one day, and great assets would be washed down the drain. This is why we must be keen to receive guidance from the Lord. Life is too short for you to keep experimenting with it!
The Bible says, "There is a way that seemeth right to a man but the end thereof are the ways of death" (Proverbs 16:25). What seems to be right should not be concluded as the right step to take because a good idea cannot equal God's idea. You may have good business proposals, job opportunities, etc, but is it divinely ordered? Is it directed and instructed by the Lord? No matter how good an opportunity might appear, it must still be presented to the Holy Spirit for verification to ensure that it is within your God ordained jurisdiction because that is where His Grace will work for you. If you go where God has not sent you, you are bound to suffer afflictions. Please appreciate the fact that every man has a jurisdiction so you must line up with the Holy Spirit to guide you within your jurisdiction in order to attain God's best for your life. From this day, you shall suffer no more loses! Now call for the help of the Holy Spirit for your guidance.
Meditate on this: Isaiah 48:17, 55:8-9
Glory to God!
In My Thoughts!
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