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God’s Inner Guidance System
You Can Trust Your Life to It
by Pastor John Hamel
"The spirit of man
is the candle of the LORD, searching all the inward parts of the
belly." Proverbs 20:27
In this brief study
we’ll be talking about the subject of guidance. For a much more detailed study, go
to our Faith Building Bible Study Centre and click on
Guidance.
It's
not possible to share everything the Bible says about this subject in
such a short study. However, we'll be able to share enough to get you
on the right track and keep you there.
The
Bible says that your spirit, the real you, is the
"candle" of the Lord. Today we would say man's spirit is
the "flood light" of the Lord. The point being made is that
God wants to give light, or answers to our many questions, through our
spirits, deep down inside.
God
doesn't talk to humans through the human mind because God doesn't live in
the realm of the human mind. God doesn't talk to humans through the
human body because God doesn't live in the physical realm
either. God talks to His human creation through their human
spirits. After all, God is a Spirit and He lives in the
spirit realm. (John 4:24)
It
only makes sense for God to talk to Born Again human
beings through their human spirits because their human spirits are in union
with Him. (1Corinthians 6:17)
Now that we've established the fact that our Born Again human spirits are in
union with the Spirit of God, let's look at the Amplified Bible.
"And
let the peace (soul harmony which comes) from Christ rule (act as umpire
continually) in your hearts [deciding and settling with finality all
questions that arise in your minds] ..." (Colossians 3:15 Amplified Bible)
The
Bible says that we are to let peace guide us, or act as umpire concerning all decisions we
have to make in life. This simply means that if we have a
creamy "peace" about doing something, as long as it's legal,
moral and Scriptural, God is saying to do it.
On
the other hand, if we have a knot of "unrest" down on
the inside about doing something, it is because God is saying to not do
that. Simply remember, a "knot" means to
"not".
This
is why Paul referred to the Holy Spirit within as God's
"umpire". Umpires decide whether an athlete is safe or
out. The Inner Umpire of the Holy Spirit is constantly telling the
Born Again child of God whether they are "safe" or
"out", "right" or "wrong" when it comes
to decision making.
This
is why we always put God in position to where He only has to answer us
"Yes" or "No". We do all we can to make what we believe
to be proper decisions in every area of our lives and then we go to the
Father and ask if we have made a right decision or not. We then give
Him a few days to give us that "peace" or "unrest", His
"Yes" or His "No".
It's
so simple even a child can do it. Problem is many of God's disobedient children don't want to be
"bothered" or "inconvenienced" by His primary form of
guidance.
Did
you ever know not to do something deep down inside, a "gut
knowing", a "gut instinct" saying, "Don't do that"
and you did it anyway, only to regret it later? You later said,
"What in the world was I thinking when I did that? Something on the
inside was telling me not to do that."
Well,
that "something" was actually "Someone". That
“Someone” was the Holy Spirit leading
you. Had you followed Him, you would have not gotten into
trouble. This is the primary way, or the number one way the Holy
Spirit guides the Believer today when there is no Scripture to tell them
what to do.
We
always say it this way. When asking
God whether you should do something or not, simply remember, “peace” is His
“Yes,” “unrest” is His “No.”
Another
way to remember it is a “red light” deep down inside your belly (spirit) is
a “Stop” signal. A “green light”
deep down inside your belly is a “Go” signal. You’ll get better at recognizing this the
more determined you are to follow Him.
Of
course, this is not the only way God guides His children according to the
Bible. He does have a voice, of course. He can use
the Still Small Voice (1Kings 19:12),
the Authoritative Voice of the Holy Spirit (Acts 10:13), Dreams (Matthew 1:20), Visions (Acts 10:10), Prophecy (Acts 11:28) and Angels (Acts 10:3). These are
indeed all Scriptural forms of guidance. I have experienced them
all.
However, I
never insist on these forms of guidance alone. I always insist on
having the inner "Umpire", the inner "Witness",
the inner "Peace" or "Unrest" of the Holy Spirit to
guide us. This is the primary way the Apostle Paul taught that God
guides when I have no Scripture to tell me what to do.
To
insist that Almighty God guide you in any other way than the inner "Umpire"
is to open yourself up to wrong spirits and deceptive guidance.
When we insist on voices, dreams, visions, prophecy or Angelic forms
of guidance, contrary to what Paul taught, Satan himself will gladly accommodate
us with counterfeits.
Stick
with the inner "Umpire". He makes perfect decisions every
time. If God wants to use any of the other higher forms of guidance,
He can and will. First show Him He can trust you to follow the inner
"Umpire" of "peace" or "unrest".
Are
you in union with the Spirit of God through acceptance of the Person of
Jesus Christ? If not, say, “Jesus, You’re my choice for Light and Life.” (Romans 10:13) You will immediately connect with the God
of Creation in the Spirit realm.
Remember,
your "spirit", not your mind or your body, is "the
candle of the Lord."
Be Blessed
... John and Barbara Hamel
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