Sunday, May 20, 2018

Insider Information

 Have you ever known something that you couldn’t tell other people until the time was just right?

 That’s how I think of the Holy Spirit inside of us is.  The spirit knows, what’s best for us, what path we need to take, what’s ahead. But sometimes the spirit can’t tell us those things we have to wait.   Sometimes our way in is because were not ready to hear it, sometimes are waiting is because God’s not ready to review it to us. Sometimes, we can’t hear the spirit.  Whatever the reason the spirit is still there waiting speaking to us showing us who God is !

  I’m currently reading the book Discerning the voice of God by Priscilla Schreier and leading as a Bible study .   I really have to pace myself with reading this book because were doing just a chapter a week .  

Last week we read chapter two and one of the stories in this chapter really summed up for me what the spirit does in us.  Priscilla gave an example of an airplane flight she once took.   Well she’s on this flight it’s suddenly seemed to drop out of the sky it caused a panic on the plane people imagine the worst in as quickly as that happened to paint the plane stabilized . And that’s when the pilot got on the loudspeaker telling all the passengers know what had happened. You see the control tower had a radio the pilot and told him he needed to send quickly because there was another plane coming directly for him and even though he couldn’t see that plane coming for him he trusted what the control tower told him.   Had the pilot not obeyed the control tower the story wouldn’t have a happy ending that it does. Those passengers had a very uneventful flight the rest of their flight.

 The Holy Spirit is to us with the control tower is to the airplane pilot. The spirits ability to see what we cannot, and then communicate information to us based on his knowledge, provides us with insight we could never obtain through on board instruments alone. And yes, sometimes what he asks of us put us in a place of discomfort that at the same time seems unnecessary from our vantage point, but trusting him and responding to him is always in our best interest.

1 Corinthians 3:16 says  Do you not know you are a temple of God and that the spirit of God dwells in you?

 This means that the spirit is in us!   This means that listening to him is an exercise in hearing from within-not being directed by external stimuli that divert our attention away from his direction.

He’ll give you for example, a red light of conviction, telling you to stop. Or a yellow light of caution, instructing you to hold back and wait a second. Or a green light of peace and permission, encouraging you to go ahead. When the spirit does this, celebrate!  It’s a living proof that the Holy Spirit is in there, working, guiding, changing your conscience from the inside out. Even if his direction seems momentarily uncomfortable, remember that he sees the whole picture. He is the control tower. He is protecting you from the disaster of your own uninformed inclinations. He steering you safely into God’s will, and he has your best interest in mind.  It’s living proof that the Holy Spirit is in there, working, guiding, changing your conscience from the inside out. Even if his directions seems momentarily uncomfortable, remember that he sees the whole picture. He is the control tower. He is protecting you from the disaster of your own uninformed inclinations. He steering you safely into God’s will, and he has your best interest in mind.

 So how do we know that it’s really the spirit talking to us?

 He wants you to know Him and to know what is the right thing to do. And because He’s fully aware that you and I are not always very good listeners, His pattern is to say things more than once, and more than one way, so that if were genuinely trying to listen and respond to His direction, we won’t miss Him.  This applies not only to the major decisions we need to make but also to the smaller details of life.

 Priscilla gives us the tools of the 5 M’s to correctly hearing Gods voice.

1.  Look for the Message of the Spirit.

  • Intentionally take time to listen and pay close attention. 


2.  Search out the Model of Scripture.

  • Stay Immersed in Gods word.
  • Carefully consider what you are hearing
  • Keep your eyes open when reading His Word


3.  Live in the Mode of Prayer

  • Take what you are hearing and direct it back to God.


4. Submit to the Ministry of Eli (wisdom).

  • Seek the counsel of a mature beliver


5.  Expect the Mercy of confirmation.

  • Look for God to use circumstances, scripture, and other believers to confirm His direction for you.  





God want's you to know His will.  Listen, Listen deep. Listen early and often to the Spirit within you.  That is how you start to hear Him. 

Praying you and I will hear from Him, and know with out a doubt it is God speaking!  

Have a Blessed Day!  

Christina 




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