Do you struggle with hearing from God? Trying to discern God’s will in your everyday life choices?

Before we jump into the guidelines, I need to make an important statement. The foundation of our faith has to be built upon two things: humility and obedience. Humility: being pliable before God and Obedience: following through with what He asks, are primary in pursuing God. We are guaranteed not to be Spirit-led, if we neglect these most important disciplines.

That having been said and put into practice, we can now follow these cues in our journey to becoming ever more led by the precious Holy Spirit.

• The Holy Spirit always gently leads. He is never pushy or in a hurry.
• God’s “yolk” or burden is easy, light and freeing.
• Trusting God is essential. Get your mindset in a place where you trust He has a perfect answer for your situation.
• Do not be afraid. Fear always clouds are ability to hear. Fear is an open door for the enemy to lie to you.
• As a result you will experience the fruit of the Spirit, especially look for joy or peace.

The sad result of not being Spirit-led is loss. We will miss out on a lot and/or experience pain that could have been averted. However, there is a trap of becoming fearful over “not being perfectly Spirit-led”. In my case, I struggled for years with this. I was so afraid of goofing up my life and displeasing the Lord. Most gratefully though, God showed me that my heart was right before Him and He would accomplish this work in me. If we just persevere in submitting to Him in this process, He will get us there!

“Lord, I thank You for each and every heart here that wants to please you. I pray you would gently lead us in learning the still soft voice of the Holy Spirit. Help us to renounce anxiety, quiet our souls before You and patiently wait for You to speak. Thank You! Amen.”