I want to talk a little bit today about how the Holy Spirit wants to lead and guide you.
We all have difficult, crazy, busy, complicated lives.
But the Spirit of God lives inside of you.
He wants to talk to you.
He wants to lead and guide you through every situation in your life.
I have so much word that I want to share with you today.
And I know this could go several different directions.
But first off, let's talk about the purpose of these broadcasts.
I am hoping to restore your love for the Word of God and your love for Him as you learn
to trust Him and to walk everything out daily with Him.
That's the whole purpose of this.
I've had a lot of fun putting together this study today.
A lot of things have been rolling around inside of me.
So first, let's just talk a little bit about how the journey is so important.
And don't despise where you are on that journey because we're all in different places.
In the beginning, you're learning about Him.
You're learning about the Word.
You're learning about His character.
You're growing into the image and likeness of God.
And then you're becoming a Christian that can walk things out with Him.
And you can be led and you can reflect Him in His glory.
That's the journey.
And God is really interested in the journey.
Not so much in that you end up in this place we all desire to get to or this position or
this role in ministry.
He's really interested in developing you, your relationship with Him, and your character.
It's true.
You know, I love James 1.
Let's just start in these great scriptures, and I've got several of them this morning.
James 1, if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally
and without reproach, and it will be given to him.
So first off, if you're not sure where you're supposed to go next, what door is going to
open for you?
The first thing you do is you just go to Him, and you wait, and you trust, and you begin
to focus on what He wants you to do.
The next thing you need to do is you need to open your Bible, okay?
Because this is alive, it is breathing, it is Holy Spirit inspired.
And as you spend time in the Word of God, what happens is He begins to talk to you through
the Word.
I would say probably 95% of the time, I get direction by looking at scripture.
He will talk to you, but you've got to get into the Word, okay?
And then ask Him for direction.
Isaiah, don't you love the book of Isaiah?
Isaiah 30, and I'm going to start with 30, and then I'm going to hop to Isaiah 41.
Isaiah 30, 21, your ears will hear a word behind you saying, this is the way, walk
in it.
Whenever you turn to the right hand or whether you turn to the left, the Holy Spirit inside
you will impress you where you're to go.
He will impress you what you're supposed to do, when you're supposed to do it.
But you've got to tune yourself into the Holy Spirit that dwells within you and learn.
It's a process through trial and error, when to move and who to speak with and what is
your next divine appointment.
If you will invite Him into the journey, He will lead you.
He promises He will lead you liberally.
Isn't that beautiful?
Isaiah 41, fear not, for I am with you.
Be not dismayed, this is Isaiah 41, 10, for I am your God and I will strengthen you, yes,
I will help you.
And I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
So He's promising us.
He's promising me.
He's promising you that He will uphold us and that He will be there for us when we need
Him.
Isaiah 13, for I, the Lord your God, will hold your right hand saying to you, fear not,
I will help you.
What a beauty.
Beautiful promise.
We are not to fear.
No matter what circumstance we're walking into,
he is gonna walk it with us.
He'll, no matter how high pressured or scary
or maybe even peaceful,
maybe it's just general direction
about what you're supposed to do next.
He wants to be in every season of your life.
And we all are at different seasons.
He wants to be a part of that with you.
Psalm 62, eight.
You're gonna like this one too.
Trust him in all times, you people.
Pour out your heart before him,
for God is a refuge for us.
Talk to him, pour your heart out.
Unload on him in your quiet time.
Tell him you can't do it without him.
I can't do it without him.
I am often so busy
and I'm going in such high pressure directions
that I literally have to listen moment by moment.
I can't just stop and take the luxury to go down and sit.
No, he's gotta be with me in the moment
because I'm moving fast.
I've got a lot to do.
I've got a new situation.
I've got a new student.
I've got a new challenge.
I've got a new problem.
He's the answer to every problem.
You know, 2 Thessalonians 3, 16.
Now, may the Lord of peace himself give you peace always,
in every way.
The Lord be with you all.
May the God of peace be with you always.
May he be with you all.
That's my prayer for you today.
That as you seek him, as you walk with him,
that he would be with you in every circumstance,
in every difficulty, in every challenge,
in every high and every low,
he is with you and he loves you.
He wants to speak through you.
He wants to love the body of Christ through you.
He cares for you.
I wanna take a minute to thank the people
that have responded to the video that went out last week.
I've gotten messages from all over the world,
Pakistan, Africa, Indonesia, people all saying,
I am waiting for the Lord.
I am trusting for direction for him.
Just the fact that you'd be willing to listen
and that you care enough to let me know
that these moments matter to you.
I keep this short and sweet because I have a tendency
to think we all have busy lives
and sometimes we just need a little bit of life
spoken into us so that we can keep going on this journey.
You are not to fear.
You are to trust him.
You're to walk in peace.
He wants to lead you.
Thank you.
Share this with somebody who's going through it
and they are needing some encouragement.
And thank you for taking time to listen.
I am humbled that you take time.
It's amazing to me and I hope you have an amazing day.
Thanks again.