Led by the Spirit

[selahsays]

I have experienced that “still, small voice” many times—not as an audible sound, but as something far less strange and far more comforting. In my own experience, the “still, small voice” comes in the form of recollection of the Holy Spirit inspired words of scripture, in the lyrics of a song inspired by scripture, or in words of wisdom from a trusted Christian friend. That “still, small voice” is a promise given in the book of Jeremiah and repeated in Hebrews—a promise to place God’s law in our hearts.

Jeremiah 31:33 NKJV

But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord: I will put My law in their minds, and write it on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people.

Hebrews 8:10 NKJV

For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord: I will put My laws in their mind and write them on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people.

Throughout the years, I have found that I can always rely on words of scripture coming to me at just the appropriate time. Those words provide everything I need, both offense and defense against any kind of assault from the enemy, and countless comforting promises to share with others. I believe that when we take the time to read, study, and meditate on the words of the Bible, the Holy Spirit will provide the understanding and wisdom we need anytime and every time we ask; and when we walk in the way He advises us to go (in obedience to that “still, small voice”), we will be fruitful and blessed.

Amen. I’m sure every Christian has heard this “still small voice“ of our Savior. When was that, someone might ask? Well, when we heard Him call to us tenderly, pleadingly: “Come unto me, and I will give you rest.” And perhaps when the Spirit whispers, “Be still and know that I AM God.” — “This is the way; now walk in it.”

selah

 

[Blain]

Romans 8:14 states "For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God". The question arises, how does the Spirit of God lead us? God is Spirit (John 4:24) and spiritual thinks are understood spiritually (1 Corinthians 2:14). Those who are born again have a new, live spirit where God, Lord Jesus and the Holy Spirit are pleased to dwell.


The Spirit dwells in the human Spirit, not in the soul. The spirit of man includes conscience and intuition. The unsaved have a conscience programmed by their culture, education and upbringing. Intuition in the unbeliever is mostly overriden by logic, reason or emotion. Logic and reason are easily twisted, invariably to program the individual to oppose God's truth.

The Spirit of God leads the believer in the intuition. It is the "still small voice" (1 Kings 19:12). Conscience is the monitor that tells us that our behaviour is wrong and intuition is the positive, leading us in the way that we should go.

Why does this matter? Intuition is never wrong. Neither is conscience. Most people know about the conscience, not so many about intuition. If we seek to be led by the Spirit, we need intuition to be sharp and sensitive to His voice. It is indeed still and small, not loud and demanding. Quite often we do something without realising that we have been led by the Spirit. There are times that we realise His leading after the event. We need to learn to discern this inner voice and learn not to allow logic or emotion to override it. This is a part of our spiritual growth. Don't be shocked if you are wrong at times. Emotion often seems like the Spirit. This is why the Word of God needs to separate soul and spirit (Hebrews 4:12). Ask God to help you. He is far more willing to lead us than we are to be led.

this is a very good and important question. how does one know that what they say what the read what they percieve is the holy spirit? we are flawed human we have a pattern of confusing the spirit of God with ourselves.

There is a naturallal flow that comes with the spirit any confusion doubt intewrpretation blocks that flow, when you are with the spirit it feels natural easy as if instinct there is no doubt no confusa\ion no matter of interpretation you go by absolute faith you disrtegard what you know and have studied what doctrine what denomination you abide by if it doesn't flow naturally you are not in the spirit.

His yoke is easy it doesn't matter how much you have studied the scriptures if it doesn't flow easily if he doesn't reveal to you then your studying and conintuing in vain it is by your spirit not his.

How many can attest to who the spirit is? can you can you describe his personlaity can you attest to how he operates differently from the son and the father? can you truly say that he is beyond supernatural or is he just something you assume is within you? to many rely on logic on doctrine on or correct doctrine they study they research for years but how many can explain who and what the holy spirit is? how many can describe the sensation of his will his heart how he works where he is withihn the trinity? can you speak to him call on him know him within yourself personally?

I would even demand that you have the resolve to know the spirit deeply first
before anything else that is the key to everything you will not have to worry about what the scriptyures say you will never have to wonder if doctrine theology or anything is truth or not you have the answer