Last week I posted the following quote on Flourish’s Facebook page:

“Dare to believe God will lead you. You will embark on the most exciting life imaginable. A Spirit-led life is a thrilling day-by-day adventure with the Holy Ghost. You’ll start out walking baby steps, but if you keep going, God will change you from one degree of glory to another until one day, you’ll be walking in the very footsteps of Jesus!” ~ Lynne Hammond

The most exciting life imaginable…a thrilling day-by-day adventure…Sounds amazing, doesn’t it? But what if you don’t know how to be led by the Spirit of God?

It’s really much easier than you think! In fact, you’ve probably been led by the Spirit many times without even realizing it. 

Romans 8:14 (NLT) says, For all who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God.

As a child of God, you can expect the Holy Spirit to lead you every moment of every day. And the number one way in which children of God are led by His Spirit is through the “inward witness.”

Romans 8:16 (NLT) says, The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirits that we are the children of God.

This inward witness of the Spirit, is an inward “knowing” – you just know what to do deep down on the inside of your spirit. We women often refer to it as “intuition.” You might have an impression or a perception about someone or something.

Intuition is defined as “direct perception of truth, keen insight, or instinctive knowledge.”

It comes from the Latin word intueor. Some translations of this would be “look at, consider or regard,” but another rendering of intueor (in and tueor) that I like is “inward tutor.”

This sounds just like the scripture in 1 John 2:27 (NLT):

But you have received the Holy Spirit, and he lives within you, so you don’t need anyone to teach you what is true. For the Spirit teaches you all things, and what he teaches is true — it is not a lie. So continue in what he has taught you, and continue to live in Christ.

You have an Inward Tutor living on the inside of you Who will teach you everything you need to know. He will to guide you in every area of life if you will allow Him to. When the Holy Spirit is leading you in a certain direction, it will seem good or right. It will feel like a “green light” on the inside of you. And you will experience an overwhelming sense of peace. (For more on being led by the Spirit of God, please read Your God-Given Purpose.)

As long as you keep a pure heart and your conscience clear, your intuition is a safe guide in life. Learning to follow that witness, knowing, perception or instinct, is a step in the right direction to being led by the Holy Spirit.

And if you will “dare to believe that God will lead you,” you will most certainly experience a thrilling day-by-day adventure with Him. No longer will you remain on the sidelines of life watching others fulfill God’s plan for their lives, but you will partake of your own amazing journey with the Lord.

Learning to be led by His Spirit will make you a success in every area of life. And it is truly the most exciting life imaginable!

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