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little boy was flying his kite. It flew so high that it rose into the clouds
where he couldn’t see it. A man standing nearby tried to have some fun with
him. He asked, “How do you know the kite is up there? I can’t see it. Can you?”
“No, I can’t see it,” the boy replied. “But I know it’s up there because I can feel a little tug now and then.”
The Holy Spirit will lead you by tugging on your heart in the direction you need to go. Left to itself, the heart will selfishly mislead you every time and pull you in the wrong direction (Jer. 17:9). But when your heart is controlled by the Holy Spirit, He can direct your steps on the right path. “Following your heart” doesn’t mean fulfilling your selfish impulses, but following the Holy Spirit’s leading.
When you are being led by the Holy Spirit, one way He will guide you is by placing His desires into your heart so that you will want what He wants. “Delight yourself in the Lord; and He will give you the desires of your heart” (Psalm 37:4). When you find your joy in pleasing the Lord, the Holy Spirit tugs inside your heart to pull you in the direction where He wants you to go.
It’s not a normal desire to want to leave the comfort of America to serve as a missionary in Africa or India. Yet, I have known people whose passion was to live in poverty-stricken countries to reach people for Christ. That desire comes from the Holy Spirit.
God has a unique plan for each person, so He guides everyone on different paths. When you yield yourself to His control, He will put His desires in your heart so He can guide you down the path He wants you to travel. His guidance will never contradict what He has already told us in the Scriptures.
The key to receiving God’s guidance is surrendering yourself to Him and His plan for your life. It’s never selfish to want what God wants for you. (see Gal. 5:16-17) www.kentcrockett.blogspot.com www.makinglifecount.net
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