{"id":24891,"date":"2023-04-12T00:01:51","date_gmt":"2023-04-11T23:01:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gfhlive.tv\/freshfire\/?p=24891"},"modified":"2023-04-11T17:55:43","modified_gmt":"2023-04-11T16:55:43","slug":"step-by-step-ii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gfhlive.tv\/freshfire\/2023\/04\/12\/step-by-step-ii\/","title":{"rendered":"Step By Step, II"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-24891-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/gfhlive.tv\/freshfire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/April-12.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/gfhlive.tv\/freshfire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/April-12.mp3\">http:\/\/gfhlive.tv\/freshfire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/April-12.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><i><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.bible.com\/en-GB\/bible\/116\/ISA.30.21\">Isaiah 30:<sup>21<\/sup> <\/a>\u201cYour own ears will hear him. Right behind you a voice will say, \u201cThis is the way you should go,\u201d whether to the right or to the left.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">So far, we have looked at three out of six steps to being led by the Holy Spirit &#8211; <i>Pause And Be Quiet<\/i>, <i>Humbly Ask The Holy Spirit To Guide You,<\/i> and <i>Be Willing To Do What He Says<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">Step #4: <b>Look To God\u2019s Word<\/b>.<!--more--> <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.bible.com\/en-GB\/bible\/116\/PSA.119.105\">Psalm 119:<sup>105<\/sup><\/a><b><i> <\/i><\/b><i>\u201cYour Word is a lamp to guide me, and a light for my path.\u201d<\/i> <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.bible.com\/en-GB\/bible\/116\/PSA.119.133\">Psalm 119:<sup>133<\/sup><\/a><b><i> <\/i><\/b><i>\u201cGuide my steps by your word, so I will not be overcome by any evil.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">Step #5: <b>Expect God\u2019s Guidance By Faith<\/b>. Most times we think when we complain long enough God will hear us. However, the truth is that God does not listen to complaints, God only listens to faith. You must believe and expect that God will guide you. What if you pause and you are quiet, and God does not say anything? From experience, it is not every time that God will speak. But what this does is, it puts your spirit in a place where you can receive from God even when you walk out of that place of stillness. Sometimes I am in God&#8217;s presence for fifteen, thirty minutes, or even an hour, meditating on scripture or trusting God for direction on something. And for the entire time I am there, it is as if God has not said anything. But I believe that I will not lack His guidance even when I do not think He has said anything that I heard or understood.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">So, what do I do? Once I am done, I get up believing that I am sorted. And at times, I step out of that place of prayer, it is as if there is a torrent of information coming to me. It is as if my spirit is now in a place where I am downloading so much information that I need to rush and get a notebook. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=James+1%3A5-6&amp;version=TLB\">James 1:<sup>5-6<\/sup><\/a><b><i> <\/i><\/b><i>\u201cIf you want to know what God really wants you to do, <\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i>ask him<\/i><\/span><i>, and he will gladly tell you, for he is always ready to give a bountiful supply of wisdom <\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i>to all who ask<\/i><\/span><i> him; but&#8230; be sure that you really <\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i>expect <\/i><\/span><i>him to tell you&#8230; If you don\u2019t <\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i>ask in faith<\/i><\/span><i>, don\u2019t expect the Lord to give you any solid answer.\u201d <\/i>(LB, emphasis added). This passage just preaches by itself.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">Step #6: <b>Wait For God\u2019s Response<\/b>. Do not be in a hurry. Do not be in a rush. Some say, &#8216;I am waiting on God for direction concerning this business, God has not told me anything, but I am actioning anyway&#8217;. Or, &#8216;this young man asked me to marry him, I have prayed, and I have not heard from God. But I am going to marry him anyway&#8217;. No! <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.bible.com\/en-GB\/bible\/105\/JOB.33.14\">Job 33:<sup>14<\/sup><\/a><b><i> <\/i><\/b><i>\u201cGod <\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i>does<\/i><\/span><i> speak \u2013 sometimes one way and sometimes another \u2013 even though people may not understand it<\/i>.\u201d (NCV, emphasis added). God does speak, sometimes through visions, dreams, audible voice, people, counsel, authority etc. As you wait to hear God, the direction will get clearer and clearer in the Name of Jesus. As you tackle this decade, you need the right guide, you need the Holy Spirit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Prayer<\/b>: Holy Spirit, may Your voice not be scarce in my ears &#8211; guide me, in Jesus Name. Amen!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Isaiah 30:21 \u201cYour own ears will hear him. Right behind you a voice will say, \u201cThis is the way you should go,\u201d whether to the right or to the left.\u201d So far, we have looked at three out of six steps to being led by the Holy Spirit &#8211; Pause And Be Quiet, Humbly Ask [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[164,68,322,482,37,18,501,276,32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24891","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-authority","category-counsel","category-gods-voice","category-gods-word","category-guidance","category-holy-spirit","category-humble","category-quiet-time","category-vision"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gfhlive.tv\/freshfire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24891","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gfhlive.tv\/freshfire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gfhlive.tv\/freshfire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gfhlive.tv\/freshfire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gfhlive.tv\/freshfire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24891"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/gfhlive.tv\/freshfire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24891\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24990,"href":"https:\/\/gfhlive.tv\/freshfire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24891\/revisions\/24990"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gfhlive.tv\/freshfire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24891"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gfhlive.tv\/freshfire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24891"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gfhlive.tv\/freshfire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24891"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}