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“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the LORD. “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts. – Isaiah 55

God sees ahead of us, and His thoughts encircle the earth. He sees all things and hears all things; He feels all things. God is several trillion miles away from us in terms of comprehension and discernment. Therefore, we must rely on Him for success in life.

We need God’s guidance to make an informed decision in life. We need God to shield us from calamity. We need God to help us achieve success in our endeavours. There is no end to the reasons we need God in our lives.

God has indeed given us a free choice and free will to live our lives the way we desire. He also gave us brains to think and to act reasonably, and God expects us to use them to make sound judgments in life. Nevertheless, we can’t rely on our freedom and brains alone. Psalm 37:23-24: says, “The Lord directs the steps of the godly. He delights in every detail of their lives. Though they stumble, they will never fall, for the Lord holds them by the hand.”

Therefore, we need God in our lives to guide us against sin as we pursue success. The Spirit of God helps us to make a sound judgment at all times. But we have to be sure that God is truly guiding us. When God is leading us, He helps us think clearly and sensibly, and he will direct our minds as we walk in a close relationship with Him.

When the Holy Spirit leads a believer, they will obey God’s Word and go in the direction He wants them to go. God speaks to us in our hearts and shows us how we are to go.

You can receive God’s guidance as follows:

1. Come to God in prayers with your

  request for guidance.

2. Wait in silence for the Holy Spirit for at

  least 10 – 12 minutes to speak to us. Jot

  down any Scripture, songs, impressions,

  or pictures God gives you.

3. Share how God spoke to you with your

Prayer partners for possible witnesses.

4. Follow God’s will.

PRAYER

Father, in the name of Jesus Christ, touch me and fill me with your light and your hope. Father, give me strength when I am weak, love when I feel forsaken, courage when I am afraid, wisdom when I feel foolish, comfort when I am alone, hope when I feel rejected, and peace when I am in turmoil. AMEN.

FURTHER READING: Proverbs 6:22; Psalm 25:5

Mary Lawrence-Dokpesi

Mary Lawrence-Dokpesi was born in Nigeria to Patrick Abuda Obeakemhe and Juliana Fatimatu Obeakemhe, both from Ogbona Town. With a master’s degree in law, she was called to the bar at the age of twenty-two, and she is currently the principle partner of the law firm Mary Lawrence-Dokpesi & Associates. She is also the founder of two philanthropic organizations: the Living Waters Mission and the Rose Croix Foundation. In addition to law, Lawrence-Dokpesi was drawn to spiritual pursuits at an early age, having begun studying philosophy, theology, chaplaincy, and spirit therapy by the age of eighteen. Inspired by her spiritual calling, she has produced ten intensively researched manuscripts on spiritual matters. Although Understanding the Spiritual was the last to be written, it is the first to be published. Lawrence-Dokpesi is a mother and a wife living in the city of Abuja, Nigeria.