
HOW TO RECEIVE DIRECTION.
There are two principal ways – God either speaks you or you enquire from Him. There are times God chooses to speak to you, but if He does not speak to you and you need direction, you can enquire from Him through prayers.
Your ideas are good, but as you are executing let your mind be opened. You are free to enquire like David especially when you feel you need a definite direction on a particular issue. When you make enquiries, you will hear Him speak to you.
We have an assurance in Scriptures that God is committed to directing us.
“Thus saith the LORD, thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; I am the LORD thy God which teacheth thee to profit, which leadeth thee by the way that thou shouldest go.” Isaiah 48:17
“I Will instruct you and teach you in the way that you should go…” Psalm 32:8-9
“… And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left.” Isaiah 30:20-21
ACID TEST FOR DIVINE DIRECTION
God is committed to direct you, but there is how to determine when you are truly directed.
You are Lack Free!
Psalm 23:1 says: “The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want”.
When He is truly directing you, you become lack free.
He makes sure that your needs are supplied. Jesus said to His disciples, “When I sent you without purse and without script, lack ye anything?” If it is God who has directed you, you won’t lack favour, you will not lack people, you will not lack anything you require for that particular step you are taking for progress. If anything you are doing is landing you in lack and want instead of adding to you, check it.
You have Peace!
The second test for right direction is stillness. Psalm 23:2 says, “He leadeth me by the still waters.” That means everything becomes cool and works to your favour. You enjoy calmness and are free from anxiety.
Check anything you are doing that is giving you hypertension and making your heart pant. If it is the Lord who has directed you, you will not be anxious you will have peace (Psalm 85:8).
You make Progress!
The third major proof of right direction is measurable progress, advancement and results. If you are in the right direction, you will make rapid progress.
“You will be shining more and more” (Prov. 4:18).
Anything you are doing that is not profitable may be an indication that God’s hand is not there. When you cannot see any measure of progress in what you are doing, before you bind the devil, check your heart, examine yourself and see whether you are on the right track.
God’s direction will give you peace, measurable progress and will ensure that you do not lack resources.
Look at this sister’s testimony:
Before I came to this Church last year, my life was battered, my business was down and all I ever laid my hands to do, failed woefully. But as I stepped into this place, I believed God and agreed with God’s servant as he declared, ‘There is hope for you’! It all began in ‘our Week of Direction’ in 1998.
In Church that day, the man of God read from Deuteronomy 2:3. He declared from that Scripture, ‘Ye have compassed this mountain long enough: turn ye northward’ and I said, Yes that is for me’! I made up my mind from that day to move forward. As God would have it, in February, I started a business with 920 naira. This business was the making of moi-moi (bean cakes, not just ordinary moi-moi, but a special one for special people. Through it, God has distinguished me so much in the whole of Central Market, that I am now known as ‘the special woman’.
To crown it all, by the end of the year, I made a profit of 60,000 naira”!
-Sis, P, D.
This text is an extract from the book “OVERCOMING STAGNATION” written by Bishop David Olatunji Abioye.
We invite you to read the following article “EXTERNAL INTIMIDATIONS AND OPPOSITIONS“.
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