{"id":33003,"date":"2014-05-23T06:00:53","date_gmt":"2014-05-23T11:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/whisnews21.com\/?p=33003"},"modified":"2014-05-23T06:00:53","modified_gmt":"2014-05-23T11:00:53","slug":"rhons-inspiration-station-full-of-inspiration-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whisnews21.com\/index.php\/2014\/05\/23\/rhons-inspiration-station-full-of-inspiration-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Rhon’s Inspiration Station Full Of Inspiration Today"},"content":{"rendered":"

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IN TOUCH MINISTRIES- DR CHARLES STANLEY<\/span><\/div>\n
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Seeking Guidance: The First Step<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

1 John 1:8-10<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

By forsaking the broad worldly way, believers have chosen a narrow path (Matt. 7:13). However, we\u2019re not wandering blindly on it. The Holy Spirit is our guide. He directs our steps toward new opportunities and offers discernment so we can make wise decisions that keep us on course for God\u2019s will.<\/span><\/p>\n

It is the nature of this journey that we have to stop often and seek guidance. God is pleased to respond to earnest requests for direction, as He wants to keep His followers in the center of His will. But I\u2019ve discovered that many <\/span>Christians<\/span><\/a> wonder how to pursue divine guidance.<\/span><\/p>\n

Seeking God\u2019s direction involves a pattern that begins with cleansing\u2014in other words, the first place to look is at ourselves. Ask, \u201cFather, do You see anything in my life that might interfere with my understanding what You are saying?\u201d Sin shuts down the guidance process: it strangles the power flowing from the Holy Spirit and thereby clouds our judgment (1 Thess. 5:19). First John 1:9 tells us that God cleanses unrighteousness when we confess our sins. The Bible also contains a clear warning for those who refuse to relinquish a rebellious habit or attitude\u2014the Lord does not hear their cries (Ps. 66:18). As He brings to mind problem areas, lay them before the cross.<\/span><\/p>\n

Cleansing is actually woven into the entire process of gaining divine guidance. God brings sin to our attention as we\u2019re equipped to deal with it. So on the way to receiving His clear direction, we may revisit this \u201cfirst\u201d step often and in that way can experience a time of rich spiritual growth and renewal.<\/span><\/p>\n

Used with permission from In Touch Ministries, Inc. \u00a9 2009 All Rights<\/span><\/em><\/div>\n
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HEAVENLY FATHER<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/div>\n
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I bring to you failings, rebellions, mean-spiritedness, sin.<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/div>\n
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YOU bring to me illogical grace.<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/div>\n
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I bring to YOU hard-heartedness, recklessness \u00a0, worry, pain<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/div>\n
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YOU bring to me immeasurable\u00a0peace<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/div>\n
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I bring to YOU anger, defiance, unbertainty, ill will.<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/div>\n
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YOU bring to me impossible love.<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/div>\n
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You are so stubborn in your insistence on overwhelming\u00a0 me with good thing!<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/div>\n
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How grateful – how grateful!- I am.<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/div>\n
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— Ashley Wiersma<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/div>\n
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