HOW TOBELEDBY

THEHOLYSPI
RIT

By

Past
or(
Mrs.
)Ibukunay
oBami
del
e
John(MPH)

i
Tabl
eofcont
ent
s
i

Dedi
cat
ion i
i

I
ntr
oduct
ion
1

Ty
pesofv
oices 4

Way
sthr
oughwhi
cht
heHol
ySpi
ri
tleadsus
9

Bal
ancet
oav
oider
ror
s 22

Howt
otunei
ntoGod’
sfr
equency 26

Phy
sical
way
sGodl
eadsuswhenwear
enotsensi
ti
vet
oourspi
ri
t
30

Quest
ionsandanswer
s
34

Decl
arat
ions
38

Aboutt
heAut
hor
s
40

Ot
herbooksf
rom t
heaut
hor 41

i
 Dedi
cat
ion
Thi
sbooki
sdedi
cat
edt
otheHol
ySpi
ri
t,ev
eryChr
ist
iant
hatdesi
rest
obe
l
edbyt
heHol
ySpi
ri
tandev
erymemberofTheWi
nni
ngWomenNet
wor
k
bot
honl
i
neandof
fl
ine.

i
i
i
i
i
 I
ntr
oduct
ion
TheHol
ySpi
ri
tist
het
hir
dper
sonoft
heTr
ini
ty.Hehasbeenf
rom t
he
begi
nni
ng ( 1.I
Gen1: nthebegi
nni
ng God cr
eat
ed t
heheav
enand t
he
ear
th.
  2 
Andt
heear
thwaswi
thoutf
orm,
andv
oid;
 
anddar
knesswasupon
t
hef
aceoft
hedeep.
  Andt
heSpi
ri
tofGodmov
edupont
hef
aceoft
he
wat
ers)andHecan’
tbesepar
atedf
rom GodasHei
sli
ter
all
ytheFat
herof
ourLor
d JesusChr
ist
.Mar
ygotpr
egnantt
hrough t
heHol
ySpi
ri
tnot
t
hroughsexuali
nter
cour Andt
se( heangelanswer
edandsai
dunt
oher
,The
Hol
yGhostshal
lcomeupont
hee,andt
hepoweroft
heHi
ghestshal
l
ov
ershadowt
hee:
 ther
efor
eal
sot
hathol
ythi
ngwhi
chshal
lbebor
noft
hee
shal
lbecal
l
edt
heSonofGod.Luke1:
35)
.Hei
sinsi
deev
erybor
nagai
n
Chr
ist
ian,
whi
chi
soneoft
hedi
ff
erencebet
weenaNewTest
amentbel
i
ever
,
andanOl
dTest
amentsai
nt.TheOl
dTest
amentsai
ntsonl
yhav
ethespi
ri
t
ofGod upon Pr
ophet
sand Ki
ngst
hati
swhyt
heyhad t
o depend on
pr
ophet
ssol
elyf
ordi
rect
ions,butev
enatt
hat
,mostoft
hem ar
enot
per
sonal
l
yledbypr
ophet
sex
ceptf
ort
heKi
ngsandt
henat
ionasawhol
e.

I
ntheNew Test
amenti
twasempat
hical
l
ywr
it
teni
nRom 8:
14t
hat
,as
manyasar
eledbyt
heSpi
ri
tofGodar
eSonsofGod

Sot
hequest
ioni
snowhowcanIbel
edbyt
heSpi
ri
t?

Ev
erybor
nagai
nChr
ist
ianhast
hecapaci
tyt
obel
edbyt
hespi
ri
taccor
ding
t 4“
oJohn10: Andwhenheput
tet
hfor
thhi
sownsheep,hegoet
hbef
ore
t
hem,
andt
hesheepf
oll
owhi
m:f
ort
heyknowhi
svoi
ce”
.Wear
eHi
ssheep
andt
hebi
blesay
sweknowHi
svoi
ce.Iknowsomeofusar
equest
ioni
ng
our
sel
vest
hat“
doIt
rul
yknowHi
svoi
ce?Andi
fIdon’
t,doesi
tmeanIam

1
notHi
ssheep?
” Myanswert
oyourquest
ionsi
s;Ofcour
sey
ouar
eHi
s
sheepi
fyouar
ebor
nagai
n,butt
hey
out
hebi
blei
stal
ki
ngabouti
syour
spi
ri
t.

JustasGodi
str
ini
ty,t
hehumanbei
ngi
sal
sot
ri
par
ti
te,t
hati
s,wear
e
spi
ri
ts,
wehav
eami
ndandwel
i
vei
nabody
.HowdoImean?Att
heendof
aman’
sli
fe,i
t'
sthespi
ri
tthatwi
l
lremai
n,t
hebodywi
l
lgobackt
odustor
bechangedt
oani
ncor
rupt
ibl
ebody
.

Wheny
ougotbor
nagai
n,i
t'
syourspi
ri
tthatwasr
ebor
n,y
ourbodywasnot
andwi
l
lnev
erbebor
nagai
n.Iam v
erysur
enoneofushadachangebody
whenwegotbor
nagai
ndespi
tewhatt
heBi
blesai
di 7“i
n2cor5: fanyman
i
sinChr
isthei
sanew cr
eat
ure,ol
dthi
ngshav
epassedaway
,behol
dal
l
t
hingshav
ebecomenew.
”Thenewcr
eat
urei
sourspi
ri
t,i
fitwer
etobeour
body
,ev
ery
onewoul
dhav
eseent
hephy
sicalchangesi
nourbody
.The
mi
ndont
heot
herhandhast
obesav
edt
hrought
her
eadi
ngoft
hewor
d

Not
e,t
hehumanspi
ri
tisusual
l
yrepr
esent
edwi
thsmal
llet
ter
‘s’andcan
al
sobeusedi
nter
changeabl
ywi
tht
hehear
tsomet
imesi
nthebi
blewhi
l
e
t
heHol
ySpi
ri
tisr
epr
esent
edwi
thcapi
tall
ett
er‘
S’i
nthebi
ble,James1:
21
“
Wher
efor
elayapar
tal
lfi
l
thi
ness and super
fl
uit
yofnaught
iness,and
r
ecei
vewi
thmeeknesst
heengr
aft
edwor
d,whi
chi
sabl
etosavey
our
soul
s.”

Thesoul
,mi
nd,i
ntel
l
ectar
eusedi
nter
changeabl
yint
hebi
ble,t
hehuman
spi
ri
tiscanber
efer
redt
oashear
t,whi
l
ethebodyi
sal
sor
efer
redt
oast
he
f
lesh.

Thi
sfoundat
ion i
sver
yimpor
tantt
o bei
ng l
ed because God i
s Spi
ri
t
accor
dingt
oJohn4:
24,andHei
sgoi
ngt
oleady
oumaj
orl
ythr
oughy
our
2
spi
ri
t,nott
hroughy
ourmi
nd,
nott
hroughy
ourbody
.Iti
sanunbel
i
everwho
hav
etodependonout
sidef
orcebecauset
hei
rspi
ri
tisnoty
etbor
nagai
n
andGodcannotcommuni
cat
etot
hei
rspi
ri
tasi
tisdead,
ther
efor
etheonl
y
wayt
orel
atewi
thGodi
sthr
ought
hei
rphy
sicalsenses.Forexampl
e,
t
hroughnat
ure(
Thewi
nd,t
reeset
c.al
lcommuni
cat
etheexi
stenceofGod
t
oal
lwhet
herbor
nagai
nornot
)Pr
over 27“
bs20: Thespi
ri
tofmani
sthe
candl
eoft
heLORD,
sear
chi
ngal
lthei
nwar
dpar
tsoft
hebel
l
y.”

Rememberhumanbei
ngwascr
eat
edi
nGod'
simageandsi
nceGodi
s
Spi
ri
t,soar
ewe.Oneoft
het
hingst
hatmakesi
tdi
ff
icul
tforust
obel
edby
t
heSpi
ri
tofGodi
sbecauseourf
ocusi
sonourmi
ndandbody
.Wef
ocus
ont
heot
hert
wosomuchsot
hatwenegl
ectourspi
ri
tman.Meanwhi
l
eour
spi
ri
thav
eey
est
oseeandear
sjustl
i
keourbodyt
hatweneedt
obui
l
dso
t
oenabl
ethem f
unct
ionpr
oper
ly.Thatmeansy
ouar
emostl
i
kel
ynotgoi
ng
t
obel
edbyy
ourphy
sicalsenses,whi
chi
soneoft
hemaj
orr
easonswhy
peopl
emi
ssGod,becauset
hef
ocusashumani
sont
hef
ivephy
sical
senses(
eyes,
nose,
ear
,tongue,
ski
n).

Thekeypoi
nther
eist
hatt
obel
edbyt
hespi
ri
tofGody
ouhav
etopay
at
tent
iont
oyourspi
ri
t.

3
 Ty
pesofv
oices
Ther
ear
efi
vemaj
ort
ypesofv
oiceswhi
char
e:

 Voi
ceoft
hef
lesh/
body
-feel
i
ng

 Voi
ceofy
ourmi
nd/
soul
-reasoni
ng

 Voi
ceofhumanspi
ri
t-consci
ence

 Voi
ceofGod'
sSpi
ri
t

 Voi
ceofdemons

Al
thought
her
ear
ebr
anchesundersomeoft
hem

Bi
bleRef
erence:1Cor
int
hi 10“
ans14: Ther
ear
e,i
tmaybe,somanyki
nds
ofvoi
cesi
nthewor
ld,
andnoneoft
hem i
swi
thoutsi
gni
fi
cat
ion.
”

Thenextquest
ioni
s:HowcanIdi
ff
erent
iat
ebet
weent
hosev
oicessot
hatI
don'
tfal
lpr
ey?

Ibel
i
evei
tiseasyt
odi
ff
erent
iat
ebet
weeny
ourf
eel
i
ngs(
ever
yvoi
cef
rom
y
ourphy
sicalsenses;t
ongue,
eyes,
ear
,ski
n,nose)f
rom ot
herv
oices.Just
l
i
keweal
lrecogni
zeourf
eel
i
ngs;weknow whenwef
eelhungr
y,i
nlov
e,
t
hir
sty
,angr
yandsoon.Howev
er,wecanbedomi
nat
edbyourf
eel
i
ngsi
f

4
wear
enotcar
eful
.

Thev
oiceofy
ourf
leshi
sav
oiceofpl
easur
eandsel
fi
shness,
andIbel
i
eve
t
her
eisnoonewhodoesn'
trecogni
zet
hisv
oiceexceptwewantt
odecei
ve
our
sel
ves.Thedi
ff
icul
tonesar
ethev
oiceofourmi
ndandt
hev
oiceofour
spi
ri
t.Thebestwayt
odi
sti
ngui
shbet
weent
hev
oiceofourmi
ndandour
spi
ri
tist
hrought
hewor
dofGod.Hebr
ews4: s“
12say Fort
hewor
dofGod
i
squi
ck,andpower
ful
,andshar
pert
hananyt
woedgedswor
d,pi
erci
ng
ev
ent
othedi
vi
dingasunderofsoulandspi
ri
t,andoft
hej
oint
sand
mar
row,andi
sadi
scer
neroft
het
hought
sandi
ntent
soft
hehear
t.Can
y
ouseewhyi
t’
sdi
ff
icul
ttodi
sti
ngui
shbet
weent
het
wov
oicessuccessf
ull
y
wi
thoutbei
ngast
udentoft
hewor
dofGod?Howev
eri
tispossi
blet
otr
ain
one’
smi
ndi
nsuchawayt
hatt
hemi
ndcanpi
ckaccur
atel
ythewi
l
lofGod
t
hroughr
enewi
ngy
ourmi
ndbyt
hewor
dofGod.Romans12: s“
2say Andbe
notconf
ormedt
othi
swor
ld:butbey
etr
ansf
ormedbyt
her
enewi
ngof
y
ourmi
nd,t
haty
emaypr
ovewhati
sthatgood,andaccept
abl
e,and
per
fect
,wi
llofGod.
”

Whatdoest
hismean?I
tli
ter
all
ymeanst
oal
l
ow t
hewor
dofGodchange
y
ourmi
ndsetandnott
hewor
ldchangi
ngy
ourmi
ndset
.Wheny
ougetbor
n
agai
n,y
ouact
ual
l
yhav
etounl
ear
n,r
elear
nandl
ear
nwhatt
hewor
dofGod
say
scont
rar
ytowhatt
hewor
ldhasmadey
oubel
i
eveandaccept
.

Thev
oiceofhumanspi
ri
t(ourconsci
ence)
Thev
oiceoft
hehumanspi
ri
tof
tenpi
ckt
hingsf
rom t
hev
oiceoft
heHol
y
Spi
ri
t once y
ou'
re bor
n agai
n.Bi
bli
calexampl
es on f
oll
owi
ng our
consci
ence(
voi
ceofourspi
ri
t)
;1cor10:
25- s“
27say What
soev
eri
ssol
din
t
heshambl
est
hateat
,aski
ngnoquest
ionf
orconsci
encesake:
 26.
 Fort
he

5
ear
thi
stheLor
d's,
andt
hef
ull
nesst
her
eof
. 
 27.
 I
fanyoft
hem t
hatbel
i
eve
notbi
dyout
oaf
east
,andy
ebedi
sposedt
ogo;what
soev
eri
ssetbef
ore
y
ou,
eat
,aski
ngnoquest
ionf
orconsci
encesake”

Whi
l
efol
l
owi
ngourconsci
ence,t
hebi
bleal
soi
nst
ruct
sust
obecar
efulof
ot
herbel
i
ever
’sconsci
encesot
hatourl
i
ber
tydoesnotcauseot
her
stof
all
;
v
erse28-
29oft er“
hesamechapt Buti
fanymansayunt
oyou,Thi
sis
of
fer
edi
nsacr
if
iceunt
oidol
s,eatnotf
orhi
ssaket
hatshowedi
t,andf
or
consci
encesake:
 fort
heear
thi
stheLor
d's,andt
hef
ull
nesst
her
eof
: 
29.
 Consci
ence,Isay
,nott
hineown,butoft
heot
her
: f
orwhyi
smyl
i
ber
ty
j
udged ofanot
herman'
s consci
ence?
” Now check what1cor8:
7-9
“
Howbei
tther
eis noti
n ev
ery man t
hatknowl
edge:
 forsome wi
th
consci
enceoft
hei
dolunt
othi
shoureati
tasat
hingof
fer
edunt
oan
i
dol
;
 andt
hei
rconsci
encebei
ngweaki
sdef
il
ed.
 8.
 Butmeatcommendet
h
usnott
oGod:
 fornei
ther
,ifweeat
,ar
ewet
hebet
ter
; 
nei
ther
,ifweeatnot
,
ar
ewet
hewor
se.9.
 Butt
akeheedl
estbyanymeanst
hisl
i
ber
tyofy
our
s
becomeast
umbl
i
ngbl
ockt
othem t
hatar
eweak.
”Thi
smeanst
hatev
en
whenwef
oll
owourconsci
ence,
weshoul
dmakeal
l
owancef
orpeopl
ewi
th
aweakconsci
ence.Ther
ear
ethi
ngst
hatar
enotoutr
ight
lywr
ongandour
consci
encej
ust
if
iesus,butbecauset
heper
soncl
oset
oushasaweak
consci
ence,weneedt
oshow l
ovet
othem bybei
ngsensi
ti
vet
othei
r
weakness,
sot
hatt
heydon’
tfal
lonouraccount
.

Remember1Ti
m 1: s“
5say Now t
heendoft
hecommandmenti
schar
it
y
(
lov
e)outofapur
ehear
t,andofagoodconsci
ence,
andoff
ait
hunf
eigned.
”

Theaccounti
nJohn8i
sanot
herbi
bli
calexampl
e,i
tshowedhow some
gr
oupofpeopl
ewer
econv
ict
edt
hrought
hei
rconsci
enceandt
heywer
e
abl
etodot
her
ightt
hingev
ent
houghJesusdi
dnotspeci
fi
cal
l
ytel
lthem

6
whatt
odoast
heyexpect
ed.

John8:
3- “
11;
 Andt
hescr
ibesandPhar
iseesbr
oughtunt
ohi
m awoman
t
akeni
nadul
ter
y; 
andwhent
heyhadsetheri
nthemi
dst
,4.
 Theysayunt
o
hi
m,Mast
er,t
hiswomanwast
akeni
nadul
ter
y,i
nthev
eryact
.5.
 Now
Mosesi
nthel
aw commandedus,t
hatsuchshoul
dbest
oned:
 butwhat
say
estt
hou?
 6.
 Thi
stheysai
d,t
empt
inghi
mthatt
heymi
ghthav
etoaccuse
hi
m. 
 ButJesusst
oopeddown,andwi
thhi
sfi
ngerwr
oteont
hegr
ound,as
t
houghhehear
dthem not
. 
7. 
Sowhent
heycont
inuedaski
nghi
m,hel
i
fted
uphi
msel
f,andsai
dunt
othem,Het
hati
swi
thoutsi
namongy
ou,l
ethi
m
f
ir
stcastast
oneather
. 
8. 
Andagai
nhest
oopeddown,andwr
oteont
he
gr
ound.
 9.
 And t
hey whi
ch hear
dit
,bei
ng convi
cted by t
hei
r own
consci
ence,wentoutonebyone,begi
nni
ngatt
heel
dest
,evenunt
othe
l
ast
: andJesuswasl
eftal
one,andt
hewomanst
andi
ngi
nthemi
dst
.
10.
 WhenJesushadl
i
fteduphi
msel
f,andsaw nonebutt
hewoman,he
sai
d unt
o her
,Woman,wher
ear
ethoset
hineaccuser
s? 
Hat
h no man
condemnedt
hee?
 11.
 Shesai
d,Noman,Lor
d. 
AndJesussai
dunt
oher
,
nei
therdoIcondemnt
hee:
 go,
andsi
nnomor
e.Howev
ert
heconsci
encei
s
onl
yrel
i
abl
e,i
fonl
ywewi
l
lleav
eitt
enderasabor
nagai
nChr
ist
ian.

WhatdoImeanbyt
hat
?Youl
eav
eyourconsci
encet
enderbyobey
ingi
t,i
f
not
,itwi
l
lbecomesear
edandunr
eli
abl
e.At
ypi
calexampl
eofsomet
hing
bei
ngsear
edi
sofanol
dwomant
hatr
emov
esahotpotf
rom t
hest
ove
wi
thbar
ehandsal
way
s.Sheofcour
sedi
dnotst
artt
hatwaybutshe
becamel
i
ket
hatbyconst
ant
lyi
gnor
ingt
hepai
nfr
om t
hehot
nessoft
he
pott
othepoi
ntt
hatshenol
ongerf
eelt
hehot
nessoft
hepotagai
n.The
samet
hinghappenedt
opeopl
ethatdr
inkv
eryhott
eal
i
ket
heyar
edr
inki
ng
t
het
eaatnor
malt
emper
atur
e.Thi
shappenedbecauset
hei
rtongueshas

7
beensear
edt
hrought
heconst
anti
gnor
ingoft
hehot
nessi
nthei
rtongue.
Thesamecanhappent
oChr
ist
iansi
ftheykeepi
gnor
ingt
hei
rconsci
ence,
t
hei
rconsci
encebecomessear
edandunr
eli
abl
etogui
det
hem.

Thev
oiceoft
heHol
ySpi
ri
t:
Themaj
ordi
ff
erencebet
weent
hev
oiceofy
ourspi
ri
tandt
hev
oiceoft
he
Hol
ySpi
ri
tist
hatv
oiceoft
heHol
ySpi
ri
tisusual
l
ymor
eaut
hor
it
ati
vet
han
ourconsci
ence.Al
so,i
tisourconsci
encet
hatcondemnsuswhenwedo
somet
hingwr
ongandt
hati
swhenwesayt
hat“
ourconsci
encei
spr
icki
ng
us”
,butt
heHol
ySpi
ri
tont
heot
herhand,doesn'
tcondemn.Bi
bleexampl
e
oft
hev
oiceoft
heHol
ySpi
ri
tcanbeseeni
nLuke3: 22“
21- Nowwhenal
l
t
hepeopl
ewer
ebapt
ized,i
tcamet
opass,t
hatJesusal
sobei
ngbapt
ized,
andpr
ayi
ng,t
heheav
enwasopened,22.
 Andt
heHol
yGhostdescendedi
n
abodi
l
yshapel
i
keadov
euponhi
m,andav
oicecamef
rom heav
en,whi
ch
sai
d,Thouar
tmybel
ovedSon;
 
int
heeIam wel
lpl
eased.
” 
Anot
herexampl
eis when t
he Hol
y Spi
ri
tinst
ruct
ed Pet
ert
ofol
l
ow
Cor
nel
i
usmessengeri 20“
nAct10:19- Whi
l
ePet
ert
houghtont
hev
isi
on,
t
heSpi
ri
tsai
dunt
ohi
m,Behol
d,t
hreemenseekt
hee.
  20 
Ari
set
her
efor
e,
andgett
heedown,andgowi
tht
hem,doubt
ingnot
hing:
 forIhav
esent
t
hem.
”

Thev
oiceoft
hedev
il
Thedev
il
’sv
oicei
sof
tenant
i-
Godorl
etmesayi
tsant
i-
Chr
ist
.Ev
enwhen
t
hedev
ilquot
escr
ipt
ures,hi
sai
misst
il
ltousei
tagai
nstt
hepr
inci
pleof
GodandwhatGodr
epr
esent
.Thati
swhyweshoul
dnotj
ustknow t
he
scr
ipt
uref
orar
gumentsake,butwemustunder
standt
hepr
inci
plesoft
he
wor
dofGodsot
hatwedon’
tfal
lpr
ey.Thi
smeanst
hat
,readi
ngt
hebi
ble
wi
thoutpr
ayi
ngcanl
eadonet
oer
ror
.Somegoodexampl
esar
eBuddha

8
andAdol
fHi
tl
er;i
twast
hebi
blet
hatt
heyr
eadbutt
hedev
ilmi
sint
erpr
eted
i
ttot
hem andt
heyent
eredi
ntoer
rorbecauset
heydi
dnotpr
ayt
otheHol
y
Spi
ri
tforunder
standi
ng.Nowonder2cor3:
6  s“
say Whoal
sohat
hmadeus
abl
emi
nist
ersoft
heNewTest
ament
; 
notoft
hel
ett
er,butoft
hespi
ri
t:
 for
t
hel
ett
erki
ll
eth,
butt
hespi
ri
tgi
vet
hli
fe.
”

Themaj
orchar
act
eri
sti
coft
hev
oiceoft
hedev
ili
sthati
tbr
ingsf
earand
somet
imesi
tcanbehast
ybecauset
hedev
ildoesn'
twanty
out
owai
tfor
conf
ir
mat
ionsot
haty
oudon'
tchangey
ourmi
nd

Waysthr
oughwhi
cht
heHol
ySpi
ri
t
l
eads
1.Thr
ought
hei
nnerwi
tness

Thei
nnerwi
tnessi
sthemostcommonwaybywhi
chev
erybel
i
everi
sled,
y
ouj
usthav
eaknowi
ngony
ouri
nsi
de,i
t'
snotav
oice,butmor
eli
kea
wi
tnessdeep wi
thi
nyou.Thatwashow weknew wear
ebor
nagai
n.

9
Romans8: s“
16say TheSpi
ri
tit
sel
fbear
ethwi
tnesswi
thourspi
ri
t,t
hatwe
ar
ethechi
l
drenofGod.
”

Forexampl
eev
erybor
nagai
nChr
ist
ianwi
l
lagr
eewi
thmet
hatt
hedayt
hey
conf
esst
heLor
dshi
pofJesusi
nthei
rli
ves,ev
ent
hought
her
ewasno
phy
sicalmani
fest
ati
onbutt
her
ewasaknowi
ng ont
hei
rinsi
dewhi
ch
makest
hem knowt
heyar
eanewper
son.Thati
sexact
lywhati
sref
err
edt
o
asi
nnerwi
tness.

Anot
herwayChr
ist
iansr
efert
oinnerwi
tnessi
sbyper
cei
vi
ng,sof
art
he
per
cei
vi
ngi
snotdonei
nthef
leshori
nthemi
nd.Acasest
udyi
nthebi
ble
sPaul"
i Now whenmucht
imewasspent
,andwhensai
l
ingwasnow
danger
ous,
becauset
hef
astwasnowal
readypast
,Pauladmoni
shedt
hem,
Andsai
dunt
othem,Si
rs,Iper
cei
vet
hatt
hisv
oyagewi
l
lbewi
thhur
tand
muchdamage,notonl
yoft
hel
adi
ngandshi
p,butal
soofourl
i
ves.
"-Act
s
27:
9- d,"
10.Paulsai Iper
cei
ve....
"Hedi
dnotsay
,Ihav
ear
evel
ati
on.He
di
dnotsay
,theLor
dtol
dme.Hesai
d,"
Iper
cei
ve.
"

How di
dheper
cei
vei
t?Byt
hei
nwar
dwi
tness.Hedi
dnotper
cei
vei
t
ment
all
y.Hedi
dnotper
cei
vei
tphy
sical
l
y.I
nhi
sspi
ri
thehadt
hiswi
tness.

A per
sonalexampl
ewasan exper
ienceIhad somet
imesago when I
want
edt
opi
ckal
ett
eri
nahospi
tal
.Thel
ett
ercanei
therbeanaccept
ance
orar
eject
ionl
ett
ert
odomyi
ndust
ri
alt
rai
ningi
nthathospi
tal
.Idr
essedup
t
hatmor
ningandhadawi
tnesswi
thi
nnott
ogo,
li
keIsai
ditwasn’
tav
oice
butl
i
keaf
eel
i
ng(
notaf
leshyf
eel
i
ng)i
nsi
demenott
ogot
hatday
.I
r
emov
edmydr
essanddi
dnotgo.Iwentt
heseconddayandwast
oldt
hatI
shoul
dwai
tast
heywer
einameet
ingt
orev
iewt
hedeci
siont
heyt
ookas
r
egar
dsourpl
acementt
hepr
evi
ousday
.Meanwhi
l
eev
ery
onet
hatwentt
he

10
daybef
orewer
egi
venar
eject
ionl
ett
er.Theout
comeoft
hemeet
ingwas
t
hatonl
ysev
enpeopl
eshoul
dbegi
venaccept
ancel
ett
er,si
nceIwas
amongt
hef
ir
stsev
ent
hatwasar
oundaf
tert
hemeet
ing,Iwasgi
venan
accept
ancel
ett
er.I
fnotf
ort
hei
nnerwi
tnessIhadt
hepr
evi
ousday
,Iwoul
d
hav
ecol
l
ect
edmyr
eject
ionl
ett
erandnotbot
hercomi
ngt
hesecondday
whent
heyr
evi
ewedt
hei
rpr
evi
ousdeci
sion.

2.Thr
oughI
nnerv
oice

Thi
sist
hev
oiceofy
ourspi
ri
t(humanspi
ri
t)
.Myper
sonalexampl
eoft
hat
i
swhenIusedt
obeaddi
ctedt
ogossi
p,mostt
imeswhenev
erIst
artsuch
conv
ersat
iont
hatv
oicewi
l
ljustt
ellmet
hatIshoul
dst
opi
t.Thatwast
he
i
nnerv
oice.I
fyouwi
l
lobeyi
tst
eadf
ast
lyandmakei
ttenderi
twi
l
lbecome
v
eryr
eli
abl
eli
keIsai
dint
hepr
evi
ouschapt
er.Mostt
imeswhatwer
efert
o
assomet
hingt
oldmesoandsowi
l
lhappen,i
souri
nnerv
oiceandwe
shoul
dst
opcal
l
ingi
tsomet
hing.

3.Thr
ought
hev
oiceoft
heHol
ySpi
ri
t:Thi
sli
keIsai
dear
li
eri
stheHol
y
spi
ri
tav
oicespeaki
ngt
ousl
i
key
ouhear
ingav
oicer
ightbyy
oursi
de.
Apar
tfr
om t
heaccountofPet
eri
nAct10:
19assai
dear
li
er,i
tisal
soseen
i
ntheol
dtest
amentwhenSamuel
hear
d.
Thev
oicei
susual
l
ymor
eaut
hor
it
ati
vet
hant
hei
nnerv
oice.Somet
imesi
t'
s
sor
ealt
hat
,al
thoughi
t'
sinsi
dey
ou,
youl
ookar
oundf
orwhosai
ditbutnot
asaudi
blet
hatt
heper
sonbesi
dey
oucanhear
.

4.Thr
oughaudi
blev
oice:
Iti
soneoft
hespect
acul
arwayGodspeakst
ous
especi
all
yifi
t'
sadest
inymat
ter
.It
’susual
l
ycl
ear
erandl
oudert
hanj
ustt
he
v
oiceoft
heHol
ySpi
ri
tspeaki
ngt
ous.Bi
bli
calexampl
eofanaudi
blev
oice
canbeseeni
nthebookofAct
s9:
4-7“
[4]Andhef
ellt
otheear
th,
andhear
d

11
av
oicesay
ingunt
ohi
m,Saul
,Saul
,whyper
secut
estt
houme?[
5]Andhe
sai
d,who ar
tthou,Lor
d?And t
heLor
d sai
d,Iam Jesuswhom t
hou
per
secut
est
:iti
shar
dfort
heet
o ki
ckagai
nstt
hepr
icks.[
6]And he
t
rembl
i
ngandast
oni
shedsai
d,Lor
d,whatwi
l
tthouhav
emet
odo?Andt
he
Lor
dsai
dunt
ohi
m,Ar
ise,
andgoi
ntot
heci
ty,
andi
tshal
lbet
oldt
heewhat
t
houmustdo.[
7]Andt
hemenwhi
chj
our
ney
edwi
thhi
m st
oodspeechl
ess,
hear
ingav
oice,
butseei
ngnoman.
”

Butweshoul
dnev
erseekv
oicebecauset
hedev
ilcanmani
pul
atey
ou.One
ofGod’
sgener
alKennet
hE.Hagi
nofbl
essedmemor
ysai
dthef
ir
staudi
ble
v
oicehehear
dwasf
rom t
hedev
il
.Per
sonal
l
y,Ihav
eonl
yhear
daudi
ble
v
oicet
wicei
nmy15y
ear
sofChr
ist
ianr
ace.ThemostcommonwayGod
l
eadsChr
ist
iani
sthr
oughi
nnerwi
tness,soweshoul
dbecar
efulnott
o
mi
sst
hesuper
nat
ural
whi
l
eseeki
ngt
hespect
acul
ar.

Not
ethatwhat
soev
ert
heHol
ySpi
ri
tleadsy
out
odomustagr
eewi
tht
he
wor
dofGod.

5.Gui
dancebyangel
s
Youcanbegui
dedbyangel
stoo,
Hebr
ew1: s“
14say Angel
sar
emi
nist
eri
ng
spi
ri
ts sent f
ort
hto mi
nist
er f
or t
hose who wi
l
linher
it sal
vat
ion
(
par
aphr
ased)
.”Bi
bli
calexampl
eist
hest
oryofhowPhi
l
li
pwasl
edbyt
he
Angeloft
heLor
d.Act 26“
s8: Andt
heangeloft
heLor
dspakeunt
oPhi
l
ip,
say
ing,Ar
ise,andgot
owar
dthesout
hunt
othewayt
hatgoet
hdownf
rom
Jer
usal
em unt
oGaza,
whi
chi
sdeser
t.
”

Cor
nel
i
usal
sosawanangeli
nthedr
eam i
nAct
s10;
theywer
etheonet
hat
l
edhi
mtocal
lforPet
er.Per
sonal
l
yI’
m notsur
eifIhav
eseenAngel
s
bef
orebecausei
t'
spossi
blet
oseeanangelwi
thoutknowi
ng.Thatwas

12
whyHebr
ews13: s“
2say weshoul
dent
ert
ainst
ranger
sbecausey
oumay
bedeal
i
ngwi
thanangel
.”Butt
her
ear
eangel
sofdar
knesst
hatpr
etendl
i
ke
angelofl
i
ght
,wedon'
thav
etost
artpr
ayi
ngt
oseeAngel
ssot
hatt
hedev
il
doesn'
tmani
pul
ateus.Wemustt
her
efor
enothesi
tat
etot
estal
lspi
ri
t.

Howev
ernoi
nst
ruct
ionf
rom angelorwhoev
ershoul
dev
ergoagai
nst
God’
s wor
d orsepar
ate us f
rom t
he l
ove ofGod.Romans 8:
35-
39
say
s “
Whoshal
lsepar
ateusf
rom t
hel
oveofChr
ist
? Shal
ltr
ibul
ati
on,or
di
str
ess,orper
secut
ion,orf
ami
ne,ornakedness,orper
il
,orswor
d? 36 
As
i
tiswr
it
ten,f
ort
hysakewear
eki
l
ledal
lthedayl
ong;
 
wear
eaccount
edas
sheepf
ort
hesl
aught
er.
 37.
 Nay
,inal
ltheset
hingswear
emor
ethan
conquer
orst
hroughhi
mthatl
ovedus.
 38.
 ForIam per
suaded,t
hatnei
ther
deat
h,norl
i
fe,
norangel
s,norpr
inci
pal
i
ties,
norpower
s,nort
hingspr
esent
,
nort
hingst
ocome,39.
 Norhei
ght
,nordept
h,noranyot
hercr
eat
ure,shal
l
beabl
etosepar
ateusf
rom t
hel
oveofGod,whi
chi
sinChr
istJesusour
Lor
d.”Al
soDeut
.13:
1- s“
4say I
fther
ear
iseamongy
ouapr
ophet
,ora
dr
eamerofdr
eams,andgi
vet
htheeasi
gnorawonder
,2 
Andt
hesi
gnor
t
hewondercomet
opass,wher
eofhespakeunt
othee,say
ing,Letusgo
af
terot
hergods,
whi
cht
houhastnotknown,
andl
etusser
vet
hem;
 3 
Thou
shal
tnothear
kenunt
othewor
dsoft
hatpr
ophet
,ort
hatdr
eamerof
dr
eams:
 fort
heLORDy
ourGodpr
ovet
hyou,t
oknowwhet
hery
elov
ethe
LORDy
ourGodwi
thal
lyourhear
tandwi
thal
lyoursoul
. 
 4 
Yeshal
lwal
k
af
tert
heLORDy
ourGod,andf
earhi
m,andkeephi
scommandment
s,and
obeyhi
svoi
ce,
andy
eshal
lser
vehi
m,andcl
eav
eunt
ohi
m.”
 

13
6.Thr
oughv
isi
on

Vi
sioni
sal
socat
egor
izedasoneoft
hespect
acul
arway
sGodspeakst
ous.
Li
keIsai
ddon'
tseekv
isi
oni
fyoudo,
youmayent
eri
ntoer
rorbecauset
he
dev
ilcanbr
ingv
isi
onst
oo

Ther
ear
ethr
eet
ypesofv
isi
on

1.Spi
ri
tual
visi
on

2.Tr
ance

3.Openv
isi
on

Spi
ri
tual
visi
on
I
nspi
ri
tualv
isi
ony
ouseewi
tht
heey
esoft
hespi
ri
tnoty
ourphy
sicaley
es.
WhenPaulsaw t
heLor
dinAct9i
twasaspi
ri
tualv
isi
on.Act
s9:
8say
s
“
AndSaular
osef
rom t
heear
th;
andwhenhi
sey
eswer
eopened,
hesawno
man:butt
heyl
edhi
m byt
hehand,
andbr
oughthi
mint
oDamascus.
”

Tr
ance
I
ntr
ancey
ourphy
sicalsensesar
esuspended.Pet
erf
elli
ntot
rancei
nAct
10:
9-16
“
Ont
hemor
row,ast
heywentont
hei
rjour
ney
,anddr
ewni
ghunt
otheci
ty,
Pet
erwentupupont
hehouset
opt
opr
ayaboutt
hesi
xthhour
:[10]
Andhe
becamev
eryhungr
y,andwoul
dhav
eeat
en:butwhi
l
etheymader
eady
,he
f
elli
ntoat
rance,[
11]
And saw heav
en opened,and a cer
tai
nvessel
descendi
ngunt
ohi
m,asi
thadbeenagr
eatsheetkni
tatt
hef
ourcor
ner
s,
andl
etdownt
otheear
th:[
12]
Wher
einwer
eal
lmanneroff
our
-f
oot
ed

14
beast
soft
heear
th,andwi
l
dbeast
s,andcr
eepi
ngt
hings,andf
owl
soft
he
ai
r.[
13]
Andt
her
ecameav
oicet
ohi
m,Ri
se,Pet
er;ki
l
l,andeat
.[14]
But
Pet
ersai
d,notso,Lor
d;f
orIhav
enev
ereat
enany
thi
ngt
hati
scommonor
uncl
ean.[
15]
Andt
hev
oicespakeunt
ohi
m agai
nthesecondt
ime,what
Godhat
hcl
eansed,t
hatcal
lnott
houcommon.[
16]
Thi
swasdonet
hri
ce:
andt
hev
esselwasr
ecei
vedupagai
nint
oheav
en.
”

Openv
isi
on
I
nopenv
isi
on,
yourey
esar
eopen,
yourphy
sical
sensesar
eint
act
.

Per
sonal
l
y,Ihav
eonl
yseenspi
ri
tualv
isi
onbef
ore,t
het
wov
isi
onsabout
JesusIsaw wer
espi
ri
tualv
isi
ons.Thati
s,myphy
sicaley
eswer
ecl
osed,
soIsaw Hi
mthr
oughmyspi
ri
tualey
es.Howev
er,i
tisi
mpor
tantt
haty
ou
shoul
dnoti
nter
pretanyv
isi
onordr
eam wi
thy
ourmi
nd,y
ouhav
etoseek
Godf
ort
hemeani
ngexcepti
tisv
erycl
ear
,weal
sohav
etost
opusi
ng
bookst
oint
erpr
etdr
eamsandv
isi
on.I
magi
nei
twasnow t
hatPet
ersaw
t
hatv
isi
onhemayhav
ebeent
hanki
ngGodt
hatGoddi
dnotal
l
ow hi
mto
f
alli
ntot
hedev
il
'st
rapofeat
ingi
nthedr
eam meanwhi
l
eGodwast
ryi
ngt
o
passanot
hermessage

Per
sonalexampl
eofwr
ongi
nter
pret
ati
onofani
ghtv
isi
on.Ihadadr
eam
ar
oundJanuar
yIsaw oneofmydi
stantf
ri
endsi
nawhi
teempt
yhouse,
becauseIneededt
hel
ady
'shel
ptosecur
eapar
ti
cul
arj
obIdi
dn'
tgi
vet
hat
dr
eam at
houghtIj
ustf
eltmay
beGodwast
ryi
ngt
osayshewoul
dhel
pme
wi
tht
hatj
ob.Idi
dn'
tev
enbot
herpr
ayi
ngort
ell
i
ngmyhusbandabouti
t
because,If
elthewoul
dlaughatmet
hatI
’
mtooanxi
ousaboutt
hatj
ob,
onl
yformet
oheart
henewsoft
hel
ady
'sdeat
h.If
eltr
eal
l
ybadbecauseI
mi
sint
erpr
etedGodasIwoul
dpr
obabl
yhav
eint
ercededonherbehal
f.So

15
weshoul
dbecar
efulofi
nter
pret
ingdr
eamsandv
isi
onwi
thournat
ural
mi
ndorsomer
andom books.I
fyout
hinkt
hev
isi
onordr
eam i
samessage
f
rom Godt
henpr
ayabouti
tfori
tsi
nter
pret
ati
on,don'
tjustconcl
udewi
th
y
ourmi
nd.

Godal
sol
eadt
hroughdr
eams/v
isi
onoft
heni
ghtespeci
all
yforpeopl
ethat
ar
esobusyandal
way
sdi
str
act
ed.Heusual
l
ywai
tfort
hem t
obeasl
eep,
becauset
hati
stheonl
yti
met
heyar
equi
et.Weshoul
dal
sonot
ethatal
l
dr
eamsdoesn'
tcomef
rom God,somear
efr
om ourmi
ndswhi
l
esome
f
rom t
hedev
il
.Job33:
14-
16expl
ainst
hatdr
eam cancomef
rom God“
For
Godspeaket
honce,y
eat
wice,y
etmanper
cei
vet
hitnot
.[15]
Inadr
eam,i
n
av
isi
onoft
heni
ght
,whendeepsl
eepf
all
ethuponmen,i
nsl
umber
ings
upont
hebed;[
16]Thenheopenet
htheear
sofmen,andseal
etht
hei
r
i
nst
ruct
ion.
”Job 7:
14 expl
ains t
hatt
he dev
ilcan t
err
if
y one wi
tha
dr
eam/
visi
onasi
twasseenwhent
hedev
ilwasscar
ingJobwi
thdr
eams
andnotGod,becausehewasaf
fl
ict
edbyt
hedev
il
,Godonl
yper
mit
tedt
he
dev
i.“
l [
14]
Thent
houscar
estmewi
thdr
eams,
andt
err
if
iestmet
hrough”

Gui
dancet
hroughPr
ophet
s/ot
herspi
ri
tualaut
hor
it
y
Fi
rstofal
llet
'sest
abl
i
sht
hemeani
ngofpr
ophesyaccor
dingt
othebi
ble.
Pr
ophesyaccor
dingt
othebi
blei
ssi
mpl
yinspi
redut
ter
ance.Thati
sany
wor
dthati
sinspi
redbyGod.Andt
hesi
mpl
egi
ftofpr
ophesyhasj
ust3
pur
pose.1Cor
int
hi 3“
ans14: Buthet
hatpr
ophesi
ethspeaket
hunt
oment
o
edi
fi
cat
ion,
andexhor
tat
ion,
andcomf
ort
.”

f
oredi
fi
cat
ion–t
obui
l
dup,
upl
i
ft

f
orexhor
tat
ion-t
our
georper
suade
f
orcomf
ort
-tor
eassur
e,cheerup,
toencour
age,
togl
adden

16
Thatmeans,ev
erypr
ophesyf
rom Godshoul
dper
for
m one,some,oral
lof
t
hesef
unct
ions.Cany
ouseet
hatt
hesi
mpl
egi
ftofpr
ophesywasnot
meantt
ogi
veper
sonaldi
rect
ion.Thebi
blet
oldust
hatev
ery
bodycan
pr
ophesy
.1Cor
int
hians14: s“
5say Iwoul
dthaty
eal
lspakewi
tht
ongues,
butr
athert
haty
epr
ophesi
ed:f
orgr
eat
eri
shet
hatpr
ophesi
etht
hanhe
t
hatspeaket
h wi
tht
ongues,excepthe i
nter
pret
,thatt
he chur
ch may
r
ecei
veedi
fyi
ng.
”

I
fit
's notpossi
ble Apost
le Paulwoul
dn’
thav
e admoni
shed us al
lto
pr
ophesy
.Meanwhi
l
emostofushadpr
ophesi
edwi
thoutknowi
ng.When
y
ou open y
our mout
h i
n chur
ch or wi
th y
our f
ri
ends and say
s
comf
ort
ing/
exhor
ti
ng/
edi
fyi
ngwor
dst
hatupl
i
ftt
hehear
tofmenwi
thout
pl
anni
ngt
osayi
tandev
ery
onewasamazedont
hedept
hofy
ourwor
ds
whi
l
eyouar
ewonder
ingwher
eyougott
hatf
rom,y
oumostl
i
kel
yjust
pr
ophesi
ed. Al
sot
her
ear
esomemessagespr
eachedi
nchur
chbyour
past
orst
hatar
epr
ophesyassomeoft
hem ar
emessagest
hatar
einspi
red
byt
heHol
ySpi
ri
t.Thi
sbr
ingsust
othenextpoi
nt;
aper
sont
hatpr
ophesi
es
i
s notnecessar
y a pr
ophet
,justl
i
ke ev
ery Chr
ist
ians ar
e meantt
o
ev
angel
i
zeandpr
eacht
hegospelbutnotal
lbel
i
ever
sar
eev
angel
i
stand
pr
eacher
s.

Thepr
opheti
sami
nist
rygi
ftwhi
chy
ouf
iti
nthr
ought
hecal
l
ingofGod.A
pr
ophetusual
l
yhast
woormor
erev
elat
ionalgi
ft
sapar
tfr
om t
hesi
mpl
e
gi
ftofpr
ophesy
.Ther
ear
ethr
eer
evel
ati
ongi
ft
swhi
char
ewor
dofwi
sdom,
wor
dofknowl
edgeanddi
scer
ningspi
ri
t.Thatmeansapr
ophetal
way
s
hav
eatl
eastt
wooft
hem pl
ust
hesi
mpl
egi
ftofpr
ophesy
.Meanwhi
l
efor
cl
ari
tyt
her
ear
e9gi
ft
soft
hespi
ri
twhi
char
ecat
egor
izedi
ntot
hreeas
st
atedi
n1Cor
int
hians12:
7-10“
Butt
hemani
fest
ati
onoft
heSpi
ri
tisgi
ven

17
t
oev
erymant
opr
ofi
twi
thal
.[8]
Fort
oonei
sgi
venbyt
heSpi
ri
tthewor
dof
wi
sdom;t
oanot
hert
hewor
dofknowl
edgebyt
hesameSpi
ri
t;[
9]To
anot
herf
ait
hbyt
hesameSpi
ri
t;t
oanot
hert
hegi
ft
sofheal
i
ngbyt
hesame
Spi
ri
t;[
10]
Toanot
hert
hewor
kingofmi
racl
es;t
oanot
herpr
ophecy
;to
anot
herdi
scer
ningofspi
ri
ts;t
oanot
herdi
ver
ski
ndsoft
ongues;t
oanot
her
t
hei
nter
pret
ati
onoft
ongues.
”

Not
e:bel
i
ever
s can hav
ethi
srev
elat
ion gi
fti
nthei
rli
ves,buti
tis
mani
fest
edmor
eamongpr
ophet
s

1.Ut
ter
ancegi
ft
:ther
ethr
eegi
ft
sundert
hiscat
egor
ywhi
char
e:

a.Pr
ophesy

b.Di
ver
seki
ndoft
ongues:t
hisi
sdi
ff
erentf
rom t
henor
malspeaki
ngof
t
onguesandev
idenceofbei
ngf
il
led.Thef
lowi
smor
ethansomeonej
ust
speaki
ngi
ntongues
c.Gi
ftofi
nter
pret
ati
onoft
ongues

2.Powergi
ftunderwhi
chwehav
e:
a.Gi
ftofheal
i
ng
b.Wor
kingofmi
racl
es
c.Gi
ftoff
ait
h(t
hisi
saspeci
alki
ndoff
ait
h,e.
gfai
tht
orai
set
hedeat
h)

Not
ethi
sdoesnotmeany
oucan’
tgetmi
racl
esandheal
i
ngt
hroughf
ait
hin
God’
swor
d concer
ning ourci
rcumst
ance,i
nfactt
hati
sthewayGod
expect
edev
erymat
uredbel
i
evert
ogett
hei
rmi
racl
eandheal
i
ngnotj
ust
wai
ti
ngf
ort
hoseanoi
ntedwi
tht
heaf
orement
ionedgi
ft
.

3.Rev
elat
iongi
ft
s:t
her
ear
eal
sot
hreegi
ft
sundert
hiscat
egor
ywhi
char
e:

18
  Wor
d ofknowl
edgesi
mpl
ymeanssuper
nat
uralr
evel
ati
on byt
he
spi
ri
tofGodt
oknowt
hepastandt
hepr
esent
.

 Wor
dofwi
sdom si
mpl
ysuper
nat
uralr
evel
ati
onbyt
hespi
ri
ttoknow
aboutt
hef
utur
eandwi
sdom onwhatt
odoaboutt
hef
utur
e.

 Di
scer
ningspi
ri
tist
hesuper
nat
uralr
evel
ati
onbyt
hespi
ri
tofGodt
o
know t
hespi
ri
t(whet
heri
tishumanspi
ri
t,God'
sspi
ri
tordemoni
c
spi
ri
t)behi
ndanev
ent
,act
ion,peopl
eorpl
ace.Ther
efor
edi
scer
ning
ofspi
ri
tisnotsuspi
cion,
nei
theri
sitpsy
chol
ogy
.

Abi
bli
calexampl
eisJohnseei
ngt
hesev
enspi
ri
tsofGodi
nthebookof
r
evel
ati
on
“
[8]
ButEl
ymast
hesor
cer
er(
forsoi
shi
snamebyi
nter
pret
ati
on)wi
thst
ood
t
hem,seeki
ngt
otur
nawayt
hedeput
yfr
om t
hef
ait
h.[
9]ThenSaul
,(who
al
soi
scal
l
edPaul
,
)fi
l
ledwi
tht
heHol
yGhost
,sethi
sey
esonhi
m,[
10]
And
sai
d,O f
ullofal
lsubt
let
yandal
lmi
schi
ef,t
houchi
l
doft
hedev
il
,thou
enemyofal
lri
ght
eousness,wi
l
tthounotceaset
oper
ver
tther
ightway
sof
t
heLor
d?[
11]
Andnow,behol
d,t
hehandoft
heLor
disupont
hee,andt
hou
shal
tbebl
i
nd,notseei
ngt
hesunf
oraseason.Andi
mmedi
atel
yther
efel
l
onhi
m ami
standadar
kness;
andhewentaboutseeki
ngsomet
oleadhi
m
byt
hehand.
”Act13:
8-11.Thi
sisanexampl
eitwasbecausehesaw t
he
spi
ri
tthatwaswhyhecoul
dgav
edet
ail
eddescr
ipt
ion.

Asy
ouknowt
hepr
opheti
soneoft
hemi
nist
rygi
ftl
i
kepast
or,
teacherand
apost
lesandt
hei
rassi
gnmenti
sfort
heper
fect
ingoft
hesai
nt.Ephesi
ans
4: 13 “
11- Andhegav
esome,apost
les;andsome,pr
ophet
s;andsome,
ev
angel
i
sts;andsome,past
orsandt
eacher
s;[
12]
Fort
heper
fect
ingoft
he
sai
nts,f
ort
hewor
koft
hemi
nist
ry,f
ort
heedi
fyi
ngoft
hebodyofChr
ist
:

19
[
13]
Til
lweal
lcomei
ntheuni
tyoft
hef
ait
h,andoft
heknowl
edgeoft
he
SonofGod,unt
oaper
fectman,unt
othemeasur
eoft
hest
atur
eoft
he
f
ulnessofChr
ist
.”

Themaj
orpur
poseofal
lmi
nist
rygi
ft
sincl
udi
ngt
heof
fi
ceoft
hepr
ophet
s
ar
e:

f
orper
fect
ingoft
hesai
nt

 Fort
hewor
kofmi
nist
ry

 Fort
heedi
fyi
ngoft
hebodyofChr
ist

Letmebr
eaki
tdown.Apr
ophetcanconf
ir
m whatGodal
readyt
oldy
ou.
Per
sonalexampl
e:WhenIwant
edt
ocr
osst
oanot
herdepar
tmentf
rom
anat
omy
,Iwant
edt
oknow mypur
posenotj
ustdoi
ngacar
eer
.Ihada
r
evel
ati
ont
hatIwashel
pingwomenbi
rt
hdest
inywhi
chIknow wasa
cal
l
ingt
othemi
nist
ry.Pr
evi
ousl
yGodhadshownmet
hroughJer
.1:
5that
Hehascal
l
edmeasapr
ophett
othenat
ions,t
henIwasi
nsecondar
y
school
.So Iwasi
nchur
chonouranni
ver
sar
ySundaywhenIwasi
n
200l
evelandRev
.Sol
aKol
adeofVi
neBr
anchChur
chpoi
ntedt
omeamong
t
hecr
owdt
hatIam goi
ngt
obeapast
or'
swi
fe.Hedi
dn'
tcal
lmet
omi
nist
ry
heonl
yconf
ir
medwhatGodhadal
readyt
oldme.SoGodcanusey
our
past
ort
odot
hatal
so.

Secondl
yPr
ophetcanbesendt
owar
nusi
fwekeptdi
sobey
ingt
heHol
y
Spi
ri
t.Anot
herexampl
e:WhenIwasanunder
graduat
e,oneoft
hepr
esi
dent
oft
he f
ell
owshi
p on campus was sl
eepi
ng wi
th one oft
he chur
ch
execut
ives.SomehowIknewt
hrought
heHol
ySpi
ri
tandhet
oldmet
owar
n
hi
m.Iwasv
erysur
eGodwoul
dhav
espokent
ohi
m buthekepti
gnor
ing

20
anddi
sobey
inghi
m.Hedeni
edany
thi
ngofsuchbuthewasl
aterexposed
publ
i
cly
.Idi
dnotl
eadhi
m,Ij
ustwar
nedhi
mjustl
i
keJonahwar
nedt
he
peopl
eofNi
nev
eh.Li
keIsai
dGodcanuseourpast
orsorspi
ri
tuall
eader
s
f
ort
hat
.

3.Thepr
ophetcanbesentt
ocomf
orty
ou,r
est
orey
oui
fyouar
eabout
backsl
i
ding ory
ou’
ve backsl
i
de al
ready
. Anot
herexampl
e was what
happenedwhenIwasanunder
graduat
e,wer
esumedschoolandIhada
r
evel
ati
onaboutmynei
ghbor
.Int
her
evel
ati
on,
Isawt
hatshewasdecei
ved
andabusedbyherboy
fri
end,t
heboy
fri
enddef
lower
edherandshewas
cr
ying.Shef
eltsogui
l
tyandwasf
indi
ngi
tdi
ff
icul
ttocomebackt
oGod.
Godt
oldmei
nthatr
evel
ati
ont
hatIshoul
dtel
lherHest
il
ll
ovesherandshe
hasbeenf
orgi
ven.Icoul
dn'
ttel
lheri
mmedi
atel
ybecauset
hatwast
oobi
g
f
orme.Howev
erIwentt
ocol
l
ectsomet
hingf
rom heronedayandImet
hercr
ying.It
oldheraboutGod'
slov
eandal
lthat
,sheopenedupbyher
sel
f.
Idi
dn'
tleadher
,Godj
ustusedmet
orest
oreherbackt
ofai
th.Ibel
i
eveGod
musthav
ebeent
ryi
ngt
ocommuni
cat
ethatt
oherbutmay
behergui
l
twas
pr
event
ingherf
rom l
i
steni
ngt
othespi
ri
tofGod.

Thest
oryoft
hewomanatt
hewel
linJohn4i
saNewTest
amentexampl
e
ofhow pr
ophesywasusedf
ormi
nist
ry,t
obepr
eci
se,f
orsoulwi
nni
ng.
Jesusev
angel
i
zedt
othewomanusi
ngt
hepr
ophet
ict
ocat
chherat
tent
ion.
“
Ther
ecomet
hawomanofSamar
iat
odr
aw wat
er:Jesussai
thunt
oher
,
gi
vemet
odr
ink.[
8](
Forhi
sdi
sci
pleswer
egoneawayunt
otheci
tyt
obuy
meat
.)
.”[
10]
Jesusanswer
edandsai
dunt
oher
,Ift
houknewestt
hegi
ftof
God,andwhoi
tist
hatsai
tht
othee,Gi
vemet
odr
ink;t
houwoul
desthav
e
askedofhi
m,andhewoul
dhav
egi
vent
heel
i
vingwat
er.[
11]
Thewoman
sai
thunt
ohi
m,Si
r,t
houhastnot
hingt
odr
aw wi
th,andt
hewel
lisdeep:

21
f
rom whencet
henhastt
hout
hatl
i
vingwat
er?[
12]
Artt
hougr
eat
ert
hanour
f
atherJacob,whi
chgav
eust
hewel
l
,anddr
ankt
her
eofhi
msel
f,andhi
s
chi
l
dren,andhi
scat
tl
e?[
13]
Jesusanswer
edandsai
dunt
oher
,Whosoev
er
dr
inket
hoft
hiswat
ershal
lthi
rstagai
n:[
14]
Butwhosoev
erdr
inket
hoft
he
wat
ert
hatIshal
lgi
vehi
m shal
lnev
ert
hir
st;butt
hewat
ert
hatIshal
lgi
ve
hi
m shal
lbei
nhi
m awel
lofwat
erspr
ingi
ngupi
ntoev
erl
ast
ingl
i
fe.[
15]
The
womansai
thunt
ohi
m,Si
r,gi
vemet
hiswat
er,
thatIt
hir
stnot
,nei
thercome
hi
thert
odr
aw.[
16]
Jesussai
thunt
oher
,Go,cal
lthyhusband,andcome
hi
ther
.[17]
Thewomananswer
edandsai
d,Ihav
enohusband.Jesussai
d
unt
oher
,Thouhastwel
lsai
d,Ihav
enohusband:[
18]
Fort
houhasthadf
ive
husbands;andhewhom t
hounow hasti
snott
hyhusband:i
nthatsai
dst
t
hout
rul
y.[
19]
Thewomansai
thunt
ohi
m,Si
r,Iper
cei
vet
hatt
houar
ta
pr
ophet
.[20]
Ourf
ather
swor
shi
ppedi
nthi
smount
ain;andy
esay
,thati
n
Jer
usal
em i
sthepl
acewher
emenoughtt
owor
shi
p.[
21]
Jesussai
thunt
o
her
,Woman,bel
i
eveme,t
hehourcomet
h,wheny
eshal
lnei
theri
nthi
s
mount
ain,nory
etatJer
usal
em,wor
shi
ptheFat
her
.[22]
Yewor
shi
pye
know notwhat
:weknow whatwewor
shi
p:f
orsal
vat
ioni
soft
heJews.
[
23]
Butt
hehourcomet
h,andnow i
s,whent
het
ruewor
shi
pper
sshal
l
wor
shi
ptheFat
heri
nspi
ri
tandi
ntr
uth:f
ort
heFat
herseeket
hsucht
o
wor
shi
phi
m.[
24]
Godi
saSpi
ri
t:andt
heyt
hatwor
shi
phi
m mustwor
shi
p
hi
minspi
ri
tandi
ntr
uth.[
25]
Thewomansai
thunt
ohi
m,Iknow t
hat
Messi
ascomet
h,whi
chi
scal
l
edChr
ist
:whenhei
scome,hewi
l
ltel
lusal
l
t
hings.[
26]
Jesussai
thunt
oher
,It
hatspeakunt
otheeam he.[
27]
Andupon
t
hiscamehi
sdi
sci
ples,andmar
vel
l
edt
hathet
alkedwi
tht
hewoman:y
et
nomansai
d,whatseekestt
hou?Or
,whyt
alkestt
houwi
thher
?[28]
The
womant
henl
eftherwat
erpot
,andwentherwayi
ntot
heci
ty,andsai
tht
o
t
hemen,[
29]
Come,seeaman,whi
cht
oldmeal
lthi
ngst
hatev
erIdi
d:i
s
22
nott
hist
heChr
ist
?[30]
Thent
heywentoutoft
heci
ty,
andcameunt
ohi
m.”
John4:
7-8;
10-
30.

Bal
ancet
oav
oider
ror
s

23
Wheny
oul
ookunt
othepr
ophetf
oranswer
sinst
eadofl
ooki
ngt
oGod,i
t
l
eadst
oidol
atr
y.I
twi
l
lal
somakey
ouababyChr
ist
iant
hati
s,y
ouwi
l
lnot
dev
elopt
othepoi
ntofhear
ingGodbyy
our
sel
f.Thi
scanl
eadt
oyoubei
ng
mi
sled,becauseev
enPr
ophet
s/Past
orsandot
hermi
nist
ersar
eal
lhuman
and t
hey ar
e pr
one t
o mi
stakes.Meanwhi
l
e a good pr
opheti
s not
domi
neer
ingandev
erygoodpast
ordoesnotwantt
ohearGodf
orhi
s
spi
ri
tualchi
l
dren,i
nst
eadt
heywantt
hei
rchi
l
drent
ogr
ow andmat
ureso
t
hatt
heycanbel
edbyt
heHol
ySpi
ri
tandnothav
etogot
hroughany
pr
ophetorpast
or.

Thebi
blesay
sweshoul
djudgewhatapr
ophetsay
sbecauseGodi
sawar
e
t
hepr
ophet
sar
ehumant
oo.1Cor
int
hians14: s“
29say Lett
hepr
ophet
s
speakt
woort
hree,
andl
ett
heot
herj
udge.
”Youj
udget
hroughHol
ySpi
ri
tin
y
ouandt
hrought
hewor
dofGod.Remembert
hest
oryoft
heol
dpr
ophet
andt
hey
oungpr
opheti
nthebi
blei
n1Ki
ngs13:
1-26“
And,behol
d,t
her
e
cameamanofGodoutofJudahbyt
hewor
doft
heLORDunt
oBet
hel
:and
Jer
oboam st
oodbyt
heal
tart
obur
nincense.[
2]Andhecr
iedagai
nstt
he
al
tari
nthewor
doft
heLORD,andsai
d,Oal
tar
,al
tar
,thussai
tht
heLORD;
Behol
d,achi
l
dshal
lbebor
nunt
othehouseofDav
id,Josi
ahbyname;and
upont
heeshal
lheof
fert
hepr
iest
soft
hehi
ghpl
acest
hatbur
nincense
upont
hee,
andmen'
sbonesshal
lbebur
ntupont
hee.[
3]Andhegav
easi
gn
t
hesameday
,say
ing,t
hisi
sthesi
gnwhi
cht
heLORDhat
hspoken;Behol
d,
t
heal
tarshal
lber
ent
,andt
heashest
hatar
euponi
tshal
lbepour
edout
.
[
4]Andi
tcamet
opass,whenki
ngJer
oboam hear
dthesay
ingoft
heman
ofGod,whi
chhadcr
iedagai
nstt
heal
tari
nBet
hel
,thatheputf
ort
hhi
s
handf
rom t
heal
tar
,say
ing,l
ayhol
donhi
m.Andhi
shand,whi
chheput
f
ort
hagai
nsthi
m,dr
iedup,sot
hathecoul
dnotpul
liti
nagai
ntohi
m.

24
[
5]The al
taral
so was r
ent
,and t
he ashes pour
ed outf
rom t
he al
tar
,
accor
dingt
othesi
gnwhi
cht
hemanofGodhadgi
venbyt
hewor
doft
he
LORD.[
6]Andt
heki
nganswer
edandsai
dunt
othemanofGod,
Int
reatnow
t
hef
aceoft
heLORD t
hyGod,andpr
ayf
orme,t
hatmyhandmaybe
r
est
oredmeagai
n.Andt
hemanofGodbesoughtt
heLORD,andt
heki
ng'
s
handwasr
est
oredhi
m agai
n,andbecameasi
twasbef
ore.[
7]Andt
heki
ng
sai
dunt
othemanofGod,Comehomewi
thme,andr
efr
esht
hysel
f,andI
wi
l
lgi
vet
heear
ewar
d.[
8]Andt
hemanofGodsai
dunt
otheki
ng,I
fthou
wi
l
tgi
vemehal
fthi
nehouse,Iwi
l
lnotgoi
nwi
tht
hee,nei
therwi
l
lIeat
br
eadnordr
inkwat
eri
nthi
spl
ace:[
9]Forsowasi
tchar
gedmebyt
he
wor
doft
heLORD,say
ing,Eatnobr
ead,nordr
inkwat
er,nort
urnagai
nby
t
hesamewayt
hatt
houcamest
.[10]Sohewentanot
herway
,andr
etur
ned
notbyt
hewayt
hathecamet
oBet
hel
.[11]
Nowt
her
edwel
tanol
dpr
ophet
i
nBet
hel
;andhi
ssonscameandt
oldhi
m al
lthewor
kst
hatt
hemanofGod
haddonet
hatdayi
nBet
hel
:thewor
dswhi
chhehadspokenunt
otheki
ng,
t
hem t
heyt
oldal
sot
othei
rfat
her
.[12]
Andt
hei
rfat
hersai
dunt
othem,
what
waywenthe?Forhi
ssonshadseenwhatwayt
hemanofGodwent
,whi
ch
camef
rom Judah.[
13]
Andhesai
dunt
ohi
ssons,Saddl
emet
heass.So
t
heysaddl
edhi
mtheass:andher
odet
her
eon,
[14]Andwentaf
tert
heman
ofGod,andf
oundhi
m si
tt
ingunderanoak:andhesai
dunt
ohi
m,Ar
tthou
t
hemanofGodt
hatcamestf
rom Judah?Andhesai
d,Iam.[
15]
Thenhe
sai
dunt
ohi
m,Comehomewi
thme,andeatbr
ead.[
16]
Andhesai
d,Imay
notr
etur
nwi
tht
hee,norgoi
nwi
tht
hee:nei
therwi
l
lIeatbr
eadnordr
ink
wat
erwi
tht
heei
nthi
spl
ace:[
17]
Fori
twassai
dtomebyt
hewor
doft
he
LORD,
Thoushal
teatnobr
eadnordr
inkwat
ert
her
e,nort
urnagai
ntogoby
t
hewayt
hatt
houcamest
.[18]
Hesai
dunt
ohi
m,Iam apr
ophetal
soas
t
houar
t;andanangelspakeunt
omebyt
hewor
doft
heLORD,say
ing,
25
Br
inghi
m backwi
tht
heei
ntot
hinehouse,t
hathemayeatbr
eadanddr
ink
wat
er.Buthel
i
edunt
ohi
m.[
19]
Sohewentbackwi
thhi
m,anddi
deat
br
eadi
nhi
shouse,
anddr
ankwat
er.[
20]
Andi
tcamet
opass,
ast
heysatat
t
het
abl
e,t
hatt
hewor
doft
heLORDcameunt
othepr
ophett
hatbr
ought
hi
m back:[
21]
Andhecr
iedunt
othemanofGodt
hatcamef
rom Judah,
say
ing,
Thussai
tht
heLORD,
For
asmuchast
houhastdi
sobey
edt
hemout
h
oft
heLORD,
andhastnotkeptt
hecommandmentwhi
cht
heLORDt
hyGod
commandedt
hee,[
22]
Butcamestback,andhasteat
enbr
eadanddr
unk
wat
eri
nthepl
ace,
oft
hewhi
cht
heLORDdi
dsayt
othee,
Eatnobr
ead,
and
dr
inknowat
er;
thycar
cassshal
lnotcomeunt
othesepul
chr
eoft
hyf
ather
s.
[
23]
Andi
tcamet
opass,af
terhehadeat
enbr
ead,andaf
terhehaddr
unk,
t
hathesaddl
edf
orhi
mtheass,t
owi
t,f
ort
hepr
ophetwhom hehad
br
oughtback.[
24]
Andwhenhewasgone,al
i
onmethi
m byt
heway
,and
sl
ewhi
m:andhi
scar
casswascasti
ntheway
,andt
heassst
oodbyi
t,t
he
l
i
onal
sost
oodbyt
hecar
cass.[
25]
And,behol
d,menpassedby
,andsaw
t
hecar
casscasti
ntheway
,andt
hel
i
onst
andi
ngbyt
hecar
cass:andt
hey
cameandt
oldi
tint
heci
tywher
etheol
dpr
ophetdwel
t.[
26]andwhent
he
pr
ophett
hatbr
oughthi
m backf
rom t
hewayhear
dther
eof
,hesai
d,i
tist
he
manofGod,whowasdi
sobedi
entunt
othewor
doft
heLor
d:t
her
efor
ethe
LORDhat
hdel
i
ver
edhi
m unt
othel
i
on,whi
chhat
htor
nhi
m,andsl
ainhi
m,
accor
dingt
othewor
doft
heLORD,
whi
chhespakeunt
ohi
m.”

Thest
oryt
oldushow t
hey
oungpr
ophetl
osthi
sli
fef
orf
oll
owi
ngt
heol
d
pr
ophetwi
thoutbot
her
ingt
oaskGodi
fhewascor
rectdespi
tet
hef
actt
hat
whatt
heol
dpr
ophetsai
dwasagai
nstwhatGodt
oldhi
m.

Not
e:Weshoul
dnev
ert
hrowf
leeceorcastl
oti
not
hert
oknowGod’
swi
l
l
becauset
hef
leshi
sthear
enaoft
hedev
ilandhecaneasi
l
ymani
pul
ateus.

26
Fl
eeceandcast
ingofl
otwasdonei
ntheOl
dTest
ament
,butaf
tert
he
di
sci
plesgotf
il
ledwi
tht
heHol
ySpi
ri
ttheynev
ercastf
leeceagai
n.

Anexampl
eofcast
ingofl
oti
swhatt
hedi
sci
plesdi
dinr
epl
aci
ngJudas
I
scar
ioti
nAct
s1,
itwasaf
tert
hent
hatt
heygotf
il
ledwi
tht
heHol
ySpi
ri
tIn
chapt
er2andsuchwasnev
err
epeat
edagai
nint
heear
lychur
ch. 

Act1: 26 “
24- Andt
heypr
ayed,andsai
d,Thou,Lor
d,whi
chknowestt
he
hear
tsofal
lmen,
showwhet
heroft
heset
wot
houhastchosen,
25 
Thathe
mayt
akepar
toft
hismi
nist
ryand apost
leshi
p,f
rom whi
ch Judasby
t
ransgr
essi
onf
ell
,thathemi
ghtgot
ohi
sownpl
ace.
 26 
Andt
heygav
efor
th
t
hei
rlot
s; 
andt
hel
otf
elluponMat
thi
as;
 
andhewasnumber
edwi
tht
he
el
evenapost
les.
”Ev
ent
hought
heypr
ayed,t
her
eisst
il
lar
gumentt
hat
Mat
thi
aswasnott
her
ightr
epl
acementf
orJudasI
scar
iott
hati
t’
smostl
i
ke
Paulbecause ofHi
s expl
oit
s,as not
hing much was r
eal
l
ywr
it
ten of
Mat
thi
as.Al
i
feexampl
eoft
hati
samant
hatsai
dthef
ir
stl
adyt
ocomet
o
chur
chonapar
ti
cul
ardaywi
l
lbehi
swi
fe,t
hedev
ilcanor
chest
rat
eoneof
hi
schi
l
drent
ocomeear
lyt
ochur
cht
hatdayt
her
ebymaki
nghi
m ent
eri
nto
er
ror
.

27
Howt
otunei
ntoGod'
sfr
equency
Nat
ural
l
yspeaki
ng,I
fyoudon'
ttunei
ntoast
ati
ony
oucan'
tgetbl
essed
f
rom t
hest
ati
ondespi
tet
heexi
stenceoft
hest
ati
on.Thati
sexact
lywhy
someonedon’
thearGod’
svoi
cebecauseGodi
sal
way
sspeaki
ngt
oHi
s
chi
l
drenbutsomeofusar
enotj
ustt
uni
ngi
n.Bel
owar
etheway
swecan
t
unei
ntoGod’
sfr
equency
.

1.Askhi
minpr
ayerbef
oret
aki
nganydeci
sion

Iwanty
out
oknowt
hatGodi
snotani
ntr
uderi
fyoul
eav
ehi
m outofy
our
mat
terj
ustl
i
keJesus’
spar
entl
efthi
m behi
ndy
ouhav
etogobackt
ohi
mif
notHewon’
tfor
cehi
msel
fony
ou.Thi
shappent
osomeofusbecausewe
ar
einsomuchhur
ryt
hatwef
orgett
oaskGodaboutourl
i
fedeci
sions
especi
all
ythe ones we t
ag as i
nsi
gni
fi
cant
,meanwhi
l
e one si
ngl
e
i
nsi
gni
fi
cantdeci
sionaswemayt
agi
tcancauseusal
otofpai
n.Thatwas
whatPr
over
bs3:
5meantbyadmoni
shi
ngust
oacknowl
edgeGodi
nal
lof
y
ourway
s.Don'
twai
tti
l
lyouwantt
omar
rybef
oreaski
ngf
orGod'
smi
nd.

Thi
ssi
ngul
art
hingwaswhatki
l
ledoneoft
heOl
dTest
amentki
ngs(
King
Asa,y
oucancheckt
hest
oryouti
n2chr
oni
cles16:
12)
,Hewentand
consul
taphy
sici
anwhenhewassi
ckwi
thoutf
ir
stconsul
ti
ngGod.I
fyou
don'
taskf
orhi
smi
ndhemaynotsayany
thi
ngbecausehedoesn'
tint
rude
i
ntoourpr
ivacywi
thouti
nvi
tat
ion.Ther
eisnot
hingwr
ongwi
thseei
nga

28
doct
orbutGodwasangr
ythatHedi
dnotbot
heraski
nghi
m bef
oreseei
ng
t
hedoct
or.I
tshowshehasmor
etr
usti
nthedoct
ort
hani
nGod.

2.Li
stent
ohearwhatGodhast
osaybef
oret
aki
ngdeci
sion:Somepeopl
e
askbutt
heyact
edbef
oreGodr
esponded.Bei
ngqui
eti
nthespi
ri
tisaway
ofl
i
steni
ng.Don'
tgoggl
ethei
nfor
mat
ionaboutt
hest
uffbef
orel
i
steni
ngt
o
Godsot
haty
ourr
easoni
ngwi
l
lnotst
andi
ntheway
.Taket
imet
oli
stent
o
y
ourspi
ri
tandnoty
ourf
leshbef
oret
aki
ng anydeci
sion.Whi
l
esome
peopl
ear
etoobusyanddi
str
act
edt
ohearGod,
thei
rspi
ri
tisnev
erqui
et.

Somet
imesagoImetsomel
adi
esdi
scussi
ngaboutCov
id-
19,
oneoft
hem
wasmor
evocalt
hanot
her
s,butwhatshehear
dwasawr
ongi
nfor
mat
ion.
Theheal
theducat
ori
nmer
oset
ocor
recther
.Atf
ir
stshesai
dCov
id-
19
wasn'
tai
rbor
net
hati
t’
str
ansmi
tt
edt
hroughf
lui
dbutt
henextt
hingshe
sai
dtocor
robor
ateherpoi
nti
sthati
t’
sav
irusl
i
keHI
V andcan’
tbe
cont
ract
edf
rom adeadbody
.Iwast
ryi
ngt
ocor
recthert
hatv
iruscoul
dbe
cont
ract
edf
rom deadbodi
esf
rom myexper
ienceasananat
omi
sti
nthe
embal
mingcent
erbutshei
nter
rupt
edmeandsai
dtheydon'
tembal
m
peopl
e who di
e as a r
esul
tofHI
V.Iwas ev
en t
ryi
ng t
o expl
aint
he
pr
ocessesi
nembal
mingadeadHI
Vpat
ientt
hatwear
emor
ecaut
ious
becauseonecancont
actf
rom cadav
ers,butherv
oicegotl
ouderandshe
wasr
eadyt
otur
nitt
oanar
gumentsoIj
ustkeptqui
et.Atf
ir
stIwant
edt
o
t
ellhert
hatIhadei
ght
eenmont
hsexper
ienceasananat
omi
sti
nthe
hi
stopat
hol
ogydepar
tmentt
hatheri
nfor
mat
ionwer
ewr
ongbutbecauseI
di
dnothav
ethest
rengt
htoar
gue,
Ikeptqui
etandal
l
owedhert
ocont
inue
t
alki
ng.AsIl
eftt
heHol
ySpi
ri
ttol
dmet
hat
'showmostofusar
ewhenev
er
Het
ri
est
oleadus,
weassumet
oknowt
oomuchandwear
enev
erqui
et.I
am notj
ustt
alki
ngaboutphy
sicalqui
etnessbutbei
ngqui
eti
nourspi
ri
t.

29
Ourmi
ndi
sal
way
sthi
nki
ngaboutsomet
hingorsomeev
ent
sthatsomeof
uscan'
thearGodunl
essHeshowsusi
nourdr
eam whenwear
easl
eep
andi
tshoul
dnotbeso.Let
'sl
ookatt
hescr
ipt
ureof1Pet 4“
er3: [
4]Butl
eti
t
bet
hehi
ddenmanoft
hehear
t,i
nthatwhi
chi
snotcor
rupt
ibl
e,ev
ent
he
or
namentofameekandqui
etspi
ri
t,whi
chi
sint
hesi
ghtofGodofgr
eat
pr
ice.
”

Ameekandqui
etspi
ri
tmakesi
teasi
erf
orGodt
obeabl
etoeasi
l
yleadus
andt
hati
sthemosti
mpor
tantor
namentt
oGodi
nawoman.

3.Obeysi
mpl
einst
ruct
ionev
eni
nsmal
lsi
tuat
ion:St
artf
rom obey
ingt
he
wr
it
tenwor
dofGodt
henGodcanbeconf
identofl
eadi
ngy
ouper
sonal
l
y
butr
emember
,Hi
sleadi
ngswi
l
lal
way
sagr
eewi
thHi
spr
inci
ples.Youcan
al
sodot
hatbyaski
ngsi
mpl
equest
ionsl
i
kewhi
chchur
chshoul
dIat
tend,
shoul
dIal
l
ow t
hisf
ri
endt
obecl
oset
ome,her
ebyy
oust
artf
rom si
mpl
e
obedi
ence.Thatwashow t
ogr
ow.Ir
emembert
hoseday
sofaski
ngi
f
wear
ingearr
ingwasasi
nandt
rustme,Heanswer
edme.Especi
all
yin
t
hoseday
swhenev
erydemonpossessconv
ertsay
sthedev
ilmakesev
ery
f
inet
hings.Godt
oldt
hatwast
hel
i
ethedev
ilt
oldt
hem i
nhi
ski
ngdom and
i
nst
eadoft
hem t
osi
tdownandl
ear
nthet
rut
hfr
om t
hewor
dofGod.They
al
lofasuddenmov
efr
om bei
ngdemonpossessedt
obei
ngabi
blet
eacher
.
Howi
sthatpossi
ble?Imeani
sitpossi
blef
orsomeonet
obecomeacoach
i
nbasket
bal
lbecausehewasacoachi
nfoot
bal
l
.Ift
hecoachi
nbasket
bal
l
j
oinedf
oot
bal
lcl
ub,
hewi
l
lhav
etost
artf
rom t
hescr
atchbecauset
her
ules
ar
edi
ff
erent
.Thati
sexact
lyt
hemi
stakepeopl
emadewhent
heymake
somebodyt
hatwasdemonpossessedandj
ustbor
nagai
nanev
angel
i
st,
s/
hewi
l
lendupf
eedi
nghi
s/hercongr
egat
ionwi
tht
hel
i
est
hedev
ilt
old
hi
m/her
.Obey
ingsi
mpl
einst
ruct
ionmeansy
oudon’
tst
artobey
ingGod

30
f
rom mar
it
ali
ssuesbecausey
ouar
eli
kel
ytomakemi
stake,i
nst
eadst
art
f
rom smal
l
ert
hingssot
haty
oucangetacquai
ntedwi
thGod’
svoi
ce.

4.Pr
ayi
ngi
ntongueshel
pyourspi
ri
ttobesensi
ti
vet
othespi
ri
tofGod:
Per
sonal
l
yIhav
egotmostofmyl
eadi
ngsf
rom t
heHol
ySpi
ri
twhenIpr
ay
i
ntonguesbecausepr
ayi
ngi
ntonguesnotonl
ymakesoneconsci
ousof
t
hespi
ri
tbuti
tal
somakesonesspi
ri
ttobeal
ertandsensi
ti
vet
oGod’
s
Spi
ri
t.I
tedi
fi
esy
ourspi
ri
tandhel
psonemi
ndt
obequi
etbecausey
ou
don'
thav
etot
hinkofwhatt
osay

1Cor
int
hians14:
14- s“
15say Fori
fIpr
ayi
nanunknownt
ongue,myspi
ri
t
pr
ayet
h,butmyunder
standi
ngi
sunf
rui
tf
ul.Whati
sitt
hen?Iwi
l
lpr
aywi
th
t
hespi
ri
t,andIwi
l
lpr
aywi
tht
heunder
standi
ngal
so:Iwi
l
lsi
ngwi
tht
he
spi
ri
t,andIwi
l
lsi
ngwi
tht
heunder
standi
ngal
so.
”
I
fyoucan'
tspeaki
ntonguesy
oucansi
mpl
yaskGodi
nthenameofJesus
t
obef
il
ledwi
tht
heHol
ySpi
ri
tev
eni
nyourr
oom i
fonl
yyoubel
i
eve(
Luke
11:
11-
13)andHewi
l
lfi
l
lyou,Speaki
ngi
ntonguesi
sact
ual
l
yanev
idence
ofbei
ngf
il
led

5.Ponder
ingonscr
ipt
ures:Thi
sisl
i
kef
eedi
ngourspi
ri
tman.Hav
inga
heal
thyspi
ri
tmanhel
psourspi
ri
tualsensest
owor
kper
fect
ly.I
tmakesi
t
easi
erf
ory
ourspi
ri
ttot
unei
ntoGod’
sfr
equencybecauset
hebi
blewas
i
nspi
redbyGod(
2Ti
m 3:
16)
.Thi
sal
sohel
psi
nrenewi
ngourmi
ndsot
hat
ourr
easoni
ngi
sinl
i
newi
thGod’
spr
inci
plemaki
ngi
teasyf
ory
ourmi
ndt
o
knowt
heper
fectwi
l
lofGod(
Rom 12: s“
2say Andbenotconf
ormedt
othi
s
wor
ld:
 butbey
etr
ansf
ormedbyt
her
enewi
ngofy
ourmi
nd,t
haty
emay
pr
ove whati
sthatgood,and accept
abl
e,and per
fect
,wi
l
lofGod”
).
Ther
efor
eev
ery
onewhowantt
obel
edbyt
heHOLYSPI
RITmustsett
ime

31
t
omedi
tat
eonatl
eastav
erseoft
hescr
ipt
ureperday
.

6.Fast
ingandpr
ayer
:ithel
psusputourf
leshunderandmakesusmor
e
sensi
ti
vet
oGod’
sSpi
ri
t.Fast
inggener
all
ymakesonesensi
ti
vet
ospi
ri
ts
(
demoni
cspi
ri
tincl
usi
ve)
.Peopl
eli
keBuddhawhost
art
edt
heBuddhi
st
r
eli
giongothi
sinspi
rat
ionf
rom t
hedev
ildur
ingf
ast
ingandr
eadi
ngofbi
ble
wi
thoutpr
ayi
ng.Adol
fhi
tl
eral
sogothi
sinspi
rat
iont
oanni
hil
atet
heJews
dur
ingf
ast
ingt
hati
swhyi
tisv
erydanger
oust
ofastwi
thoutpr
ayi
ng.
Howev
eri
fyouf
asti
nsuchawayt
hatt
het
imet
hatwassupposedt
obe
spentcooki
ng,eat
ing,sur
fi
ngi
nter
net
sandwat
chi
ngt
elev
isi
onwasspent
i
nthepr
esenceofGodpr
ayi
ng,st
udy
ingandmedi
tat
ingi
nthewor
d.Thi
s
wi
l
lal
soai
dint
uni
ngeasi
l
ytot
hef
requencyofGod.

Physi
calway
sGodleadsuswhenwe
ar
enotsensi
tiv
etoourspi
ri
t
1.Thr
ought
hespi
ri
tualaut
hor
it
iesGodhaspl
acedov
erourl
if
e:Forawi
fe,
Godcanusey
ourhusbandashei
sthef
ir
stspi
ri
tualaut
hor
it
yov
ery
ou.I
f
Lot
'swi
fesoughtLot
’sper
missi
onbef
oret
urni
ngbackshewoul
dn’
thav
e
t
urnedbackandshewoul
dn’
thav
etur
nedt
osal
t.Ihav
ehear
dofsev
eral
cases wher
e some women had l
ostt
hei
rli
ves on an adv
ent
uret
hey
woul
dn’
thav
est
art
edi
ftheyhady
iel
dedwhent
hei
rhusbandswar
nedt
hem.
Forsi
ngl
eladi
es,
itcoul
dbey
ourpar
ent
sory
ourspi
ri
tualcov
eri
ngl
i
key
our
past
or.Si
ster
sify
ouwantt
ogetmar
ri
edandy
ourspi
ri
tualaut
hor
it
ygo
agai
nsti
tbet
terdon'
tgoahead.
32
2. Thr
ough phy
sical t
hings: Thi
s may i
ncl
ude weat
her condi
ti
on,
ci
rcumst
ancesar
oundandsoon.Fori
nst
anceIwasdat
ingaguyatat
ime,
Godhadal
readywar
nedmef
rom t
heonsetbutIwasal
readycol
l
ect
ing
gi
ft
sfr
om t
heguywhi
chmadei
tdi
ff
icul
ttof
oll
owGod’
sleadi
ng.Howev
er
whent
heguyst
art
edshowi
ngmepepperi
nter
msofchar
act
er,
Iwi
l
lcal
lhe
won’
tpi
ckmycal
l
s,hewoul
dfi
xadat
ewi
thmehewon’
tshow.I
twas
obv
ioust
hatGodal
l
owedphy
sicalt
hingshedoest
opr
ovet
omebey
ond
doubtt
hatIam i
nawr
ongr
elat
ionshi
p.Howev
eri
tisbestweobeyGod’
s
Spi
ri
tthan wai
ti
ng f
orphy
sicalsubst
ances so t
hatwe don’
tsuf
fer
unnecessar
il
y.May
be God has been t
alki
ng t
oyou butl
ove(
lust
)is
hi
nder
ingy
ouf
rom hear
inghi
mjustl
i
keme.

Abi
bli
calcasei
sthecaseofBal
aam whosedonkeyhadt
otal
k.Bef
oret
he
donkeyt
alked,
theyev
enexper
iencedar
oadbl
ockbutBal
aam di
dn'
tbot
her
t
oseekGod.Somet
imeswhenwekeptseei
ngobst
acl
esonaj
our
neywe
needt
oaskGodagai
nbecausei
tmaybeawayofGodt
ell
i
ngusnott
odo
i
tespeci
all
yifhehadspokent
oourspi
ri
tsbutwedi
dn'
thear
.Forexampl
e;
y
ouar
edat
ingaguyandhest
art
sact
ingasi
fhei
snotanswer
abl
eto
any
body
.ItmaybeGod'
swayoft
ell
i
ngy
ouwhatt
hef
utur
eoft
hemar
ri
age
wi
l
lbe,becauseamant
hati
snotanswer
abl
etoany
bodyi
sadanger
ous
per
sont
omar
ry.Ory
ouwantt
oinv
esti
nabusi
nessandt
henet
wor
kwas
agai
nstt
het
ransf
er.Youmayneedt
ohol
donandchecky
ourspi
ri
tsot
hat
y
ou don'
tgetduped.Phy
sicalt
hings may i
ncl
ude char
act
er,weat
her
condi
ti
on,orsomer
andom per
songi
vi
nghi
s/heropi
nion.Weshoul
dbe
sensi
ti
vedon'
ti
gnor
ephy
sical
occur
rencel
i
keBal
aam di
d.

Nowl
etmesoundt
hiswar
ningf
oll
owi
ngGodmaymakey
oul
ookf
ool
i
sht
o
mensomet
imesbut‘
remembert
hef
ool
i
shnessofGodi
swi
sert
hant
he

33
wi
sdom ofmen’
.Ify
ouar
etooconsci
ousofpeopl
eyoumaynev
erbeabl
e
t
ofol
l
owGod'
sleadi
ng,
rememberpeopl
eandsoci
etyhav
eawayt
heyt
hink
y
oushoul
dli
vey
ourl
i
fe.

I
sai
ah55:
8- s“
9say Formyt
hought
sar
enoty
ourt
hought
s,nei
therar
eyour
way
smyway
s,sai
tht
heLORD.Forast
heheav
ensar
ehi
ghert
hant
he
ear
th,soar
emyway
shi
ghert
hany
ourway
s,andmyt
hought
sthany
our
t
hought
s”.

Howt
odi
ff
erent
iat
ebet
weenGod'
sspi
ri
tandot
herspi
ri
t
Nowl
etmesoundt
hiswar
ningi
fyoucanhearGod'
svoi
ce,t
hent
hedev
il
canal
sospeakt
oyou.Af
terJesus40day
sfast
ingandpr
ayer
sthef
ir
st
v
oicehehear
dwast
hatoft
hedev
il
.Cany
oui
magi
net
hat
?1John4:
1-3
“
Bel
oved,
bel
i
evenotev
eryspi
ri
t,butt
ryt
hespi
ri
tswhet
hert
heyar
eofGod:
becausemanyf
alsepr
ophet
sar
egoneouti
ntot
hewor
ld.[
2]Her
ebyknow
y
etheSpi
ri
tofGod:Ev
eryspi
ri
tthatconf
esset
hthatJesusChr
isti
scome
i
nthef
leshi
sofGod:[
3]Andev
eryspi
ri
tthatconf
esset
hnott
hatJesus
Chr
isti
scomei
nthef
leshi
snotofGod:andt
hisi
sthatspi
ri
tofant
ichr
ist
,
wher
eofy
ehav
ehear
dthati
tshoul
dcome;
andev
ennowal
readyi
siti
nthe
wor
ld.
”Thedev
ilwasev
enquot
ingbi
blet
oJesus.Soi
t’
snotev
eryspi
ri
t
t
hatquot
ethescr
ipt
urest
hati
sfr
om God
1.Youcanaskt
hisquest
ion:Di
dJesuscomei
nthef
lesh?I
fthespi
ri
tsay
s
NO,
theni
tisnott
heSpi
ri
tofGod

2.Checkoutf
orf
ear
:Demoni
cspi
ri
tusual
l
ypr
omot
efear
,thati
swhyI
bel
i
eveal
lthepr
ophesyt
hatf
li
esar
oundt
ell
i
ngonet
ogetpr
egnantbef
ore
mar
ri
agebecauseoff
earofbei
ngbar
reni
snotf
rom God.

3.Checkf
orhast
e:Dev
ilwant
syout
odohi
sbi
ddi
ngsassoonaspossi
ble

34
bef
oreGoddoubl
ecr
ossandy
ouhav
ear
ethi
nk.

Apast
oroncesai
dtheHol
ySpi
ri
ttol
dhi
mtol
eav
ehi
shouseat1am i
nthe
mi
ddl
eoft
heni
ghtandgot
oapl
acel
i
ke1000km f
rom hi
shouse.Hest
ood
upi
nhast
ewi
thoutchecki
ngoutwhet
heri
twasGod’
sSpi
ri
tornot
.He
nar
rowl
yescapedast
raybul
l
ett
hatni
ght
,hegott
othepl
acenoi
nst
ruct
ion
wasgi
venandhecamebackhomei
mmedi
atel
y.I
fhehadnotact
edi
n
hast
ehewoul
dhav
efoundouti
twasn’
tGodspeaki
ngbef
orel
eav
inghi
s
house.I
sa.28: s 
16say “
Ther
efor
ethussai
tht
heLor
dGOD,Behol
d,Il
ayi
n
Zi
onf
oraf
oundat
ionast
one,
atr
iedst
one,
apr
eci
ouscor
nerst
one,
asur
e
f
oundat
ion:
 het
hatbel
ievet
hshal
lnotmakehast
e”.

AND

I
sa52:
16say
s “
Fory
eshal
lnotgooutwi
thhast
e,norgobyf
li
ght
: f
ort
he
LORDwi
l
lgobef
orey
ou;
 
andt
heGodofI
sraelwi
l
lbey
ourr
ewar
d”.

4.Theny
oushoul
dknow whatGodst
andf
or:Hest
andsf
orl
ove.I
fthe
spi
ri
tdoesn'
tpr
omot
elov
ethenhol
don.Ther
efor
eyoucan’
tsayHol
ySpi
ri
t
sai
dyoushoul
dst
opt
aki
ngcar
eofy
ourol
dpar
ent
sbecauset
heyar
e
wi
tch/
wizar
d,whi
chdoesnotagr
eewi
tht
hef
actt
hatGodi
slov
e.

Checkoutf
orpeace;
any
thi
ngy
ouwantt
odoandy
oul
osey
ourpeaceov
er,
pl
easehol
donandpr
ayt
hrought
il
lyouar
esur
eofi
t.Rom 14: s“
17say The
ki
ngdom ofGod i
sri
ght
eousness,peace and j
oyi
nthe HOLY ghost
(
par
aphr
ased)
.”I
fyoul
osty
ourpeacet
ryi
ng t
o do somet
hing ori
na
r
elat
ionshi
pwi
thsomeoney
ouhav
etopr
ayabouti
tbecausepeacei
sone
oft
het
hingst
hatsi
gni
fi
est
hepr
esenceofGod.

Not
e:t
heSpi
ri
tofGodwi
l
lnev
ergoagai
nstt
hewr
it
tenwor
dofGod.

35
Al
so y
ou can’
tsay God sai
dyou shoul
d mar
ry a shor
ttemper
ed
man/
woman,
Imeanav
iol
entmanbecausei
twasst
atedspeci
fi
cal
l
yint
he
bi
blenott
omakef
ri
endswi
thsuchpeopl
enott
otal
kofmar
ryi
ngt
hem
(
Pro.22:
24,
21:
19)
.

Thespi
ri
tofGodi
sal
sot
hespi
ri
tofFai
thandnott
hespi
ri
toff
earordoubt
.
Al
so,i
ntr
yingt
ofol
l
owGody
ouwi
l
lmakemi
stakesj
ustl
i
keababyt
hati
s
j
ustl
ear
ningt
owal
kbuty
oumustkeepati
t.Rememberpr
act
icemakes
per
fect
.

Q&A
Quest
ions

1.Asbor
nagai
nChr
ist
ianwhatcanbedonewheny
ouhav
eadr
eam
andy
oucan'
trememberorsomet
imey
oucanj
ustr
ecal
lal
i
ttl
e?
36
 2.Whati
fsomeonei
sgi
venapr
ophecydoanel
abor
ateweddi
ng,I
meant
hat
,theyshoul
dnotgi
ver
oom f
orl
argecr
owdonhi
s/her
weddi
ngday
?

Answer
s
1.Pr
ayabouti
t,i
fit
'sf
rom Godt
heHol
yspi
ri
twi
l
lremi
ndy
ouorpr
aya
gener
alpr
ayerabouti
t(Lor
dIcancelt
hedr
eam i
fit
'snegat
ive,I
enf
orcei
tifi
t'
sposi
ti
vedr
eam)

2.Thef
ir
stquest
ioni
swhydi
dthepr
ophetsayt
heyshoul
dnotmakei
t
el
abor
ateornotgi
ver
oom f
orl
argecr
owd?I
sitbecauseoff
earof
wi
tchesandwi
zar
dorGodspeci
fi
cal
l
ygav
ethati
nst
ruct
ions?I
nthe
f
ir
sti
nst
ance,
younotshout
ingony
ourweddi
ngdayshoul
dbei
fonl
y
God speci
fi
cal
l
ytol
dyou t
hrough t
he Hol
yspi
ri
tnott
o make i
t
el
abor
ateorbecausey
oudeci
dedt
o cutcost
.Let
'sl
ookatt
his
accountofPaulandPr
ophetAgabust
oget .[
her 10]
Andaswet
arr
ied
t
her
emanyday
s,t
her
ecamedownf
rom Judaeaacer
tai
npr
ophet
,
namedAgabus.[
11]
Andwhenhewascomeunt
ous,het
ookPaul
'
s
gi
rdl
e,andboundhi
sownhandsandf
eet
,andsai
d,Thussai
tht
he
Hol
yGhost
,Soshal
ltheJewsatJer
usal
em bi
ndt
hemant
hatownet
h
t
hisgi
rdl
e,and shal
ldel
i
verhi
m i
ntot
hehandsoft
heGent
il
es.
[
12]
Andwhenwehear
dtheset
hings,bot
hwe,andt
heyoft
hatpl
ace,
besoughthi
m nott
ogoupt
oJer
usal
em.[
13]
ThenPaulanswer
ed,
Whatmeany
etoweepandt
obr
eakmi
nehear
t?f
orIam r
eadynott
o
beboundonl
y,butal
sot
odi
eatJer
usal
em f
ort
henameoft
heLor
d
Jesus.[
14]
Andwhenhewoul
dnotbeper
suaded,weceased,say
ing,
Thewi
l
loft
heLor
dbedone.
”Act
s21:
10-
14

37
Thi
swasanexampl
eoft
hepl
aceofapr
opheti
ngi
vi
ngdi
rect
ioni
nthe
NewTest
ament
s.I
twasGod'
swi
l
lforPault
osuf
ferf
ort
hegospelbuti
fhe
hadobey
edt
hepr
ophet
'si
nst
ruct
ionsagai
nstbei
ngl
edbyt
heHol
ySpi
ri
t
hewoul
dhav
emi
ssedt
hewi
l
lofGod.Thi
swasoneoft
het
hingst
heHol
y
Spi
ri
tsai
daboutPault
hedayhegotbor n.[
nagai 15]
Butt
heLor
dsai
dunt
o
hi
m,Got
hyway
:forhei
sachosenv
esselunt
ome,
tobearmynamebef
ore
t
heGent
il
es,andki
ngs,andt
hechi
l
drenofI
srael
:[16]ForIwi
l
lshewhi
m
howgr
eatt
hingshemustsuf
ferf
ormyname'
ssake.
”Act
s9:
15-
16

Li
keIsai
diti
spossi
blef
ort
heHol
ySpi
ri
ttospeci
fi
cal
l
ygi
vehi
schi
l
drenan
i
nst
ruct
iont
henhav
ethepr
ophetconf
ir
mit
,andnott
hepr
ophetgi
vi
ngy
ou
di
rect
ionson i
ssuesofl
i
fe becauset
hismayl
ead t
o er
ror because
somet
imesmostoft
hepr
ophet
sthatgi
vesuchi
nst
ruct
ionsdi
dnotr
ecei
ve
t
hati
nst
ruct
ionspeci
fi
cal
l
yfr
om Godt
heyj
usti
nferi
tbasedoni
mpendi
ng
dangert
hatt
heydi
dn’
tsee.I
nst
eadoft
ell
i
ngt
heper
sont
opr
ayconcer
ning
t
hei
rweddi
ngt
heywi
l
ltel
lnott
omakei
tel
abor
ateandatt
heendwhet
her
t
heyl
i
stenornot
,becauset
heydi
dn'
tpr
ayt
ogett
her
ightpr
ayer
s,ev
ilmay
st
il
lhappen.

Letmesi
ghtt
hisper
sonalex
ampl
e:Bef
oreIst
art
edar
elat
ionshi
pwi
thmy
husband,Iwasi
nar
elat
ionshi
pwi
thonepar
ti
cul
arguyandGodhad
al
readywar
nedmebef
orest
art
ingt
her
elat
ionshi
pnott
o,butIal
l
owedmy
sensest
oleadme.Dur
ingt
hecour
seoft
hatr
elat
ionshi
p,Ihadadr
eam
t
hatt
her
ewasamaj
orshaki
ngi
nmyl
i
fet
hatmov
edmet
othenextl
evelof
myl
i
fe.Theshaki
ngwasnotpal
atabl
ebuti
twasGodt
hator
chest
rat
edi
t
andi
tdi
dwor
kformygoodi
nthatdr
eam.I
nthatsamedr
eam,
apar
ti
cul
ar
pr
ophet
esst
oldmei
nthatIshoul
dli
stent
oheri
fIdon'
twantt
obebar
ren
i
nli
febutIr
epl
i
edt
hewomant
hati
tisnotpossi
blebecauset
her
eisno

38
bar
reni
nmyspi
ri
tual
li
neage.WhenIwokeIknewt
her
ewasmor
etodr
eam
andIpr
ayedabouti
t.Godex
pressl
yremi
ndmeoft
hescr
ipt
ures'
asmany
t
hatar
eledbyt
hespi
ri
tar
esonsofGod'

Lat
ert
hatdayanol
dPr
ophet
essofgr
eati
ntegr
it
ytomyf
ami
l
ytol
dmeshe
want
stoseemeur
gent
ly.Thi
swasawomant
hathadgav
evar
iouscor
rect
pr
ophesyi
nthepastandt
heycomet
opassj
ustl
i
keshesai
dit
.Ican'
t
r
eal
l
ycal
lheraf
akepr
ophetbutpr
obabl
ysheent
eredi
ntosomeki
ndof
er
roratt
hatt
ime.WhenImethershet
oldmeshesawt
hatIgotmar
ri
ed
butwasbar
renbecauseoft
hatshewasi
nst
ruct
edbyGodt
hatIshoul
dget
pr
egnantbef
oreweddi
ngt
oav
oidt
hat
.Di
dsheseet
hatIwasbar
ren?YES.
Di
dGodt
oldhert
ogi
vemet
hati
nst
ruct
ion?NO.

BecauseGodcannev
ergoagai
nstHi
swor
d(Pr
emar
it
alsexi
sasi
n
accor
dingt
othescr
ipt
uresandy
oucan’
tgetpr
egnantwi
thouthav
ing
sexuali
nter
cour
sewi
thaman)
.Meanwhi
l
eGodnev
erpr
omi
sedt
oleadHi
s
chi
l
drent
hroughpr
opheti
ntheNewTest
amentunl
essy
ouar
enothi
schi
l
d.
ThankGodIy
iel
dedt
oGod'
swar
ninganddi
dnotf
oll
owherl
eadi
ng,
Iwoul
d
hav
egot
tenpr
egnantf
ort
hewr
ongper
sonandwoul
dhav
emar
ri
edt
he
wr
ongper
son.Thedev
ilpr
obabl
yhadapl
anf
ormet
obebar
renbutt
hat
i
nst
ruct
ionwasnott
heaccur
atei
nst
ruct
ion.Ipr
ayedagai
nstbar
renness
andl
atert
heguyst
art
edmi
sbehav
ing,hel
eftaf
terwhi
chIr
econnect
ed
wi
th myhusband and we st
art
ed a r
elat
ionshi
pthatl
aterl
ed t
o our
mar
ri
age.

It
oldhi
m abouti
twepr
ayedagai
nsti
tandwest
uckt
onosext
il
laf
ter
mar
ri
age.Af
terourweddi
ngwehadl
i
ke3mont
hsdel
ays,west
oodi
nfai
th
ont
hewor
dofGodbecauset
hedev
ildoesn'
thav
eaf
inalsayandIhadmy

39
babyi
nmyhandf
ormyoney
earanni
ver
sar
y.

Sowehav
etobecar
efulbecausemostpeopl
ehav
eent
eredi
ntoer
ror
t
ryi
ngt
obel
edbypr
ophet
s.Pr
ophet
sshoul
donl
yconf
ir
m whatGodt
old
y
ouandgoodpr
ophet
soft
henewt
est
amentdoesn'
tgi
vepeopl
eper
sonal
i
nst
ruct
ionsandmandat
eitt
hatwaswhyPr
ophetAgabusgav
euponPaul
andsai
dthewi
l
lofGodshoul
dbedone.

40
 Decl
arat
ions
Fat
heri
nJesusname

Idecl
aret
hatIam f
il
ledwi
tht
heHol
ySpi
ri
t.

Idecl
aret
hatImakeconsci
ousef
for
ttobui
l
dmyspi
ri
tman.

Idecl
aret
hatIam sensi
ti
vet
otheHol
ySpi
ri
tandIam l
edbyt
heHol
ySpi
ri
t.

Idecl
aret
hatmycut
ti
ngedgei
sshar
pandmyspi
ri
tual
ant
ennai
saccur
ate.

Idecl
aret
hatIr
ecogni
zet
hev
oiceofGodandt
hev
oiceofst
ranger
sIwi
l
l
notyi
eldt
o

Ir
ecei
vet
hegr
acet
obeobedi
entt
oGod’
svoi
ce.

Iam notj
ustahear
eroft
hewor
dbutadoeroft
hewor
d.

Idecl
aret
hatIam spi
ri
tual
l
ymi
ndedandnotcar
nal
l
ymi
nded.

Iam nev
eri
nhast
e,t
her
efor
eIt
estal
lspi
ri
tsandIcannev
erbedecei
ved.

Ir
ecei
veunusual
gracet
ost
udyandmedi
tat
eont
hewor
dofGod.

Idecl
aret
hatIhav
eameekandqui
etspi
ri
t.

Idecl
arethatt
heeyesofmyunder
standingisf
loodedwithli
ghtandIknow
whatisthehopeofmycall
i
ngandtherichesofmyi nher
it
ance.

Idecl
aret
hatmyear
sshal
lhearGod’
svoi
cebymysi
desay
ingt
hisi
sthe
way,gobyit
.

Itr
usti
nt heLordwi
thal
lmyst
rengt
handIl
eannotonmyown
under
standing.

Iacknowl
edgeGodi
nal
lofmyway
sandHegui
deanddi
rectme.

Iam ar
ight
eousmant
her
efor
emyst
epsar
eor
der
ed.

41
TheLor
dismyShepher
dandHel
eadsmebesi
det
hest
il
lwat
er.

I
nthi
sseasonandeverydayofmyl
i
feIam l
edi
ntoabundanceasIl
i
e
downi
ngreenpast
ures.

Idecl
arethatIam afol
l
oweroft
hosewhot
hroughf
ait
handpat
iencehad
i
nheri
tthepromise.

Idecl
aret
hatIam addi
ctedt
opl
easi
ngGodandnotpl
easi
ngmen.

Idwel
lint
hesecr
etplaceoft
heMostHighandIabi
deundert
heshadowof
theAl
might
yther
efor
enoev i
lwi
l
lbef
all
me.

Thesear
emydecl
arat
ionsandt
heyar
eest
abl
i
shedunt
ome.

Hal
l
eluj
ah!Gl
oryt
oGod!
!

42
 Aboutt
heaut
hor

Pastor(Mr s.
)IbukunayoBami del
eJohni saco-pastorwi
thherhusbandat
theCapst oneDomi ni
onChurchNi geri
aandtheirmarri
ageisblessedwi
tha
beautif
ulgi r
l.Sheisar elat
ionshipexpertandtheconv enerofSingl
eto
married,agroupdedicatedtobuildi
ngadivorceproofmarri
age.

Sheisalsover
ypassi
onat
eaboutwomenandthi
smakestheconv
enerof
the wi
nning women net
work whi
ch i
s dedi
cat
ed maj
orl
yt or ai
si
ng
tri
umphantwomeninal
lar
easofl
if
e.

SheisadoctoralstudentofLeadCi t
yUniv
ersit
y.ShehadMaster
sinpubli
c
healt
hf r
om theUni versi
tyofIbadanandhadherFi rstdegr
eeinHuman
Anatomy. She is al so very skil
l
fulin ultr
asound sonogr
aphy and
experi
encedi
nbot hgy necol
ogyandobstetr
icssonogr
aphy.

Cont
acti
nfor
mat
ion

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l:i
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opopool
a@gmai
l
.com

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ail
s:3050783358(
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stbankaccountnumber
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y

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 Ot
herBooksf
rom t
heAut
hor
 Di
aryofawi
sewoman

 Gr
eat
nesspi
l
lsf
ort
eenager
sandy
oungadul
t

 Howt
obel
edbyt
heHol
ySpi
ri
t

 Fi
xyourhear
t

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