DEVOTIONAL:

SPIRITUAL GUIDANCE

Anchor passage: Exodus 4:12-15


        It brings great pain to God when his children refuse His guidance. There are many believers still living in bondage because they have refused the guidance of God. There are many in wrong relationships, wrong businesses, wrong careers, wtong locations and wrong vocations because they have refused to trust the ability of God to guide them. Many pray for God's guidance, but they refuse this guidance when the way God is showing them seems different from what they want. Some years ago, a brother was asked to relocate from his company's branch in western Nigeria to the northern branch. The Lord further revealed to him that he would not stay in the north for long but that he should relocate first. On hearing that he would return to the west, he began to question God why it was necessary for him to go up north at all, but he obeyed. Little did he know that the Lord wanted to exonerate him from a disaster that was about to happen. After this event, he appreciated the love if God. The scripture says in Isaiah 30:21;

"And thine ears shall hear a voice behind thee saying, this is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right and when ye turn to the left".

If you partner with God, He will guide you in every area of your life for your own good. He will revive from your path those things that look good but the end if which is destruction. If you are in partnership with God, He will warn you of danger zones. He will  warn you against blessings that lead to destruction. He will warn you against marrying someone who will cause you irrevocable loss in the journey of your life. He will show you opportunities which people despise but which possess great potential. There are many people experiencing loss everyday simply because they haven't trusted in the guidance of the  almighty God who knows everything. (Proverbs 3:5-6).
There are times God says "No" to a beautiful request. When this happens, the one asking feels disappointed, but to the one who has all power, there are greater things compared to what is being asked for. In spite if all the prayer efforts you have invested in certain requests, God can still say NO if He has something greater in the offing for you. Have you been trusting God for a particular blessing for so long? I have good news for you, do not be  discouraged, God has something better for you because you are a child of covenant and because you have no appointment with failure. The best is reserved for you as you trust His guidance and submit to His will for your life.


Culled from open heavens daily devotional.