Ways that God does not lead

1. Fleecing
2. A dependence on personal prophecy
3. Twisting Scripture to defend your sinful nature.

Fleecing
Fleecing is when a christian uses some sort of physical manifestation to find out the will of God for his life. A lot of people have gotten into trouble by seeking spiritual guidance in this matter. More people operate by fleecing than by the inward prompting of the Spirit. That's because they're led more by their carnality than by their spirituality. They're more in tune to their senses than to their spirits and the Holy Spirit. If you live out of the sense realm alone, you'll come up short in life. But if you live by the leading if the Holy Spirit, you'll have an abundant life. Never make a decision on a fleece. So many people have made wrong decisions because ofScriptures


Prophetic Dependence

We no longer have to depend upon prophet or prophetes to hear from God. We can hear him ourselves. Every prophecy should be judged first by the word. Does it line up with the Word and the character of God? If it doesn't find common ground in the word, run to where the common ground is. Be like Elijah- gird yourself up and run. But if it is word of the Lord, say, " Yes, I receive it. Hallelujah.
Another problem with the prophetic ministry today is its wrong positioning in the church. A church that receives every prophetic word without judging it against the over all vision of God's work will encounter trouble. You have to be careful that prophets don't become guides of the church. There's also more to the prophetic office than just prophesying and giving personal words. Prophecy sometimes is nothing more than just divine encouragement spoken by the spirit of God through somebody. You see, when you can hear from God for yourseld, you don't need somebody else to tell you something. You have to build that; its not a gift.

Twisting the Scriptures

If you're sensitive to the Holy Spirit, there are times when something inside your spirit just knows that a portion of Scripture has significance for your life right now. The Lord may give you just one word or phrase or a person's name in the Bible or a time period in the Bible. Go into the Scriptures and search it out. Because God is leading you to your answer. But don't take a verse to defend your carnality, your incorrectness and your rebellion. It comes down to this : Keep your heart pure. Cleave to honesty, not arrogance, because arrogance wants self- preservation. But when you're honest and pure God will speak into your life and you will find your answer.



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hope you've learnt something. May God bless you all.