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Greetings,
Leaders set an example to others in knowing how to find guidance in life. Our guidance is not found by navigating our own desire and will. Our guidance is found in our relationship with God and our willingness to trust Him and to expect that His will brings life to us – spirit, soul, and body. The following list are things that I consider to be essential for guidance in life.
Essential Things for Guidance in Life:
- Seek first God’s Kingdom – Seek His will and Kingdom to come into every area of your life.
- God’s kingdom is righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit within your heart and these things empower every aspect of your kingdom to increasingly become an expression of the kingdom of God.
- Live to be loved and to love. Let God love you, receive that love, and then live to love Him and others.
- Love is a revelation – seek that revelation.
- Love is inspired by desire and not by command. It bears the fruit true commitment.
- All steps forward in life can lead to redemption and restoration because reconciliation is a free gift of God’s love.
- Mercy triumphs over every judgment when that mercy is found in Christ.
- Pray that your sins will be forgiven even as you forgive others. True freedom only comes by a willingness to give freedom to others.
- Always give your life for the wellbeing of others.
- Your identity, testimony, and purpose are always found in Christ, and it is always connected to others for the glory of God.
- All things should inspire you to worship God and worshipping God empowers you to embrace all things for God’s purpose and will.
- If the choices you make and the things you choose don’t inspire you to worship God, there is something wrong.
- The fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness, righteousness, and truth – if the fruit isn’t manifesting something is not good, righteous, or true in you. The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.
- Mercy is received and grace is found – both are gifts from God.
- Finding grace includes tribulation, cheerful endurance, a changed character, and a birthed hope, for another measure of glory (Rom. 5:1-5).
- Always stand to overcome every wicked thing – things that make you dead and not life-giving – things that disconnect you from God and His plan.
- Overcome by being strong in the word of God (what does He say?) and strong in the Spirit (His presence).
- Live to give life to your world.
If your thoughts, reasoning, imagination, emotions, and desires seek to embrace these things, God will guide your path into life.
Food For Thought,
Ted J. Hanson
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