How To Receive Guidance from God

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FOUR WAYS GOD TALKS TO YOU!
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Through The Bible!
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Through Gifted Teachers.
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Through Impressions.
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Through Pain.
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7 WAYS TO TEST AN IMPRESSION
Does It Match Up with Christ?
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Does It Match Up with the Bible?
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Does It Match What Mature Christians Advise?
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Does It Match Your S.H.A.P.E.?
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Does It Match Your Responsibility?
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Is It Convicting Rather Than Condemning?
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Do I Sense Gods Peace About It?
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IF I HAVE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS How do I go to God
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How to Receive Guidance from GOD?
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How to REQUEST Gods Guidance
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How to REQUEST Gods Guidance
? Confess to God any sin.
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How to REQUEST Gods Guidance
? Confess to God any sin.
Your sins are a roadblock between you and your
God. Thats why He doesnt answer your prayers.
Isaiah 592 (CEV)
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How to REQUEST Gods Guidance
? Confess to God any sin.
If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just
and will forgive us our sins and purify us from
all unrighteousness.
1 John 19
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How to REQUEST Gods Guidance
? Confess to God any sin.
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Believe God cares about the details of your life.
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How to REQUEST Gods Guidance
Dont worry about what you eat or drink or wear.
Your heavenly Father knows you need these things.
Matt. 631-32
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How to REQUEST Gods Guidance
? Confess to God any sin.
? Need to ask God specifically.
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How to REQUEST Gods Guidance
? Need to ask God specifically.
You dont have because you dont ask God.
James 42
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How to REQUEST Gods Guidance
? Need to ask God specifically.
Ask and it will be given to you seek and you
will find knock and the door will be opened to
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Matt. 77
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How to REQUEST Gods Guidance
? Confess to God any sin.
? Need to ask God specifically.
? Expect God to answer.
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How to REQUEST Gods Guidance
? Expect God to answer.
For everyone who asks receives he who seeks
finds and to him who knocks, the door will be
opened.
Matt. 78
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How to REQUEST Gods Guidance
? Expect God to answer.
If you need wisdomif you want to know what God
wants you to doask Him and He will gladly tell
you. He will not resent your asking. But when you
ask Him, be sure that you really expect Him to
answer.
James 15-6 (NLT)
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How to REQUEST Gods Guidance
Confess to God any sin.
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Believe God cares about the details of your life.
Need to ask God specifically.
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Expect God to answer.
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How to RECEIVE Gods Guidance
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How to RECEIVE Gods Guidance
? WITHDRAW
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How to RECEIVE Gods Guidance
? WITHDRAW get alone with God (21a)
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How to RECEIVE Gods Guidance
? WITHDRAW get alone with God
Where you can be quiet and listen.
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How to RECEIVE Gods Guidance
? WITHDRAW get alone with God
Where you can be quiet and listen.
Very early in the morning, while it was still
dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off
to a solitary place, where He prayed."
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Mark 135
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How to RECEIVE Gods Guidance
? WITHDRAW get alone with God
Where you can be quiet and listen.
Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and
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Luke 516
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How to RECEIVE Gods Guidance
? WITHDRAW get alone with God
? WAIT
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How to RECEIVE Gods Guidance
? WAIT calm your thoughts emotions (21b)
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WHY?
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How to RECEIVE Gods Guidance
? WAIT calm your thoughts emotions
WHY?
Your life is too hurried.
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How to RECEIVE Gods Guidance
? WAIT calm your thoughts emotions
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Your life is too hurried.
Your mind is too cluttered.
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How to RECEIVE Gods Guidance
Your mind is too cluttered.
by unfinished tasks
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How to RECEIVE Gods Guidance
Your mind is too cluttered.
by unfinished tasks
by negative emotions
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How to RECEIVE Gods Guidance
Your mind is too cluttered.
by unfinished tasks
by negative emotions
Satan is the accuser of the brethren"
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Rev. 1210
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How to RECEIVE Gods Guidance
Your mind is too cluttered.
by unfinished tasks
by negative emotions
There is no condemnation for those who are in
Christ.
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Rom. 81
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How to RECEIVE Gods Guidance
If your mind is too cluttered
by unfinished taskswrite them down
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How to RECEIVE Gods Guidance
If your mind is too cluttered
by unfinished taskswrite them down
by negative emotionsthoughts of gratitude
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HOW DO I TUNE IN TO GOD ?
--RELAX YOUR BODY
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HOW DO I TUNE IN TO GOD ?
--RELAX YOUR BODY
Be still and know that I am God.
Psalm 4610
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HOW DO I TUNE IN TO GOD ?
--RELAX YOUR BODY
--WAIT IN SILENCE
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HOW DO I TUNE IN TO GOD ?
--RELAX YOUR BODY
--WAIT IN SILENCE
For God alone my soul waits in silence.
Psalm 625
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HOW DO I TUNE IN TO GOD ?
--RELAX YOUR BODY
--WAIT IN SILENCE
LordEvery morning, I tell You what I need, and
I wait for Your answer.
Ps. 53 (NCV)
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How to RECEIVE Gods Guidance
? WITHDRAW get alone with God
? WAIT calm your thoughts emotions
? WATCH
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How to RECEIVE Gods Guidance
? WITHDRAW get alone with God
? WAIT calm your thoughts emotions
? WATCH let God help you picture it
(21C)
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How to RECEIVE Gods Guidance
? WATCH let God help you picture it
BIBLICAL EXAMPLES
Abraham, Jacob, Job, David, Isaiah, Jeremiah,
Ezekiel, Daniel, Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah,
Jonah, Micah, Peter, John, Paul, etc.
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How to RECEIVE Gods Guidance
? WATCH let God help you picture it
I pray that the eyes of your heart may be
enlightened so that you may know the hope to
which He has called you.
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Eph. 118
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How to RECEIVE Gods Guidance
? WATCH let God help you picture it
Pray your spiritual eyes will be opened.
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Eph. 118
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How to RECEIVE Gods Guidance
? WATCH let God help you picture it
Watch and pray.
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Matt. 2641
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Its harder for some
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Its harder for some, but can improve
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Its harder for some, but can improve
Our Spiritual senses must be exercised.
Heb. 514
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Its harder for some, but can improve
by learning from more visual Christians
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Its harder for some, but can improve
by learning from more visual Christians
by asking God for help
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How to RECEIVE Gods Guidance
? WITHDRAW get alone with God
? WAIT calm your thoughts emotions
? WATCH let God help you picture it
? WRITE record the ideas God gives
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How to RECEIVE Gods Guidance
? WRITE record the ideas God gives (22)
by listing ideas as you read and pray
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How to RECEIVE Gods Guidance
? WRITE record the ideas God gives (22)
by listing ideas as you read and pray
by beginning the spiritual habit of journaling
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Journaling
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Too Busy Not to Pray, by Bill Hybels
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Journaling
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Too Busy Not to Pray, by Bill Hybels
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--Helps you stay focused in prayer
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Journaling
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Too Busy Not to Pray, by Bill Hybels
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--Helps you stay focused in prayer
--Helps you remember past prayers
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Journaling
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Too Busy Not to Pray, by Bill Hybels
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--Helps you stay focused in prayer
--Helps you remember past prayers
--Helps you test ideas that come
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How to RECEIVE Gods Guidance
? WITHDRAW get alone with God
? WAIT calm your thoughts emotions
? WATCH let God help you picture it
? WRITE record the ideas God gives
? WORSHIP thank God for speaking (316-19)
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How to RECEIVE Gods Guidance
? WORSHIP thank God for speaking (316-19)
Oh, Lord, now Ive heard your report and I
worship you in awe for the fearful things you are
going to do.
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Whats Your Relationship To God?
BELIEF?
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Whats Your Relationship To God?
BELIEF?
Acquaintance?
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Whats Your Relationship To God?
BELIEF?
Acquaintance?
Friend?
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Whats Your Relationship To God?
BELIEF?
Acquaintance?
Friend?
adventure!
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