God’s guidance is an important request which must be asked each day to be able to avoid the trouble. Getting God’s guidance is another thing though it’s easily gotten and can also be easily lost as well due to failing to obey His commandments. I know for certain how this feels because I’ve been there and it wasn’t funny. Just wish we could lean on God’s promises and believe in Him.
Hello Seun, thank you so much for taking the time to read the article and leave a comment.
You made a very good point. God is loving and generous God because when we ask for His guidance and direction, He does give us. The only problem I see is that we only want God’s favor: blessings, guidance and all that, but often times we refuse to obey Him and live under His will. Some people think that because God loves us unconditionally, He will also bless us unconditionally.
We have to understand God’s principle and that is, the moment we enter into a redemptive covenant with Him, we gain full access to all His promises, that include blessings and guidance. But how we receive will still depend on our obedience to Him.
Hi! I love the topic on how to receive God’s guidance.
We can receive God’s guidance mainly by reading His word and obeying His instructions. There are so many verses in the bible that lay emphasis on the obedience to God’s words. I love Proverbs Chapter three, God’s instruction on the importance of obedience is so glaring for all to see. Once we are able to keep these instructions, we will be properly guided in all that we do.
The conditions for receiving God’s guidance you listed are great, they all still boil down to obeying God’s command.
Hi Gracen, thank you for comment.
Yes, the whole chapter 3 of Proverbs is an exhortation to obedience. And there are a lot more of this in the entire Bible beginning with the Old Testament books. But while Christians are very much aware that God requires obedience on the part of His children, still many of us do not understand the importance of living by God’s precepts.
Like what I always say, God’s love is unconditional but His blessings and promises, which include guidance and direction, all come with a condition.
Interesting article that provides much food for thought. The way I read your article it seems, Ike you are choosing the side of “works” in whether we are saved by grace or works. Or maybe you are saying that we show our faith by our works. Personally, I enjoy the feeling of knowing God’s love is unconditional. Thanks for sharing!
Hey Nate, thanks for stopping by and leaving your thoughts.
And you’re absolutely right, God’s love is unconditional. Romans 5:8 says, Christ died for us even when we were still sinners. God gave His Son to die for our sins because of His great and unconditional love (John 3:16). But while God’s love is unconditional, all His promises come with a condition. It’s the same thing in receiving God’s guidance and direction, we need to follow the conditions that He has laid down for us.
Blessings to you in the name of our Lord.
I was so much blessed by this post. More Grace unto you in Jesus’ name. Proverbs 1:1-12 that you cited has covered it all on the issue of divine guidance.
The first step is to receive God’s word in our hearts, because God’s word is spirit and life and sharper than any two-edged sword and is able to penetrate and divide through the soul and spirit. It is God’s word in our hearts that will give us the power to be able to obey Him and not lean on our own understanding. Also we should always allow God to correct us as He who the Lord loves he corrects and also share His blessings in our lives.
Thanks so much for this post, it has really blessed me.
Thank you for visiting and leaving a comment. Indeed, we need to trust God first before we will receive what we’re asking for. As James 1:5-7 says, we need to ask in faith and not doubt if we expect to receive what we’re praying for.
It’s is the same thing when asking for God’s guidance; we need to trust God. Asking for God’s guidance is the same as asking for wisdom. And this is what James, the Lord’s brother, is telling us here. His instructions for receiving guidance or wisdom coincide with what this article is all about.
I find it unfortunate that many of us want’s God’s guidance in our lives but we are not willing to follow God’s instructions on how we’re supposed to receive it.