You must be kidding!

.. or "I should have known"

I was recently talking with an acquaintance about how we receive guidance from God, which happened to follow one of those humbling “I should have known” type experiences.

The (short) story: I had asked the Lord to show me who was to be on the Board for the ministry I am forming. One name was missing, so I wondered if I had not heard the Spirit correctly, or mistook His guidance, or…..? Later on, in talking with the “missing” man, his not being on the board made perfect sense; I should have known to trust the Holy Spirit’s voice.

The Holy Spirit is indeed our Wonderful Counselor and we can trust Him. Following are links to some verses referring to the Holy Spirit as our Counselor. The texts below each link are my thoughts or responses to each.

I’m interested in your experience of receiving guidance from God – please use the “Comment” link below.

John 14:26
I love how the Spirit has a perfect memory, and brings to us what we need to hear and remember.

John 15:26
There is Truth in the world, the Holy Spirit; Truth in application is modeled in Christ.

John 16:7
You must be kidding! What could be better than having Christ with us in person?

Romans 8:26
The one who knows us the best, and loves us perfectly, prays to The Father for us.