John 14:26 “But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you.“
In my struggle to listen and obey the words of the Holy Spirit, I know that the Spirit is teaching me how to listen for his voice. It is I that have a hard time listening and knowing the difference between when the Spirit is speaking and when it is my own thoughts or ideas. I do not want to get carried away with my own emotionalism. Or with the emotionalism of others. By overcompensating and guarding against that from happening of reacting to my emotions, I tend to not act. It is the safe thing to do. That may or may not be wrong. With time and practice I will know the difference between my own emotional responses and the tugging and guidance by the Spirit.
I am sure that my background of being raised LDS plays a large part in my reaction in not wanting to act when the Spirit might be leading. I do not want to get carried away with good time feeling religion. The warm fuzzy feelings that I was taught were a testimony of truth. Emotions are fickle and should not be trusted, but they should not be completely ignored. To find the proper balance is the key. This is why, I love to spend time reading the bible because it is the verified, tried, and true word of God. I need to be more open to present revelation from the LORD, but recognize the boundary of revelation is set with by the Bible. There is modern and present revelation, but it all falls within the boundaries of God’s past words. The Book of Hebrews teaches us that the Lord is same yesterday, today and forever. Indicating what the Lord has revealed in the past to his servants including the prophets of antiquity (Amos 3:7) , he now reveals to us through His Son (Hebrews 1:1), and by way of the Holy Spirit, who teaches us all things–the most important is our need for a Savior because of our sin. The Spirit convicts of us sin and points us to the Savior, Jesus Christ.
My difficulty is to know the bible well enough to discern when I have notions or ideas that seem foreign as to their origins, whether they be from God, from my own mind, or even from the Enemy (the devil). I have peace and comfort knowing that even when Peter denied Christ three times, he was able to repent and be forgiven by Jesus (John 21)…and he was used mightily when the power of the Holy Spirit rested within him. I have that same power. I need to learn how to listen for it and then to “tap” into it. It is power of the sustaining Creator.
