Proverbs 3:5-6 ‘Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.’

DAILY READING  Ephesians 4:17-32; Ezekiel 12-13; Isaiah 43

When a scuba diver is deep underwater, it is difficult for him to tell which way is up because the water diffuses the light and he can’t feel the pull of gravity. As a result, he can easily become disoriented and lose his sense of direction. His mind starts playing tricks on him, telling him that up is down and down is up. If the diver panics, he will place his life in danger if he swims in the wrong direction. However, the diver can get out of his predicament if he’ll remember one simple rule–to follow his air bubbles. Scuba divers are taught that no matter which way he thinks is the right direction, the bubbles are always correct. They never go sideways. They never go down. They always go up. The diver must therefore ignore his own sense of direction and trust his air bubbles to guide him. Under the sea, the diver is out of his elements, he is in a different world where he can be misled if he follows only his physical senses, but by following the direction of the air bubbles he can always find his way up.

Likewise, as we navigate the treacherous waters of this world, the bubbles of air that guides the diver can be likened to the guidance of the Holy Spirit. We live in  a world of spiritual influences, and when you are dealing with unseen enemies it is foolhardy to be guided by only what you can feel. Because our senses are prone to deception, the  spiritual guidance of The Spirit becomes an absolute necessity.  The truth is that every destiny is at risk without divine guidance. But when The spirit of God leads you, you never miss your way. The  security of our destiny lies in divine guidance. Indeed it takes the hand that formed our destiny to lead us into fulfilling  it.  We must therefore always take the time to seek divine guidance before making any major move in life. If you are not guided, even green pastures can turn to brown pastures.

Proverbs 14:12 says ‘There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death’.

Indeed not all that glitters is gold. And some ‘open doors’ could be traps in disguise. But when we are led by The Spirit we can escape every such traps of the enemy to arrive at our glorious destiny. All our covenant fathers arrived at their glorious destiny through divine guidance. Likewise to succeed in life we must trust in The Lord with all of our heart and lean not on our own understanding. And as we acknowledge Him in all our ways He will direct our paths. Indeed you cannot know greatness until you know guidance!

And one way to be guided by The Holy Spirit is through living a prayerful lifestyle. Praying and fasting helps us to be in the Spirit, which makes hearing from God easy. When we make prayer our priority, we will be in a place of constant spiritual guidance. And never forget that it is as many as are led by The Spirit of God that are the sons of God. Therefore for us as believers there is no substitute for divine guidance. To avoid a crash of destiny we must always go into prayers to hear what The Lord is saying to us. And even when situations and conditions around you seem contrary, always trust God to lead you in the right direction. And just as the air bubbles are never wrong, God’s guidance is always correct and will point you in the right way up.

PRAYER: Lord, please help me to maintain a lifestyle of constant praying, so that I can be sensitive to the leadings of Your Spirit. Thank You Lord for guiding me in the right way I should go to arrive at the glorious destiny You have ordained for me in Jesus Name

QUOTE

To get into the next level of your life, God will always give you a specific instruction. – WORDBITE 222