Coaching UP!

Can you say you honestly follow God with all of your heart? It’s a battle!

I want to. I really want to. I continually haveto decide that his way is best—even when it makes no sense to me at the time. Twice yesterday I felt that strong deliberate nudging, prompted by the Holy Spirit in my belly telling me to go somewhere. I knew there’d be a great blessing if I followed. I knew deep down what I was supposed to do, but at the same time my thoughts were trying to persuade me to not follow and negotiate with me to counter those promptings. I challenged my thoughts and trusted in the nudging from the Holy Spirit.

Have you felt these kinds of promptings before?

I love my walk I have with the Lord and it’s only because I’ve been conditioned by his blessings, which come from obedience to Christ. Yes, I followed his leading by doing what he prompted me to do. The first prompting was the beginning of my day. It was worth it. Three hours later I was driving home and I had such a perfect peace, a peace the truly does pass all understanding and all I could think how good it was and distinctively different I felt—from trusting Jesus with my choices throughout the day. I would have missed such a blessing with people and the lasting peace of God if I hadn’t surrendered and followed him.

The last one was a few nights ago. I wanted to beg out of a commitment and stay home, it was cold and I wanted to kick back and relax. I had enough of life going on to back me up but as I went to text a change of my plans, the Holy Spirit pressed into my belly and I couldn’t do it, so I trusted God and followed through again. As I was driving home, I reviewed my evening and I had experienced such a deep peace. And again there was something so special about the group I was in and the tranquil joy I was experiencing in my heart. That degree of peace is rare but easily accessed when we trust God by following his way. I was relearning how to persevere and keep following Christ.

Do you ever want to take a night off from following the promptings of God?

Secondly, we are called to keep our word in our commitments. My word is all I have—it’s who I am. Your word is who you are. If you stand by your word you have integrity. I think the spirit of God is calling us into greater accountability to follow through with us keeping our word and our commitments to each other.

I am bathed in blessings each time I decide to follow him in the littlest of details. He has a way of making a crooked road straight.

Take time today and ask the Lord to lead, guide and direct every one of your steps.  

When have you trusted in God’s leadings and been supernaturally blessed? 

Choosing joy in the littlest of choices!
Barb