Personal sin, arrogance, evil, and discernment are critical concepts for Christians to understand. You must deal with personal sin to stay filled with the Holy Spirit, a requirement for growing spiritually. “God is spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth” (John 4:24). Arrogance causes an unrealistic self-image and expectations. Evil is Satan’s system as he rules this world, and it includes human good. The discernment to recognize truth from untruth results from divine wisdom in your soul. “How blessed [happy] is the man who finds wisdom [from the Bible] and the man who gains understanding” (Prov 3:13).

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Learning God’s problem-solving devices and using them as a FLOT LIne in your soul are the coping skills you need to deal with the arena of contention all around you. You prevail in the devil’s world by learning the promises of God, believing them, and applying them in your life. “Put on the armor of God so you can stand against the strategy of the devil, picking up the shield of faith” (Eph 6:11-16). The greatest joy in the world is when you know you’re exactly where God wants you to be. Occupation with Christ is a wonderful coping skill. “It is no longer I but Christ in me” (Gal 2:20).

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The will of God will never lead you to where the grace of God cannot protect you. God will show you His will through His Word, through the circumstances and through the Holy Spirit. This is divine guidance, Ps 32:8, “I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go. I will guide you with My eye.” God’s will doesn’t include you carrying despair or the sort of grief that is an unbearable load. He is not going to ask you to do something you can’t and He promises you rest. “Come to Me all you who labor and are heavy laden and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me for I am gentle and lowly in heart and you will find rest for your soul. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light” (Matt 11:28-30). “When wisdom enters your heart and knowledge is pleasant to your soul, discretion will preserve you and understanding will keep you" (Prov 2:22). This is you coming to grips with divine guidance.

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Divine guidance is the communication of God’s will for you through His Word. God speaks to you through the Bible. Get under a qualified pastor. Listen to the teaching of God’s Word. Be patient and God will reveal His will to you. Divine guidance and the execution of the will of God is a private matter between you and God. Paul said, “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me” (Phil 4:13). “The Lord will give strength to His people and will bless His people with peace” (Ps 29:11). The Lord’s strength and peace are coping skills that give you the ability to handle horrific situations and deal with haunting memories, put them out of your mind so you can focus on God’s Word. Trust God.

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You need a light to guide you and this is learning God’s Word, the mind of Christ. You need a compass to know the way and this is using the ministry of the Holy Spirit, your mentor. “Do not be unwise but understand what the will of the Lord is” (Eph 5:17). This is a mandate from God. Here are the principles for following divine guidance. The 3 A’s. Align your life with His will. Abort your own plans. Adapt to the circumstances God leads you into. God has a directive will for you, a permissive will and an overruling will for you. There are three subsets to His directive will: His geographic will—where He wants you to be. His viewpoint will—what He wants you to think. His operational will—what He wants you to do. God’s permissive will means He will let you go down dead-end streets when you are in carnality. God can overrule your bad decisions if He wants to.

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God’s plan might not coincide with your plans. Your thoughts center around security while His purpose for your life is much greater and beyond your expectations. “For as the heavens are higher than the earth so are My ways higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts” (Is 55:8-9). Here are your orders. “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not to your own understanding. In all of your ways acknowledge Him and He shall direct your path” (Prov 3:5-6). Never make a critical decision without considering God’s will for your life.

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Understanding God’s directive will is essential to living the Christian way of life. God wants you to grow to spiritual maturity “Grow in the grace and the knowledge of your Lord and Savior Jesus Christ” (2 Pet 3:18). LAG is a way to remember this. Learn. Apply, Glorify God. God’s system, the protocol plan of God, must be learned. The right thing must be done in the right way. If you don’t learn the plays, if you don’t understand the protocol plan of God, you may have the uniform of a Christian but you are going to sit on the bench because God can’t use you in the game. Are you willing to turn your life over to the direction of God the Holy Spirit? This is where many Christians lose sight of God’s Plan. They don’t have the confidence in the ability of God to care for their best interests.

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Personal sin, arrogance, evil, and discernment are critical concepts for Christians to understand. You must deal with personal sin to stay filled with the Holy Spirit, a requirement for growing spiritually. “God is spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth” (John 4:24). Arrogance causes an unrealistic self-image and unrealistic expectations. Evil is Satan’s system as he rules this world, and it includes human good. Discernment to recognize truth from untruth is a result of divine wisdom in your soul. “How blessed [happy] is the man who finds wisdom [from the Bible] and the man who gains understanding” (Prov 3:13).

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You need to learn to execute God’s protocol plan during your time on Earth. The key to this is staying filled with the Holy Spirit and under control of the ministry of the Holy Spirit. “Be filled with the Spirit” (Eph 5:18). “Walk in the Spirit and you will not fulfill the lusts of the flesh” (Gal 5:16). Once you learn how to maintain fellowship with God by means of rebound, you need to “Grow in the grace and the knowledge of your Lord and Savior Jesus Christ” (2 Pet 3:18). The Bible is a textbook and is designed to be taught to you by a qualified pastor-teacher. “You have this treasure in your earthly bodies” (2 Cor 4:7). Take in the Word of God on a consistent basis and apply it. Avoid distractions to your Christian life. Growing to spiritual maturity doesn’t happen overnight. It takes a lifetime of growing in grace and knowledge of your Lord and Savior. You will come to understand what your place is in the plan of God.

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