Follow His Lead

 

Key Learning Points

Get your Ego out of the way, Go where he leads you

  • “If you remain in me , you will bear much fruit” (John 5:15)
  • The more you partner with him, submit yourself and let him lead you, the stronger you become

Take Action based on his input

  • The more you submit yourself to God, and listen for his input, the more you begin to understand his will and feel his love.
  • The more you partner with him, submit yourself and let him lead you, the stronger you become
  • As you do good works by his will, you build your eternal house in heaven
  • How you meet the challenges in life shapes your Soul – your will and your conscience – choices between short term earthly priorities vs long term (eternal) spiritual priorities

Use the Resources He Has Provided

  • Develop your gifts
    • All gifts come in seed form, they require cultivation and nourishment to grow and bear fruit
    • He expects us to develop and apply the talents he gave us for the Good of the kingdom
  • Follow your passions 
    • He expects us to use our gifts (talents/capabilities) to serve his kingdom (provide a return on his investment)

Focus on Being Useful

  • Apply Gifts/Passions in ways that serve others
    • “for it is God who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure” (Philippians 2:13)
  • The more you devote yourself to doing good works based on his will, you build more Love in your heart
  • The more love you have in your heart, the more others see it and are impacted by it.
    • “You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven”(Matthew 5:14-16).
  • God’s Love is perfected when it flows through you to others

Take advantage of the Opportunities he presents

  • He blesses those who leverage what He has given them – parable of talents (Matthew 25:14-30)
  • As you do good works by his will, you build your eternal house in heaven
  • How you meet the challenges in life shapes your Soul – your will and your conscience – choices between short term earthly priorities vs long term (eternal) spiritual priorities