Methods of Guidance (Conc.) & Supernatural Means 1

4. Knowing God

Experimentally The assurance of His Personal Presence is a supernatural rest in the midst of unrest and therefore passes all understanding, because it has been tested both in the fires of adversity and the temptations of ease. We learn that His Personal Presence is reliable because we have relied on Him and He has come through for us.

Positionally The assurance of His Personal Presence is the peace OF God for all those who have made peace WITH God. When we know our identity, that as spirit beings we are loved, accepted and honored regardless of our behavior, we can objectively evaluate our behavior and observe with rejoicing and gratitude the changes as God makes them.

Judicially The assurance of His Personal Presence provides discernment and judgment. The peace of God is the arbitrator of our internal disputes. As we often struggle to determine what course to take, the more sensitive we are to both the assurance or the unrest and disquiet, even alarm of the Personal Presence, the more assuredly we will be able to make decisions, act, and have the fortitude to stand against opposition. When you know you have received your direction from the Lord, you can stand!

SUPERNATURAL MEANS OF DIVINE GUIDANCE The following are just a few of the ways God guides us supernaturally. Become familiar and comfortable with these, and the Lord is likely to open up His treasure box with greater expressions of His creativity. As we depend on Him, the Lord can trust us with more of Himself and His innovations, as we have learned to depend on Him to get our needs met, and can relate to the supernatural merely as an extension of His hand in our lives. So it isn’t the strength or amount of faith that we have (it takes but a seed), but the basis or foundation of our faith—dependence on the Lord.