GOD LEADS HIS CHILDREN BEYOND STILL WATER

Acknowledging God in all that you want to do is something we should do within the confide of koinonia and daily interaction with him. through fellowship we have built intimacy with him and no more strangers to the commonwealth of heaven, we are not afraid to come close to him but have understood that we are joint heirs and co-heirs with Christ of the heavenly resources and glory,Christ himself is not ashamed to call us brethren therefore whenever we are approaching the throne of grace in prayer, we will go boldly knowing that he has blotted out the long-standing accusation, writing ordinances and offences made against us by the devil and we are now justified by grace through faith that is built on the atonement work of Christ at Calvary.

But the understanding of this things does not and will still not make the devil to leave you and stop tempting you, no, he will not stop bringing opposition and difficulties to you, but one confidence we have in him is that as he is in heaven so also are we on earth, we are more than conquerors through him that loved us and nothing can separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus, not even difficulties and opposition,The opposition and the challenges are called stilled waters, they make you slow in movement or per say, they reduce your movement and slow down your acceleration in the journey of life. But the psalmist said in stanza 23 “that the lord is my shepherd, I shall not want, he maketh me to lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside the still waters,” he is not going to lack anything because the lord was with him and the lord will feed him and he will not go a hungry and begging for food. Infant it is in the green pasture that the lord will make him to lie down, the green pasture signifies abundance and availability, plenteous provision.

A verse still in stanza 23 has it that “he preserverth my soul, even though I work through the valley of the shadow of death, I shall fear no evil for thou are with me, thy rod and thy staff that comfortest me, thy prepareth a table for me in the presence of my enemies, thy anointed my head with oil, my cup runeth over,”The possibility of walking through the valley of the shadow of death is there and he is making you to be aware of it with a promise that he will be with you, therefore you should not fear, he will preserve your soul, preservation entails keeping it safe from ruin and spoilage, yes the lord will keep you from anything that will want to ruin you or spoil you at all. This will ensure that you are not distracted in the journey, you are simply focused,God knows the future and he knows his will and plan for your life. Who else knows the path of life like God himself? The way of life is filled with ups and downs. It is filled with challenges and it is not an easy route. There is no certainty about anything including life. Nobody is certain about sleeping and waking up the next day, and there are issues and circumstances that arises on daily basics that we may not trace nor follow up at all because we did not know how it started.

What best could have been the advice except that you should acknowledge God in all your ways, in all your action and association, he is able to guide you to the end, but you leaning on your own understanding will make you to avoid God and feel like you can do it alone and independent of him whereas that is the only trap the devil has set for you. Yes, it is a trap from the devil for you to avoid God and act independent of him. And in so doing you have exposed yourself to the attack of the devil and he will come and mess up things for you.Your marriage is essential and you need to acknowledge God in it from the very basic foundation of choice making, pray your way through and let God guide you in the area of choice making and selecting a life partner, it is as important as that to avoid failure, there is no amount of preparation and researching in marriage that will make your marriage successful without God, let the holy spirit guide you as you make that all important decision.

There are decision area in our life that whatever choice we make determines whether or not we will move forward or be limited. Marriage is part of them, your choice of a marriage partner to a great extent will determine whether or not you will live long or die early. It will also determine if you will succeed in your God giving assignment or not. Marriage is very necessary for man and woman but not compulsory, it is a life sentence for yourself and you should choose wisely who you want to spent the rest of your life with. Yes, chose your prison mate carefully.Ministry is one of those area where the devil awaits every man that has the calling of God upon his or her life, as you embark on your ministry, someone is the owner of the work and please allow him to dictate how it will be done. It is a pity when I see some minister saying my ministry as if there were the one that called themselves, it is the work of the holy ghost, or have you forgotten what the spirit himself said concerning Paul and Banabas,” it is written that the holy spirit said that you should separate for me Paul and banabas for the work which I have called them”.

The separation is for himself and for his own glory at all. The work belongs to him and entirely his own. The instrument belongs to him and are entirely his own, therefore you are not to lean on your own understanding or intelligent. Otherwise he will not lead you, your educational qualification and experience will also not be useful at all. It is completely a spiritual matter and an affair of those in the spirit, therefore you will depend on God for its success.There is one trait God desires in every man that want him to lead him, that character trait is meekness, meekness comprises of two things, humility and teach ability, you must be willing and ready to surrender yourself totally and forget whatever that you have hold so dearly before. You should be open to new information, you should be like sheep otherwise it will be difficult even it might be an impossible task to lead you successfully.

Ministry is good business and for everybody, everybody has a ministry, you have a ministry and I have my own ministry as given to me by God, our target should be to fulfill our ministry, Paul advised Timothy to make full prove of his own ministry and do the work of an evangelist. Little wonder how and why Paul could fully say I fought a good fight and I have won the race and now it is laid up for me to receive the crown which the righteous God will give to me.The Apostle Paul could say this because he was in a relationship with God, he allowed God to lead him. Everything he did was through Christ who strengthened him. The spirit was his backbone and he attributed all the success he recorded to God. He fought a good fight and won the race because he was in fellowship. He was also in this response speaking of the assurance of receiving a crown of life because he was led by God all through to the end.