This morning at the Lakewood Church service, Lisa Osteen Comes said:
If you don't know The Word, Satan will use that against you!
Many of the answers that you are seeking are in the Bible. Just open it up when you feel discouraged.
When I open up the Bible each morning, I feel like I am sitting with Jesus.
I feel that the Bible is the closest thing that we have to God on earth. I know we have the Holy Spirit and He is the presence of God in us. I can feel him but I can't touch him. I can touch the Bible.
Fall in love with the Bible. It will change your life. As you read, the Holy Spirit will help you to understand. Get a version that is easier for you to understand. The Holy Spirit will give you spiritual wisdom and insight.
What the Holy Spirit hears from the Father he will transmit to us. We sense the answer in our spirits and it's registered in our minds. Like a thought, something we need to know, something to pray for or an answer to a prayer. It's like an impression that you can't get away from and that you know did not come from you. A still, small voice.
The Apostle Paul describes God's voice as a perception. Everyone was saved on the ship during a hurricane because Paul listened.
Philip, the disciple, heard the voice of The Spirit that sent him to help the Ethiopian man in the chariot. Because Philip listened, he was able to explain the Gospel to him and he was saved and chose to be baptized on the spot.
God's plans are higher than our plans. There were many times that God interrupted my plans and the outcome was much better than I could ever have imagined.
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