LIVING STREAMS DEVOTIONAL
By Pst. Ezekiel Atang
JULY 2025
THE SPIRIT LED LIFE
(Romans 8:14 KJV)
Monday, 7th July
HOW TO SENSE THE LEADING OF THE SPIRIT
Luke 4:1 KJV
“And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost returned from Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness”.
The leading of the Holy Spirit has to be sensed and properly discerned. As such when waiting to hear from God, you can’t just make moves just like that, there has to be accurate discernment of that leading of God. The best way therefore to sense the leading of the Holy Spirit is to be full of the Spirit. When you are filled with the Spirit, it is hard to miss God or to mistake His leading. There are moments when we are not exactly filled with the Holy Spirit, they are those moments when we struggle with the flesh or when we get a little carnal, or simply not just as spiritual as we should. At those times, we could easily miss God and miss His leading as well.
There are things to do to get filled with the Spirit of God. You see, the Spirit of God in our lives is just like a battery, it could be less charged and be fully charged as well. Your spiritual battery could run low just like our mobile phones, at such times they may not be able to perform some functions. So, to make your spiritual batteries as charged as they should be and to be filled with the Holy Spirit, we need to engage in fervent prayers. The disciples of Jesus prayed in Acts chapter four and they were filled with the Spirit:
(Acts 4:31 KJV)
“And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness”.
Jesus also had prayed in Luke 3:21 and the heavens opened to Him. So, Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost was able to be led of the Spirit into the wilderness for the next level of His life and ministry.
In the place of prayer, your Spirit is plugged to the source of power, and you are supposed to be there till you are fully charged. It is in that fully charged state the voice of God comes to you quite clearly. And even if you do not get to hear His voice yet, you will be able to discern the direction He wants you to take. There will be a strong confirmation and affirmation in your spirit on the next step you are meant to take. And if you are meant to hold on and do nothing for the time being, it will be made clear to you. You can be filled with the Holy Spirit all the time by praying without ceasing. Make prayer a part of your daily life and you will be constantly spiritually fit for divine direction. Receive grace to discern the leading of the Spirit in Jesus Name.
Action Points
i. Ask the Lord to enrich your prayer life today.
ii. Deliberately and intentionally build a prayer life today. Make an appointment with God each morning and other times of the day.
iii. Ask the Lord to make your spirit sensitive to His leading every day.
Prayer
-Lord, please take me by the hand and lead me on the journeys of life in Jesus Name.
-Lord, may I never miss your leading in my life in Jesus Name.
Nugget
In the place of prayer, your Spirit is plugged to the source of power, and you are supposed to be there till you are fully charged.
For Further Reading and Meditation
MORNING
Exodus 20; John 16
EVENING
Isaiah 20
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