As we continue to think about hearing God’s voice for our everyday life, Dave talks about how we recognise his leading and our other voice that will resist.
So I say, let the Holy Spirit guide your lives. Then you won’t be doing what your sinful nature craves. The sinful nature wants to do evil, which is just the opposite of what the Spirit wants. And the Spirit gives us desires that are the opposite of what the sinful nature desires. These two forces are constantly fighting each other, so you are not free to carry out your good intentions.
Galatians 5:16-17
Conversation Questions:
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- Dave talked about a process he has seen at work in him, where he Notices something, has a Sense of what he should do, then a thought that Resists this and then pushing through to Obey the sense.
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- Have you experienced this?
- When have you noticed something – a person, a situation or an opportunity – and then had a sense that you should do something about it?
- Are you aware of your self-talk that reasons with you? How have you noticed this be a self-centred force?
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- Is there something right now that you’ve noticed? What is sticking in your attention? Might this be a God prompt?
- What is your sense about what you could do? How might this embody God’s kingdom and its values?
- You can read Romans 7:14 – 8:14 for more insights into this dynamic.
- Dave talked about a process he has seen at work in him, where he Notices something, has a Sense of what he should do, then a thought that Resists this and then pushing through to Obey the sense.
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