The promise from Jesus came when He went away. He promised to send us a helper.
There is a description of the nudge if the Holy Spirit. It’s an inarticulate expression in out minds to do this or that or not to do something. These are usually whispers that don’t come articulated in the form of a complete sentence or even in words. It is an overwhelming feeling of peace and confidence you are doing the right thing, or taking action that God wants for you.
1. An unshakable thought
The Holy Spirit tugging starts as a tiny thought that comes into your mind and begins to poke at you. It’s like a “Ping Ping” maybe I should be this.
“For your thoughts are not my thoughts not are your ways my ways, says the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.” – Isaiah 55:8-9
You can rest assured that a thought can be planted by God to help lead you. Thoughts come and go, but an unshakable thought, whether unshakable for a week or years, if it comes back, it is worth looking at.
Sometimes there are wordless impressions in your mind. When they come in a form of a thought, they can be very powerful, or they can come as a whisper.
2. The Holy Spirit’s leading will come with doubt and fear.
Why would His leading come with doubt and fear? Because we are human, and we don’t know the outcome. It is typically out of our comfort zone, something that causes you to do something disruptive in your own life, that start or stop of something new or old. In a nutshell, it’s uncomfortable.
3. The Holy Spirit’s leading transitions into a feeling or heart positioning.
It feels like your heart is pulling and doors start opening where you see that this is possible for you.
This is when the feelings start to help you know it is from the Holy Spirit.
Heart positioning is where your heart aligns with the Holy Spirit’s heart and now you are working together.
4. The Holy Spirit prompts you to take action.
You will feel prompted to act. There is nothing you can do to stop yourself from taking action in what you are feeling led to do. This is how you know for sure that this is from the Holy Spirit and the Holy Spirit is speaking to you. You are spiritually being convicted to move.
Don’t try to overthink it or second-guess yourself. Just act. If you are not sure pray. He will give you a yes if it’s the Holy Spirit.
John 14:17 says, “The spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive because it neither sees Him not knows Him. But you know Him for Her dwells with you and will be in you.”
The Holy Spirit is a truth bringer, a truth speaker, and there is truth over your life. The truth of God reigns. The truth of where you are being called to go is available for you, it is time to take action on the very step.
God’s plan is so much bigger than your dreams can ever be. The Holy Spirit’s nudge is what got me writing a blog.
If you feel that nudge, you have nothing to lose, and clarity to gain to see if it’s the right next step for you.
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