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May 25, 2008                                                                                          SD21
Help for the directionally Challenged.doc
File: G2
*Help for the Directionally Challenged*
 
Fourth in series on the Believers Senior Partner
 
I have always prided myself on knowing where I am and where I am going when it comes to geography or traveling.
Even as a kid I loved maps and traveling.
I liked geography and could usually tell where the general points of the compass were no matter where I was…
 
So I pride myself on knowing how to get anywhere!
Like most men I never ask for directions…
 
I have been known to stop and a gas station to see if they have a map on the wall by which to orient myself…but ask for directions???
 
Now my wife on the other had has no problem asking for direction…like…where did we park the car???
She is directionally challenged!!!!
But listen to what God says---Isaiah 53:6
“all we like sheep have gone astray…”
 
*PPT**  We're all directionally challenged*
 … some just don't realize it yet!
"We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own way…"
 
We march through life as though we know where we're going and we can make it on our own … until the direction we're traveling turns into a dead end … and we finally humble ourselves and ask for directions!
Jesus knew His followers were directionally challenged … they weren't equipped to travel through life on their own (none of us are) … they needed a traveling companion (and so do we)!
A guide!
When you are some place you have never been before (perhaps even in a foreign land) it is nice to have someone along who knows the territory!
In the journey of life we need a guide to help us navigate successfully around all the obstacles that try to keep us from our ultimate destination…
 
And the guide we need is the Holy Spirit—Our Senior Partner…
      Last time we discovered He is our Prayer Partner and can teach us what to pray for and how to pray
      Today we can learn that He is our guide…
 
If we're willing to admit that we're directionally challenged … there's help for us in the person and partnership of the Holy Spirit!
So men!!!!  Are you ready to ask for directions????
There are *3 things the directionally challenged need to know* if they're to navigate life successfully —
* *
*PPT**  1.
The promise of a guide!*
Look carefully at the promise of Jesus in — *John 16:13*
"But when He, the spirit of truth, comes, He will guide you into all truth…"
 
Note carefully that —
Jesus promised His followers more than guidance … He promised them a guide!
"*He* will guide you…"
 
Let me illustrate the incredible difference between guidance and a guide with a simple question —
If you were suddenly dropped off in the middle of an uncharted jungle and you were given the choice of three tools — a compass, a Thomas Brothers map, or an experienced, personal guide — which one would you choose?
If you're smart … you'd choose the experienced personal guide!
Or risk staying perpetually lost!
Which (sad to say) is what all too many people have chosen in the jungle of life!!!!
 
 
When I was in Israel we had a guide…who not only knew where to take us and how to get there…he gave us incredible insights into the places we visited…offering knowledge and history and inspiration about the places where Jesus walked and lived when he was on earth
He was more than a “get-us-there” guide, he was a teaching guide…it made the trip all the more enjoyable!
Which brings us to two things you need to know about guides—two important qualities about guides:
*PPT**  **1.
Good guides know where they are going*
 
How many of you know that following someone who doesn’t know where they are going doesn’t make much sense…
      Bumper sticker:  “Don’t follow me, I’m lost!
 
      Good guides have been there before!
*PPT*--  *Key* — When it comes to life … there's only one guide who can successfully lead us into our tomorrows because there's only one guide who has already seen our tomorrows … that guide is the Holy Spirit!
Life is a labyrinth of choices of journeys---there are so many ways to choose…
Some of you will be graduating from HS this week and soon heading into the world on your own—your parents will not be there to watch your steps and offer guidance…you need a guide and you need to pay attention to Him…
The Holy Spirit is that guide and He wants to give you direction in your life…lead and teach…
 
A lot of you are graduating from 8th grade and going inot the High School world where some many of you will be vying for attention and affection and discovering your place in the new order of HS.
You will be tested…you will be teased…
      Who will you listen to when it comes to deciding who you want to be like…what group you want to be accepted in…what gang will control your actions…
      You need a guide!!!  Someone who knows you, loves you and wants what is best for you!
Trust the Lord!  Lean on the presence and power of the Holy Spirit
      Seek to be filled with the Spirit!
He will give you the strength to stand!
 
Psalm 32:8 (NLT) \\ 8 The Lord says, “I will guide you along the best pathway for your life.
I will advise you and watch over you.
Good guides not only know where they are going
*PPT**  **2.
Good guides know whom they are leading.*
A good guide will know the limits, the personality, the interests, talents and abilities of the person they are leading…
 
A good guide chooses the right path based in the experience and abilities of the person they are leading…
If I went to Yosemite and said, “I want to climb El Cap.”
A good guide would start asking me questions…what mountains have I climbed before?
Mt.
Whitney…
      “Which trail, the south trail (for hikers) or the north east route for climbers…
 
That guide would soon learn that I have never actually used ropes to clime any mountain…He would see by looking at me that I am not in the greatest of physical shape…and then he would suggest that he lead me on a hike to the base of Yosemite Falls… a 1 mile, level hike…
 
Key — That's the kind of guide the Holy Spirit is … no ones knows us better, no one understands our capabilities and liabilities like the Holy Spirit — He tailor makes our course in life because He knows who we are … where we are … and who we can become!
If we're to navigate life successfully … we need to claim —
1. Jesus' promise of a guide!
There's a second key for us … we also need to understand —
*PPT**  2.
The Process of Guidance!*
We need to know how the Holy Spirit guides us!
There are several key ways the Holy Spirit offers us the guidance we so desperately need in our daily world
 
*PPT**  **A.
The Holy Spirit Guides Us Through—God’s Word (BIBLE)*
There are two primary ways the Holy Spirit uses Gods Word in our life”
1.
He reveals the Word to us—as we read He reveals specific truth that must be applied to our life.
2. The Holy Spirit reminds us of God’s Word—in living every day we meet circumstances that demand our attention and choices must be made—He can bring to our mind the principles of God’s Word that can give us the guidance we need right then…
 
But here is the KEY!
You have to get it in you before he can get it out of you…
You have to read it and study it in order for it to have the desired effect in your life!
 
*PPT**  **B.
The Holy Spirit Guides us through godly people*
 
Proverbs 11:14 (NKJV) \\ 14 Where /there is/ no counsel, the people fall; But in the multitude of counselors /there is/ safety.
Proverbs 12:15 (NLT) \\ 15 Fools think their own way is right, but the wise listen to others.
It is just smart to seek the advice of godly people before making major decision—financially, business, relationships, etc.
No one can make your decisions for you … but seeking other's input is incredibly important and can save us a lot of headaches and heartaches!
Let me offer you some key questions you should ask before you ask or act on someone's advice:
* What is their reputation?
* Will they keep confidences?
* Do most people acknowledge this person's integrity and spiritual maturity?
* Is he~/she mature enough to disagree with you, to tell the truth even when it hurts?
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