Taken from Discerning the Voice of God:
"John 16:13 paints the picture of the Holy Spirit as a "guide," one who gives continuous direction on a need-to-know-basis....but the Holy Spirit doesn't give us all His directions upfront and then leave us alone to sort everything out. Rather, He can be trusted to tell us everything we need to know for now, then continually update His instructions as we step out in faith and obedience.
We ought to see this as a great blessing, not a begruding holdout.
So be confident that when it's time for you to know what you need to know, you will. If you haven't heard from God on a particular issue, it's not because He lost your number and doesn't know how to reach you. It may just be because the time is not yet right for Him to clarify this for you."
"John 16:13 paints the picture of the Holy Spirit as a "guide," one who gives continuous direction on a need-to-know-basis....but the Holy Spirit doesn't give us all His directions upfront and then leave us alone to sort everything out. Rather, He can be trusted to tell us everything we need to know for now, then continually update His instructions as we step out in faith and obedience.
We ought to see this as a great blessing, not a begruding holdout.
So be confident that when it's time for you to know what you need to know, you will. If you haven't heard from God on a particular issue, it's not because He lost your number and doesn't know how to reach you. It may just be because the time is not yet right for Him to clarify this for you."
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