Divine Guidance for Those Committed to God's Will

When you make a firm decision to avoid any action that would displease the Lord and present your situation to Him in faith, He will personally reveal the exact course you should pursueLYL 39.1+2.

The Promise of Divine Guidance

• Personal Communication: The Lord is just as willing to teach you your duty as He is to teach anyone else; if you come to Him in faith, He will speak His mysteries to you personallyEv 688.2+1.

• Wisdom and Strength: Those who seek God's will with a pure purpose will receive not only the wisdom to know what to do but also the strength and power for obedience and serviceLYL 39.1+2.

• Following the Lord’s Way: This guidance requires a heart in subjection to God, seeking counsel from infinite wisdom rather than depending solely on human sourcesCH 525.1+2.

• A Clear Witness: For those who have an eye single to the glory of God, the Holy Spirit will bear witness and provide clear discernment, even if the path does not accord with personal inclinations Romans 8:264BC 1151.10+1.

The Responsibility of the Individual

• Individual Duty: We are not to place the responsibility of our duty upon others or wait for them to tell us what to doLYL 39.1+1.

• Continuous Prayer: There is no time or place where it is inappropriate to offer a petition for divine guidance, whether in a crowd or a business engagementPr 223.4.

• Walking in Light: When we walk in the way of life and use our blessings to help others, the Lord promises to guide us continually and satisfy our souls John 8:124BC 1151.10.

...mebody else. If we come to Him in faith, He will speak His mysteries to us personally.... Those who decide to do nothing in any line that will displease God, will know, after presenting their case before Him, just what course to pursue. And they will receive not only wisdom, but strength.—The Desire of Ages, 668 (1898)— Ev 688.2 (1946)

...eart, to partake of the riches of his grace. He may ask what he will, and it will be done unto him. Those who have decided to do nothing in any line that will displease God, will know, after they present their case before him, just what course to pursue. With an eye single to the glory of God, they will do his will, even if it does not accord with the...— RH October 27, 1896, par. 10 (1851)

...arts will often burn within us as One draws nigh to commune with us as He did with Enoch. Those who decide to do nothing in any line that will displease God, will know, after presenting their case before him, just what course to pursue. And they will receive not only wisdom, but strength. Power for obedience, for service, will be imparted to them as Christ has promised— LYL 39.1 (1983)

...y upon others, and wait for them to tell us what to do. We cannot depend for counsel upon humanity. The Lord will teach us our duty just as willingly as He will teach somebody else. If we come to Him in faith, He will speak His mysteries to us personally. Our hearts will often burn within us as One draws nigh to commune with us as He did with Enoch. Th...— DA 668.4 (1898)