Articles Tagged 'Guidance'

For over 30 years, Heartlight has shared articles to help people live for Jesus in everyday life. While we are no longer publishing new articles, this enduring collection features relevant pieces throughout the year to encourage faith, offer biblical perspective, and speak to real-world joys and struggles.

Prayer and Mission

Mark Frost continues the series on discovering your mission before finding your minister with the Interim Ministry Partners team and he focuses on prayer.

So if they didn't and couldn't, how dare we?

FEPDO

Phil Ware talks about a discovery he made in Acts 1 -- that the early disciples chose to depend upon God's guidance for their direction, decisions, and future.

In cornbread English, these loose lug nuts didn't have a clue about what to do next, so they looked to God for guidance.

Listening to Our Master's Voice

Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead us in a virtual, DIY, worship through words and music using YouTube videos to open our hearts to the call of God in our lives and to living according to his will and guidance for us.

Will we build our lives on the Lord's will, on the foundation of his loving instructions to us?

Prayer and Mission

Mark Frost continues the series on discovering your mission before finding your minister with the Interim Ministry Partners team and he focuses on prayer.

So if they didn't and couldn't, how dare we?

But these Rules Don't Apply to Me

God created us and knows how we function best. Why do we think we know better?

What do you do with the people who treat rules as if they are only suggestsions?

A Walk with Our Shepherd

This is a simple meditation on the meaning of the Shepherd Psalm, Psalm 23.

What does it really mean for us?

Why I Don't Like Asking for Directions

There are believers in Jesus who would kindly and graciously help you find your way to Jesus.

Why are we afraid to ask for spiritual directions?

But I Don't Need the Instructions...

God has given us the owner's manual for life. The Bible is the answer to how to make life work.

What do we think an owner's manual is for anyway?

Red Light, Green Light

God has given us a blueprint for life. His instruction makes life better.

The town where I live is about to put cameras at all traffic lights to catch those who run red lights.

The View from a Troubled Heart

Bill Sherrill connects to an old King James phrase, the latter days, and reminds us that we often don't see things clearly until time has passed and we view things from God's perspective.

What can we really see from where we are right now?

Companion Runner

Lisa Mikitarian talks about ultra marathons and companion runners and reminds us that Jesus is our companion runner and we need to be a companion runner to others.

How do you stay on the path?

Navigating by GPS

Lisa Mikitarian shares the time she invested in working her son through a discussion about the importance of God guiding, but our ability to make our choices and take responsibility for our actions.

How are our children going to find their way?

The Brevity of Life

How can we discern the time we have and number our days in a proper manner -- we cannot unless we look to the Lord for his help, his presence, and his guidance.

Don't the years seem to pass more quickly now?

GPS?

Teresa Bell Kindred shares an experience she had with her GPS and then compares it to God's Plan of Salvation which is in the Bible, the only Voice we should trust.

Can your GPS get you out of life's real pickles?

The Blessing of the Powerless

Life is full of events that make us feel and actually be powerless, but that is exactly where God can work in our life the most.

What blessing can there be in powerlessness?

Steady, It Could Be God

We need to look for God even in the worst of situatinos!

What's going on with this?

Lord, What are You Doing?

So often we are too busy with the everyday things of life to ask the most important questions of all: what are you doing lord and what do you want me to be doing?

Can you figure it out?

A Morning Prayer

We need the Lord's help if we are going to be his people throughout the day; so let's start the day with prayer.

What can you include in your morning prayer?