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Seeking God's Guidance 0:02 We wanna honor God because He sees everything.0:10 You were born with a plan and a purpose. He's the God of all things possible. He's the God of all0:22 miracles.0:52 Welcome to Grace Grace with Naina Michelle. I'm Michelle Humphreys.0:55 And I am Naina Keegan. Welcome to the broadcast today. We're so excited about this topic because so many of us wondering what do we do when we absolutely do not know what to do?1:07 And that is the problem that we're gonna get to the bottom of today because the number 1 thing we're all going to be able to do is pray and seek God first because the only prayer that never1:19 gets answered is the prayer that you didn't pray. So today we're going to talk about what we need to do.1:25 Well, you know the Bible says, and I know that we have not because we asked not, right? And how often do we get responses from people,1:37 viewers and readers, that say what do I do next? What does God want me to do? What is the will of God? Well today we're gonna1:48 discuss how do we hear the voice of God and how do we know when we've got his plan. Right?1:54 Well, 1 of the things that, you know, that God tries to make us think is that he's not listening, he's not answering us, he's not hearing us, and we have to remember that it's not about us2:06 do do do, like we didn't do enough, we didn't do it right. It's about it's done, done, done. Jesus has already paid the price, bought, and paid for every single thing2:18 you could ever or will ever need. It is already yours for the taking. We need to step back and stop and say, God, I know you have this, and I know2:30 that you've heard my prayers. We need to stop, like, running, like, almost, like, like, in fear and worry and all of these things because we we we get in our own mindsets, and we don't know what to do. But that's2:42 when God can take over because he is never not at a loss for what to do. He's got every answer we need, and and he's just asking us to calm2:54 down, to rest, to rest in him, to seek him, to remain in peace, and he's got it. I promise God is so much closer to you than you could ever think. He's right3:06 there with you. He will never leave you or forsake you. He has not abandoned you. I promise. And so we're gonna talk all about that today because we need to call unto him in those3:17 deepest and darkest times when you don't know what to do, you can call unto god. Isn't that just you know that you can do this.3:25 It's so true. And, you know, the the word that the lord keeps giving me lately is seek. Mhmm. Seek. Like, what does that mean to seek the Lord? You know, the3:37 Bible talks about be still and know that I am God, and this is not a world that we live in where we're very still. Right? Even if you are sedentary in your3:49 life, you're probably on your phone or streaming or, you know, watching a video or something where we're not really still in our spirit.4:01 God wants us to get alone with him and say, god, what is it you want me to do? The Bible says, when you seek me with your whole heart, you4:13 will find me. That's a promise. And and when we seek God, then we're gonna know him. And you know the Bible says, seek first the4:25 kingdom and its righteousness, and then everything will come unto you. So when we don't know what to do, we need to stop everything. Turn off your phone. I don't care who's calling you.4:36 They're not more important than God. I don't care who's calling me, texting me, whatever, however they're trying to get in touch. God is the most important message I'm going to hear today.4:48 And let me just say, the best way to hear from God is to just get alone with Him, quiet your spirit, open his word which he watches5:00 over to perform, and ask the Lord, what do you what do you want to say to me today? And God will speak through his word. I'm not, you know, hearing5:12 some audible voice. I have never heard the audible voice of God. I know people who have, but I never have, but I tell you what I know that I know, that I have heard from God and5:24 it's almost always, through the word, through his word where it just jumps out, and I know it. I know God's speaking to me, or that he will speak5:36 quietly in my spirit when I'm quiet, when I'm quiet.5:40 How can you hear them? How can you hear anything if you're not quiet? Because the devil is the king of distractions. He when you're gonna spend time with the Lord, and I've even like announced, like I would say to my5:51 husband, that's it tomorrow. I'm just not getting up. I'm not doing anything. I'm gonna stay in bed with the word and the bible, my coffee, and I'll have this and I'll speak it. And then it's like 10 things are6:02 happening. And I thought I learned now I'm not even gonna say anything about it. I'm just gonna keep it to myself because he is he want he the everything will happen. The door will ring. Something will doorbell will the6:13 something will break in your house. Something will go on. There's some emergency phone call. It's how he tries to keep you from the work. Right. And so we have to know that God, you know,6:25 if if you feel distant from God right now, it's not him who moved. So you have to remain that needs to be priority 1. Like, you get in the word. You you you make it happen. You6:37 seek him first thing in the morning, and you ask him to order your steps for that day. You make sure that he he you have canceled with God the assignment of the devil and his plans for that6:48 day so that God can order your steps and you can move according to his will for you that day. We need to make sure that when we don't know what to do, we have stayed prayed up. We7:00 are in that word. We are asking the Lord for a word that very day and that he will give it to you. When you ask him, he will give you all that you need, and he will make sure that7:12 you know exactly what to do, how to get through your situations. But it's about us getting out of our own self and out of our panic mode and all of the, I don't know what to do. You know,7:24 the bible says apart from him, we can do nothing, but with him, we can do all things who gives us strength. And so we need strength for these battles. We need strengths strength for these difficult circumstances7:36 that come up in our lives.7:37 That's the truth. And, you know, we we have to remember God is the same God yesterday, today, and forever. And so it what he did for Noah, which look at the7:49 instruction instructions he gave to Noah. I mean, he built an entire ark. Look at the instructions. That was complex. That was down to the square inch. You know? Cubits.8:01 Yeah. Yes. But but let me just say that he also told Moses to smite the water with a stick. That's a simple8:13 and that's my kind of instruction. Right?8:15 Make it easy.8:16 Keep it simple, Lord, please. But but I do want those complex plans when I'm asking God what do I do? And and it says call to me and I will tell you things that you do not8:28 know. And so you don't even know what you don't need what you need to know, right? So sometimes I just say to the Lord, tell me what I need to know. And when we come8:40 back we're gonna continue talking about, you know, how do I hear from God when I don't know what to do? We'll be right back.The Power of Calling on God 8:50 The world needs to be reached with the message of Jesus. And that is the mission of Grace Grace with Nina and Michelle, to see people's lives change with the saving power of Jesus Christ.9:02 When you donate to Grace Grace ministries, you're also reaching orphans and the underprivileged throughout the world, as well as the United States. The Bible says that when we help the least, the forgotten and the9:13 overlooked, we have done something for Jesus himself. Will you be a part of what God is doing to help those in need and those who are hungry to hear the real message of Jesus. Give today by logging9:25 on to nainaandmichelle dot com or text the word give to 3 2 5 6 0 3 3 3 5 4. You can also send in a check to 63 15 b FM 14 88 Road,9:37 number 1 22, Magnolia, Texas 77354. Grace Grace Ministries is a 5 0 1 c 3 charitable organization. Gifts are tax deductible, so join us in the great commission today.9:49 Give now.9:52 Welcome back to the program. You are watching Grace Grace with Nina and Michelle, and we are talking about what do we do when we have no idea what to do. And, you know, you were just mentioning call10:04 unto the Lord because that's what he says. And do you know how many times he says that so much. I have just a few examples. He says right here in Psalm 50 15, call upon me in the day of of trouble, and I will10:16 deliver you. He says in Psalm 91 15, he shall call upon me, and I will answer him. In Psalm 41 45 18, it says the Lord is the Lord is near and dear to all who call upon10:28 him. So over and over again in the word he is saying call upon him when we don't know what to do and that's it seems simple but do we do10:40 that? Are we listening? Because you can't just read the word you have to do what it says And so before you call your friend to complain and before you call your neighbor and before you're, you know, over there10:52 doing, you know, running ragged with worry, have you called upon the Lord for what you need? Did you stop and say, wait a minute. This is this is what I need, and and ask?11:04 Because that's the thing. We have to you have not because you asked not.11:08 Exactly. And we we also need to make sure that we're right with the Lord. Like, go before the Lord and and, you know, this isn't really talked about that much anymore. Go before11:20 the Lord and say, God, is there is there any wicked way in me? Do I have iniquity in my heart? You know, we there's a scripture in, second Chronicles 1911:33 2 through 3 where the prophet Jehu goes to Jehoshaphat, and I love how Jehoshaphat handles this rebuke from the prophet.11:44 Jehoshaphat is beside himself because a great army is coming against his people. He's the king, and he has been aligning himself with God's least favorite11:56 king of all time, King King Ahab, who was worldly, and he was, just weak against his wife Jezebel. And this is what, what Jehoshaphat12:08 heard from from Jehu. Here it goes. And Jehu, the son of Hanai, the seer, went out to meet him and said to the king to king Jehoshaphat, should you help the wicked and12:20 love those who hate the Lord? Therefore, the wrath of the Lord is upon you. Nevertheless, good things are found in you, in that you have removed the wooden images from the land and have prepared your heart12:32 to seek God. So Jehoshaphat's going, I have a great army against against me and my people. I don't know what to do. Where12:44 do I begin? And it starts off with, hey, Jehoshaphat. Remember when you aligned yourself with an evil king and you didn't hate evil? Instead,12:56 you you decided to comply with evil. Are we complying with evil? Those things matter in hearing from God. You need to say to God, have I offended you God?13:08 Clear me. Perfect my heart. You know David cried out to the Lord all the time, create in me a pure heart, and renew a right spirit within me, and grant me13:20 a willing spirit to sustain it all. You know? God has given us all we need for life and godliness, so this is possible. So if God tells you there's an offense,13:32 all you have to do is apologize, tell him you're sorry, and get ready for some good advice. Right?13:40 Right. Because, you know, again, you know, apart from God, we can do nothing. And so many times, your problem isn't really your problem. It's the attitude about that problem. Because13:51 sometimes when we can't see a way out in in the natural, we complain and grumble and fall fine and and and have pity parties, and we do all of these things when we haven't really stopped and given it to the Lord14:03 who has all the answers. And maybe, just maybe, he's allowed some of these things so that you can return to God, so that you can get your heart right before him, so you can recognize where you've been14:15 off. Or, hey, you know, maybe I've been complaining about this too much, and I'm not speaking the answer. I'm not speaking the promise of God. I'm speaking the problem because the Bible says,14:27 you know, the answers you know, life and death are in our tongues, speak life. And so so many times when you don't know what to do, you have to stop and ask yourself, am I really speaking14:39 the problem? Am I declaring this? Because the devil knows what you're saying. He does not know your thoughts. He's not omniscient. He's not omnipresent like the Lord. But when you start speaking and14:51 telling everybody your problems and how this is never gonna change and it's always this and this and all those negative things, you are giving that devil a foothold. You are giving him a license to run with your15:03 problem, and then it's gonna snowball and it's and then before you know it, that's just creating more complaints and more grumbling. And then you have moved so far from the threshold of15:15 being blessed and watching God work in your situation because of your own mouth, your own attitude. So again, sometimes the problem isn't the problem as much as your15:27 attitude is the problem. So when you don't know what to do, you also you check your attitude at the door. You say, Lord, forgive me for my grumbling and my fault finding, and I am sorry because I15:39 know you love me. You have the answer for this. And just turn around the thinking and the and what you've been speaking over your situation. God has a plan for your life. God's plan for you15:51 is always for good, always for good. And, you know, if we don't stop and remember that, wait a minute. God's gonna use this for good because he said it. So whatever you're dealing with, you can go16:03 to Romans 8 28 and it says what the devil has meant for harm God will use it for good. So you can ask the Lord. How many times do we ask the Lord? I don't know how you're going to use this for good but you said16:14 it and so when you come to God with his word He will watch over His word to appropriate it for16:21 you. Amen. That'll preach. That'll preach. You know, in in talking about, you know, getting before the Lord and seeking the Lord. We16:33 need to have a reverential fear of the Lord, that there's a holy awe. Like, if you begin to think about who God is, you know, that that16:45 God, He He knows the hair the number of hairs on your head. He's detailed. He He attends the funerals of sparrows, the births of galaxies.16:57 He spoke all things into existence, including you, including your entire life. You know, the Bible says that before the foundations of17:09 the earth were laid, God knew when you would live and where you would live. So He knows. He knows how your life should happen and the best plan for your life.17:20 So when you come before the Lord, come knowing that, that he is amazing, he is majestic, and he cares aboutLiving a Holy Life 17:32 you. He breathed you into existence. He knitted you into your mother's womb, so he wants you to know his plan, and we're gonna talk more about that when we come back.17:44 The world needs to be reached with the message of Jesus, and that is the mission of Grace Grace with Nina and Michelle, to see people's lives change with the saving power of Jesus Christ.17:56 When you donate to Grace Grace ministries, you're also reaching orphans and the underprivileged throughout the world, as well as the United States. The Bible says that when we help the least, the forgotten and the18:07 overlooked, we have done something for Jesus himself. Will you be a part of what God is doing to help those in need and those who are hungry to hear the real message of Jesus? Give today by logging18:19 on to nainaandmichelle dot com or text the word give to 3 2 5 6 0 3 3 3 5 4. You can also send in a check to 63 15 b FM 14 88 road18:31 number 1 22 Magnolia, Texas 77354. Grace Grace Ministries is a 5 0 1 c 3 charitable organization. Gifts are tax deductible, so join us in the great commission today.18:43 Give now.18:46 Welcome back to the program. You are watching Grace Grace with Naina and Michelle, and we are talking about what do we do when we don't know what to do. Well, we all know the answer is always God. It will never not be18:57 God. He's got the answers for everything we need and everything we seek. But you know what? Sometimes sometimes the answer you are seeking might require a sacrifice on your19:09 part. You know, God might be telling you to lay something down. God might be telling you to walk away from someone. You know, with Abraham, he walked away from his family. He walked away from friends, and, you know,19:20 maybe, you know, maybe there's there's there's you're hanging out with the wrong crowd. Maybe you've got something going on that you know that you're not supposed to be doing. You know, we don't know all19:33 the intricacies of God and what he has in store for us, but he knows best for us. And so if you know in your heart that God's been asking you, you know maybe hey you're not supposed to be watching that program19:45 or you're not supposed to be doing something, you know maybe God's warned you about your mouth or whatever it might be. It's time for us to to know that we have to sometimes it's going to require19:57 a sacrifice or something difficult on our end when you don't know what to do. You do what God says. Start with obedience because you're gonna have that little that little, you know, grip that's gonna be20:09 telling you step away, don't do that, put that down. You know, you have to pay attention to that still small voice. That's you know, 1 road to victory is by just listening and to what20:21 he's calling us to do.20:22 Well, and I wanna pause, and and talk about something because I do think that, you know, a lot of times with the church, yeah, we might not be out in the bars, you know, with those20:34 people that are Christians, and we might not be smoking and drinking and all those things, you know, but are we sitting there in front of a movie, really?20:46 And it's, you know, more and more, they're Hollywood. They're brazen with it's it's really it's it's not even just soft porn anymore. It's just porn.20:58 I'm sorry. Some of these movies are just it's just porn. And and God said without holiness, no 1 will see God. And if your eyes that are the21:10 windows to the soul are filled with darkness, how great is that darkness. So that's a severe warning in hearing from God. If you want to hear from21:22 God, you don't need to be sitting in front of of of something that is demonic in nature and something that can plant seeds and cause iniquities21:34 to grow up into sin, which will produce death and destruction later. We need to walk in a holy walk. I I encourage myself. I encourage21:46 you to turn from those things and and take your walk with the Lord more seriously. If you are part of the body of the blood bought, let's be21:57 holy. Let's make sure we have oil in our lamps because Jesus is going to come back. We don't know when. No man knows the time or the hour, but do you really want to22:09 be sitting in front of Netflix, in front of some big demonic type show watching something like that when he returns? Really? I'm not saying it's going to keep you from22:21 heaven. I I don't understand all that, but I am saying it can keep you from hearing the voice of God. I know that, and it and it can it can clog that voice.22:30 Don't you agree? Holiness. Yes. Because you know what you know, it's it's funny because I love I grew up with my grandma, so I loved love to watch old, old movies, and, you know, I I literally started crying the other22:42 day. I was watching an old movie and I just thought that what happened to those times? Where is it, everything seems so innocent and you know what the devil does? Things start to become22:54 tolerated and then they're not only just tolerated, then they're accepted, and then they're not just accepted, then they're celebrated, And then they're not just celebrated, they become the rule of the land. And you23:04 know, this is what the devil is doing. He is stealing from us every day the peace and the morality and the virtues that that that, you know, a a a godly nation, a Christian23:16 nation. We need to go back. You know, now you see things, like you're saying, everything goes on these movies and I look back at at these times and, you know, and even when I was a kid growing up and it's like the things23:28 that were like, oh my gosh, you can't believe that was on TV. It is absolutely nothing. It is so mild compared to what you see on a commercial today. And it's23:36 evil is called good and good is called evil. It's23:39 awful. It's before you know it, we have just accepted all of these things that you never 10 years ago, you would have never dreamed would be just even on a commercial right in front of you, not even something you chose23:51 to watch. And so we have to be so vigilant and diligent about what we allow in and what we're doing and we have to know that we can ask ourselves, you know, what would God24:03 think of this? You know, the old adage, what would Jesus do? Would he be watching that? Would he say it's okay? And if you have to question it, if you even have to question if you should be going somewhere, if you should24:14 be hanging out with that person, if you should be watching this, or whatever it is, if you even have to ask yourself, you probably shouldn't be doing it. And you need to just ask the Lord to show you and repent and say,24:26 I'm sorry. I don't want to be part of this, you know, and and clean up your mouth. That's the thing. There's so many I the filth in the mouth these days that just goes it it's just24:38 astonishing to me. And, you know, we have to be so so careful of all of those things that that really would just grieve the Holy Spirit. That is such a scripture that24:49 Oh, yeah. Definitely. And, you know, and and finally, we're about to pray. Let's pray like Jehoshaphat. Amen. He said to the lord, we don't know what to do, but our25:01 eyes are on you.25:02 Amen. And25:02 he set himself to seek the lord. So let's seek the lord. Lord, we thank you, father. We thank you that we confess our own sins, lord. I confess my mouth, lord. I I confess things that I've watched. I25:14 confess things that, lord, that, that I shouldn't do. Lord, I I I we just all turn from our wicked ways, God, and we we we come to you fresh and new knowing that your25:25 blood is is powerful and it can wash us white as snow. And so we we come to you knowing that you died on that cross for that purpose so that we could stand before God clean.25:37 Yes.25:38 And and and we ask you, Lord, that you we know you've given us all we need for life and godliness. So we we thank you for victory. We thank you for this, God, and we thank you that we're gonna hear your voice greater25:50 than we ever have. In Jesus' name, amen.25:53 We are so glad you joined us for the broadcast today. You can go find more about Grace Grace with Nina and Michelle all over social media. We have several Facebook pages, Instagram. We are so excited to26:05 hear from you. 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