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desires are begotten by Him, and it is as we cherish them that they increase, which should lead to
earnest and fervent prayer. The Holy Spirit will help us to pray for them and bring them to fruition.
Again, He leads by employing not only our hearts, but also our minds. By controlling our minds, He
brings to us whole some thoughts which lead us in making right decisions and taking right steps.
Unto the sanctified, He gives sanctified judgment. Then again, the Holy Spirit guides us by special
providences. His providences should be observed even as much as we would observe direct miracles.
The providences of God are His operations in the employment of natural means, which are as truly
divine operations as if He employed supernatural means, or the working of miracles. The person who
observed the providences of the Spirit will witness them and be blessed by them.
III. He Guides Us Through Holy Men
We read, "Where no counsel is, the people fall; but in the multitude of counsellors there is safety"
(Prov. 11:14). It is scriptural, safe, and wise for younger Christians, the inexperienced, and also
mature Christians, to seek the counsel of those who are mature, experienced, and deeply spiritual.
The spirit of independence needs to be guarded against, and those who refuse to be admonished are
in a dangerous state. It is well to recognize divine ordination. The Lord appoints spiritual human
leaders to be over others. The Lord at first did not speak directly to Saul, but to Samuel, who told
Saul what to do, and to anoint him to be king over Israel. It also was Samuel who anointed David
to be king before David had heard from the Lord about becoming a king. Later David heard from the
Lord directly many times. The prophets, who were in touch with the Lord, often gave the message
of the Lord to individuals and to the people collectively. The apostle Paul often chose elders to
become church officers and appointed ministers to become pastors of churches. The inexperienced
and younger Christians should freely seek the advice of those who are spiritual and mature. Some
young Samuels, who desire to do the will of the Lord, but do not clearly recognize the voice and
leading of the Spirit, need some aged Elis to help them to recognize and clearly understand the voice
and leadings of the Spirit. All people who give counsel to others should be deeply spiritual and much
in prayer to discern the leadings of the Spirit and never give advice which is contrary to the
Scriptures.
IV. He Guides Us by Restraint
The Holy Spirit employs His restraining force or influence in controlling people's thoughts and
feelings. He leads by repression, that is, checking or curbing the Christian. The red light on the
highway of guidance is to be observed by stopping as well as the green light in going. When Christ
heard that Lazarus was sick, He abode two days in the place where He was. The Spirit restrained
Him from going to Bethany at that time. On another occasion He said, "I go not up yet unto this
feast; for my time is not yet full come." The Holy Spirit restrained Paul from preaching in Asia and
suffered him not to go into Bithynia. David wrote, "The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord:
and he delighteth in his way" (Ps. 37:23). A man of God wrote in the margin of his Bible opposite
this text, "And the stops too."