Instinct
I’ve
never heard preachers refer to the voice of the Holy Spirit as instinct until some
of my favorite recently. Hearing this
has caused me to realize, many times this is the way God speaks to me. An amazing lady prayed for me a couple years
ago and told me that God showed her that my heart and mind were married so that
I could hear Him. At first I thought my
mind was too busy for it to become the vehicle to hear God’s voice. But now I believe, because I hear Him many
times a day. It’s not out loud, but it’s
Instinct. A thought will pop into my
mind, “See that man over there? Go
encourage him!” OK! As I encourage, the man tears up realizing he
is experiencing a miracle from the God who loves and adores him. This man also knows that no person alone
could come up with something so profound.
That’s why I believe. It works
and it’s Fun!
In
Matt. 25, Jesus tells the story of the Master who went on a trip and before leaving
he gives one man $5,000, and the second man $2,000 and the third $1,000. When he returns he discovers that the first
two men invested their money wisely and doubled what was given. But the third man buried his out of fear that
the Master would punish him if he lost it.
The Master rewarded the first two by making them partners with Him to
rule over much. The third is basically
told to go to hell saying, “It’s criminal to play it safe,” and gives his money
to the one who took the greatest risk.
I’ve
noticed that successful people seem to have just as much fear as people who are
cautious and hesitant. The difference
between the two is what you do with your fear.
You can allow your instinct to override your fear, or bury the
opportunity.
What
are you doing with your fear? The energy
of fear can either fuel and push you to excellence, or tempt you to drum up
excuses and miss the moment.
I
love when the master says, “Enter into Joy, Come Share your Master’s happiness!”
Have
you become boring, dull and flat line from fear? The wrong response to fear produces; anxiety,
stress and bad health. I believe the
Holy Spirit is telling you to allow your fear to drive you to instinct. The Holy Spirit is the one who gives
instinct. It’s not spooky! It’s real and available because you are so
loved by Father! On the Day of
Pentecost, you were left the Holy Spirit to dwell within you, empowering you to
create wonder and miraculous surprises! I hear many times a week the Holy Spirit saying,
“This is the Moment, Jump on it!”
Jesus
saw ten lepers and told them to go show themselves to the priest. On the way,
one of them noticed he was healed, and had instinct. He turned around and went back to thank
Jesus. He thanks Him and Jesus asks, “Where
are the other 9?” Seems that not only
obedience is measured, but also instinct!
You
have the opportunity to follow instinct, which will lead you into the next
dimension of increase! Trust your
instincts because God wants to open up the windows of heaven, and pour out
blessings you won't have room enough to receive or contain. Blessing will flow into your life because you
stop hesitating and questioning instinct!
Step into this arena.
In
this present culture, I meet many who have a huge amount of information but no
instinct. Instinct is that inner push of
the Holy Spirit to understand the power of this moment!
All
ten lepers were healed but the 1 was made whole!! The nine followed the path and the 1 followed
his instinct.
Instinct
to increase!
May
you by faith follow your instincts and create change!
paul
