Real Dudes,
Have you ever driven down the road and drifted into the rumble strips? What did you do when that happened? Did you continue crossing them, or did you gradually make your way back to the center of your lane? I recently had coffee with a good friend of mine and we discussed this very idea. He shared with me that Satan’s goal a lot of times isn’t to yank us off course, but rather, he gradually nudges us off course. Thankfully, as believers in Christ, we have the Holy Spirit to nudge us back onto the path that God is leading us on. Are we allowing Him to do that work in our lives? What rumble strips do you have in place to get you back on track? Accountability Partners? Conviction from God and His Word? Personal Devotions? Good Preaching and Podcasts to listen to? Someone once said that Rumble Strips are the sweet sound of safety. I pray that we see the Holy Spirit that way…that He is that convicting voice in our minds that is the sweet sound of safety in our walk with the Lord. Stay in tune to Him every moment of every day and He’ll guide you along that straight path that He’s prepared for you. I hope that the passages and song below are an encouragement to each of you this morning. Nate Proverbs 3:5-6 (NIV) 5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; 6 in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight. John 16:5-15 (NLT) The Work of the Holy Spirit5 “But now I am going away to the one who sent me, and not one of you is asking where I am going. 6 Instead, you grieve because of what I’ve told you. 7 But in fact, it is best for you that I go away, because if I don’t, the Advocate[a] won’t come. If I do go away, then I will send him to you. 8 And when he comes, he will convict the world of its sin, and of God’s righteousness, and of the coming judgment. 9 The world’s sin is that it refuses to believe in me. 10 Righteousness is available because I go to the Father, and you will see me no more. 11 Judgment will come because the ruler of this world has already been judged. 12 “There is so much more I want to tell you, but you can’t bear it now. 13 When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on his own but will tell you what he has heard. He will tell you about the future. 14 He will bring me glory by telling you whatever he receives from me. 15 All that belongs to the Father is mine; this is why I said, ‘The Spirit will tell you whatever he receives from me.’
Hebrews 2:1 (NLT) So we must listen very carefully to the truth we have heard, or we may drift away from it. Song: Slow Fade by Casting Crowns https://www.google.com/search?q=song+slow+fade+by+casting+crowns&oq=song+slow+fade+by+&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqCggAEAAY4wIYgAQyCggAEAAY4wIYgAQyBwgBEC4YgAQyBggCEEUYOTINCAMQABiGAxiABBiKBTINCAQQABiGAxiABBiKBTIKCAUQABiABBiiBDIKCAYQABiABBiiBDIKCAcQABiABBiiBNIBCDM5MDVqMGo3qAIAsAIA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:7fc6697b,vid:JxwcGyaOr6Y,st:0
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AuthorNate Smith is a husband, a father of 6 girls, grandpa to 3 granddaughters and one grandson, a police and fire chaplain, a pastor, and has a passion to see men grow in Christ. #girldad including granddaughter
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