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Are You Using God's "Spiritual Compass" in
Your Life?
In days of yore, when sailors embarked
on a voyage, the most important equipment on board was
the mariner's compass. It was used to steer the way
to the sailors destination, whatever the conditions
encountered enroute.
Similarly, when we embark on our spiritual
journey, we need a spiritual compass to help us steer
our way through the "minefield" of life's
hurts, failures, and defeats, that the Great Deceiver
uses to lead us astray.
Man has always used his conscience as
a guide in his spiritual journey, but in today's world
of compromise, our conscience is not always a sure guide.
It is like the magnetic compass needle that points to
the magnetic North, but never the true North; there
is always a magnetic variation, which needs to be corrected
by constant reference to the mariner's chart.
Similarly, our conscience needs to be
constantly corrected by reference to the Word of God.
The Bible is therefore, the spiritual compass of our
life.
Use the spiritual compass to enter into
a personal relationship with God so that his mind and
heart is revealed to you. This can be accomplished if
you read the Bible, not only intellectually, but with
deep longing in your heart for God to reveal himself
to you.
Use the spiritual compass to nourish
your spirit and to avoid being infected by the values,
principles and ideas of the world that are contrary
to the will of God. "Man shall not live by bread
alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth
of God" ( Mt 4:4 ).
Use the spiritual compass to learn God's
will in your life. Although God speaks to us in various
ways, the Scriptures are the one sure place where God
reveals his will to us. And he does so in two ways:
(1) When we study God's Word, it will
reveal to us our basic vocation and what we are going
to do with our life, just as God revealed to aged Abram,
in Haran, a new direction in his life ( Gen 12:1 ).
As we read and reflect on the Scriptures, we will realize
that God is never ever finished with us, for he constantly
extends and expands the horizons of our life.
(2) When we study God's Word, it will
help us to recognize his presence and to hear the promptings
of his Holy Spirit, amidst all the hustle and bustle
of every day life.
Use the spiritual compass to grow in
your Christian faith. Somebody said that the word BIBLE
is an acronym for "Basic Instructions Before Leaving
Earth". How true! Our lives have been created by
God and he is the best person to teach us what we are
to do, not only when we have a break-down in our lives,
but also what to do to attain the Kingdom of Heaven.
Use the spiritual compass to grow in
your prayer life and have a regular dialogue with God.
Prayer and the Word of God go together. They are like
the two wires of a telephone connection which makes
it possible for us to listen to God, and to speak to
him. The more we listen to the voice of God and understand
what he wants to reveal to us, the more our prayer becomes
inspired and soaked with the Word of God, which is pleasing
to him.
And a regular dialogue with our Creator
will not only make us immune to all the hurts, failures,
and defeats in life, but also put new life and encouragement
into us, if we ever happen to stumble in our walk in
this world.
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