2013-10-04T14:48:09-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/direction/ http://faithgateway.com/family-character/ 2013-10-04T14:48:09-05:00 Remember Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, when Alice came upon the Cheshire Cat sitting in the crook of a tree? “Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?” “That depends a good deal on where you want to get to,” said the cat. “I don’t much care where—” said Alice. “Then […] http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-mission/slamming-the-window-on-a-refreshing-wind-6816 2013-02-25T10:18:27-05:00 Be open to that new wind of the Holy Spirit. "Forget the old things" He says, "and open up to the streams that He wants to make in the desert." Is the Spirit trying to blow through your life, your church, your organization with a bold, new breeze? Well, don't slam the window! http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-hard-times/painful-directions-6812 2013-02-19T10:35:26-05:00 Here's a good rule of life. If you're going to get the pain, get the point. See, God loves you enough to pull on you even if it hurts when you're headed for something that is going to hurt you. Listen to Him. Listen to His Word. Listen to the gentle Spirit impulses on the inside. Do what He's telling you to do. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-hindrances/the-effects-of-erosion-6569 2012-03-20T11:05:19-05:00 Those flirtations are eroding you. Maybe you're walking along the sexual cliff saying, "Well, I don't plan to go all the way." Oh yeah, but you're being eroded. There are more lies in your life maybe than there used to be; recurring thoughts of sinful activity. Do you see what's happened? Slowly but surely you're going down. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-most-important-relationship/going-not-knowing-6515 2012-01-04T10:47:49-05:00 Jesus died for you. Is He ever going to do you wrong? God's mystery trips always lead to a destination that is selected with you in mind for your good. So, why not settle back, enjoy the trip, and let Him drive. Trust your Father and don't be afraid of going not knowing. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-most-important-relationship/the-reason-you-may-be-lost-6212 2010-11-02T09:37:53-05:00 Right now, God is pulling up beside you. He's waving you away from the wrong way you're going, waving you back to going where He's going. Keep your eyes on your leader, not your goal. Stay close to Jesus. Be patient and go at His pace, in His time. It's actually the fastest way to get where your life is meant to be. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-personal-power/running-red-lights-6144 2010-08-12T10:36:30-05:00 It's just plain foolish not to stop when the God of the universe says to. If you run the red light, one of two hurtful things is going to happen. Either God will do something more drastic and more painful to stop you, or He'll get out of your way and He'll let you walk right into the very unhappy ending down the road. But today...today He's giving you one more chance to stop before the cliff ahead. Don't choose the pain of running God's red light. Stop - before you get hit. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-most-important-relationship/running-hard-in-the-wrong-direction-2586 2009-10-02T10:53:24-05:00 Could it be that some earth-stuff has become the central pursuit of your life? That's not what you were created to pursue. And right now Jesus is pursuing you, trying to intercept you as you run toward a goal that doesn't count. He's trying to get you turned around "to seek first His kingdom." He doesn't want the epitaph that goes with your name to be those two hollow words - "Wrong way." http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-personal-power/green-lights-and-gods-will-5887 2009-09-11T11:15:56-05:00 God will give you a green light often by Scripture that seems to have your name on it, strengthened by other verses that come your way at that time. He'll give you this strong compulsion in one direction during the times that you're praying, and He'll give you a sense of peace about that direction. He'll open and close doors circumstantially to confirm what He's been saying to your heart. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-most-important-relationship/how-to-never-get-lost-5752 2009-09-09T16:01:12-05:00 God guides us in ways we won't miss Him. There's a Part 2 to this equation, though. Our job is to move only and always as He does. Just like those Old Testament believers. No matter how long the cloud stood still, they didn't let their impatience with the status quo make them run ahead of God.