Chapter 41—Divine Guidance
There are three ways in which the Lord reveals His will to us, to
guide us....
God reveals His will to us in His word, the Holy Scriptures.
His voice is also revealed in His providential workings; and it will
be recognized if we do not separate our souls from Him by walking in
our own ways, doing according to our own wills, and following the
promptings of an unsanctified heart, until the senses have become so
confused that eternal things are not discerned, and the voice of Satan
is so disguised that it is accepted as the voice of God.
Another way in which God’s voice is heard, is through the appeals
of His Holy Spirit, making impressions upon the heart, which will be
wrought out in the character.
If you are in doubt upon any subject, you must first consult the
Scriptures. If you have truly begun the life of faith, you have given
yourself to the Lord, to be wholly His, and He has taken you to mold
and fashion according to His purpose, that you may be a vessel unto
honor. You should have an earnest desire to be pliable in His hands,
and to follow whithersoever He may lead you. You are then trusting
Him to work out His designs, while at the same time you are co-
operating with Him by working out your own salvation with fear and
trembling.—
Testimonies for the Church 5:512
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