The Peace Of God
And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful. Colossians 3:15
To mature in God, we have to be constantly led by the Holy Spirit (Rom. 8:14). So how does the Holy Spirit lead us? There are a number of ways:
(1) The Holy Spirit quietly impresses. This is basically when you get an impression toward something in your heart. When Jesus healed the paralytic man in a house at Capernaum, He was impressed in His spirit about the cynicism of the scribes (Mark 2:8). When Paul was in Lystra, he was impressed in his heart that a crippled man had faith for healing (Acts 14:9). No wonder Paul says that we should “regard no one according to the flesh” (2 Cor. 5:16). Paul is implying that we should learn to discern people by the impressions that the Holy Spirit brings to our hearts.
(2) The Holy Spirit prompts gently. In Matthew 4:1, “Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.” A Holy Spirit-prompting or leading is when you “just feel like” doing something. When a believer is walking right with God and man, God often reveals His guidance through the believer’s inner desire. Within the realm of righteous living, whenever you “feel like” doing something, it is very likely that it is the prompting of the Holy Spirit. You must learn to discern His guidance in this manner.
(3) The Holy Spirit stirs you up. This usually has to do with your feelings. In Acts 17:16, when Paul was at Athens, “his spirit was provoked within him when he saw that the city was given over to idols.” The stirring of the Holy Spirit usually has to do with a provocation in our emotions. God allows us to experience a little of how He feels toward a situation. This stirring can often come as a “burden” in the heart. Habakkuk the prophet felt the burden of the Lord (Hab. 1:1-2). Jeremiah wept when the burden of God came upon him. Whenever the Holy Spirit stirs you up, it is to direct you to pray or to do something productive for the kingdom of God.
(4) The Holy Spirit guides us by His peace. This is the most common form of Holy Spirit guidance. Colossians 3:15 says to “let the peace of God rule in your hearts.” The word “rule” means to be an umpire or referee. In a ball game, it is usually the umpire who decides if the ball is counted in or out. Let the presence or absence of God’s peace be the spiritual umpire within you whenever you need to make a decision over a matter. Never go against the peace of God. A lack of peace is the clearest sign that God’s will is not in a particular course of action.
I surrender to the holy spirit to quietly impress me.
I surrender to the holy spirit to prompt me gently.
I surrender to the holy spirit to stirs me up.
I surrender to the holy spirit to guide me by His peace.
And also,I surrender to you.