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How You Can Be Led By The Spirit Of God How You Can Be Led By The Spirit Of God Kenneth E. Hagin Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations in this volume are from the King James Version of the Bible. Second Edition Tenth Printing 1995 ISBN 0-89276-513-5 In the U.S. Write: In Canada write: Kenneth Hagin Ministries Kenneth Hagin Ministries P.O. Box 50126 P.O. Box 335, Station D, Tulsa, OK 74150-0126 Etobicoke (Toronto), Ontario Canada, M9A 4X3 Copyright © 1989 RHEMA Bible Church AKA Kenneth Hagin Ministries, Inc. All Rights Reserved Printed in USA The Faith Shield is a trademark of RHEMA Bible Church, aka Kenneth Hagin Ministries, Inc., registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and therefore may not be duplicated. Contents 1. The Lamp of the Lord.......................................................... 10 2. Man: An Eternal Spirit......................................................... 12 3. Spirit-Conscious................................................................... 16 4. What Is the Difference Between Spirit and Soul?................ 17 5. The Saving of the Soul......................................................... 21 6. Presenting the Body............................................................. 24 7. Number One: The Inward Witness....................................... 27 8. Know-So Salvation.............................................................. 35 9. Fleeced!................................................................................ 37 10. Following the Witness........................................................ 41 11. Number Two: The Inward Voice........................................45 12. Effects of the Spirit's Indwelling........................................ 48 13. Two Experiences................................................................ 53 14. God Inside.......................................................................... 56 15. Depend on Your Spirit....................................................... 61 16. Tenderhearted..................................................................... 65 17. Feelings: The Voice of the Body........................................ 69 18. Help From Within.............................................................. 75 19. Number Three: The Voice of the Holy Spirit.....................77 20. Judging By the Word.......................................................... 81 21. My Spirit? The Flesh? Or The Holy Spirit?........................93 22. I Perceive........................................................................... 96 23. Spectacular Guidance......................................................... 98 24. The Spirit Bade Me Go.................................................... 101 25. Guidance Through Prophecy............................................ 103 26. Guidance Through Visions............................................... 113 27. Listen to Your Heart......................................................... 122 28. How To Train The Human Spirit......................................126 29. Praying in the Spirit.......................................................... 139 Preface In February 1959 in El Paso, Texas, the Lord appeared to me in a vision. He came into my room at 6:30 in the evening, sat down in a chair by my bedside, and talked with me for an hour and a half. I tell more about this in the book, but I want to emphasize something here first. He talked to me about the ministry of the prophet (Eph. 4:11,12). Then He said, "I did not put prophets in the Church to guide the New Testament Church. My Word says, 'As many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.' Now if you will listen to Me, I am going to teach you how to follow My Spirit. Then I want you to teach My people how to be led by the Spirit." I am ashamed that I have let many years go by without teaching too much along this line. Occasionally I would get into the edge of it, but I did not really teach on it. So in recent times, the Lord has stirred me up and now I am beginning to teach more on this subject. This book is a part of that stirring. Chapter 1 The Lamp of the Lord 1 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. —Romans 8:14 The Spirit itself [Himself] beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God. —Romans 8:16 The spirit of man is the candle of the Lord, searching all the inward parts of the belly. —Proverbs 20:27 Children of God can expect to be led by the Spirit of God. Another translation of Proverbs 20:27 reads, "The spirit of man is the lamp of the Lord...." Had this verse been written today it might have read, "The spirit of man is the light bulb of the Lord." What it means is this: God will enlighten us—He will guide us—through our spirits. Many times, however, we seek guidance by means other than the way God said. When we do, we get into trouble. We sometimes judge how God is leading by what our physical senses tell us. But nowhere does God say that God will guide us through our physical senses. Too often we look at things from a mental standpoint and endeavor to reason out things. But nowhere does the Bible say God will guide us through our mentality. The Bible does not say that the body of man is the candle of the Lord, nor that the mind of man is the candle of the Lord. It says that the spirit of man is the candle of the Lord. God will guide us—He will enlighten us—through our spirits. Now before we can understand how God does lead us 10