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What Does it Mean to be Led by the Holy Spirit?

We face a lot of decisions in life. Many of these can be tricky, having no particular Bible verse directly associated. Nevertheless, we are commanded to glorify God in everything we do (1 Cor. 10:31). And Christians want to honor God in all they do. But it’s not always easy to discern how to do so.

Related to that, there are many who often affix the phrase, “The Holy Spirit led me to,” upon their decisions. Perhaps that may seem like the easier way to discern things in life. But, isn’t that subjective and experiential? What does it mean that the Spirit led them? What did the Holy Spirit do to lead them? How can they be sure he is leading them? Most importantly, what does Scripture teach about this?

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