*TOPIC: MAKING A U-TURN TO ALIGN TO GOD'S ORIGINAL PLAN.*(Series 6) *Scripture Reading:* John 10:3-4 *"The doorkeeper opens [the gate] for this man, and the sheep hear his voice and pay attention to it. And [knowing that they listen] he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out [to pasture]. When he has brought all his own sheep outside, he walks on ahead of them, and the sheep follow him because they know his voice and recognize his call."*(AMP) *2) Compelling of the Holy Spirit:* Guidance is very personal. When we become Christians, the Spirit of God comes to live within us. When He does so he begins to communicate with us through our thoughts, our conscience, our hearts and minds being drawn to God’s will – the compelling of the Holy Spirit. Jesus said, “I am the good shepherd” (John 10:11). He said his sheep; his followers listen to his voice (John 10v3), and they follow him because they know his voice (v4). Go through the scripture again. *God doesn’t want our relationship to be like strangers. He desires for us to know him intimately, as Father. He wants to guide us; he wants to lead us; he wants us be able to discern his voice.* Once His followers had grasped who Jesus was, He said to them: *“I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master’s business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you”* (John 15:15 NIV). God calls you his friend. He wants to talk to you personally, frequently. With this relationship, making a U-turn where necessary will not be difficult. Here are three examples of the way in which God speaks by his Spirit: *a) He often speaks to us as we pray.* A man prayed, and at first he thought prayer was talking [and it is]. *But then he became more and more quiet until in the end he realised that prayer is [also] listening.’ – If, whenever we pray, we only speak to God and never take the time to listen, well then we are going to miss out on what God might want to say to us. Prayer is not just monologue. It is dialogue.* God speaks to us as we pray. Samuel said, *“Speak, LORD, for your servant is listening”* (1 Samuel 3:10). We all too often say, “Listen, Lord, for your servant is speaking!” God said through the prophet Isaiah,*“Incline your ear [to listen] and come to Me; Hear, so that your soul may live; And I will make an everlasting covenant with you, according to the faithful mercies [promised and] shown to David."*(Isaiah 55:3 AMP). To be continue tomorrow morning by God's Grace. Good morning and do have a great day, peace. *Prayer Point:* Holy Spirit, I release the key of my heart to you Lord, continue to govern it and make me become what you want me become in Jesus Christ name. Amen! T.S. AFOLAYAN