Holy Spirit's prompting

I had learnt early in my Christian journey to check the promptings of the Holy Spirit with the consistency of God's character and God's word. Very wise advice given that some fundamentalists are killing people in the name of God. 

So how do I really know? Actually, I don't. I only pray that my conscience tells me if it's wrong. Many times, via feedback from the people I was prompted to reach out to, I know that I had heard the promptings accurately. And that encouraged me. And there are times I feel in tune with God's heart when the prompting comes. It has gotten better in the past year. I find myself moving subconsciously with the spirit and I don't get as baffled as I receive a prompting to do something. :) But there were times when I heard wrongly too. Every time that happens, it helps me to recognize God's voice more and more. It gets better with practice.

Generally speaking, the more filled we are with the spirit, the more in tune we are with God's heart and I reckon we can't go very wrong heeding a prompting from God. :) 

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