Know Who You Are Riding With & Trust God To Be The Best Navigator You’ve Ever Had

Matthew 24:4-5 & 1 John 4:1

Know who you're riding with and where they're taking you; if you're being taken the wrong direction, get out of the car and change course

Soul Food

“And Jesus answered them, “See that no one leads you astray (deceives you). For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am the Christ (I am the way),’ and they will lead many astray.”

- Matthew 24:4,5 (NIV)

“Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world.” 

- 1 John 4:1 (NIV)

Soul Search

• Would you say that you tend to be more of a leader or a follower?
  One is not better than the other.
  Both types of personalities have their strengths and both have their weaknesses.

• Are you one who tends to trust people quickly – especially ones that you’re in a closer relationship with – or does it take you awhile before people earn your trust?

• Are you someone who makes decisions to change direction pretty quickly if you know you’re headed in the wrong direction?
  Does it take you awhile to change direction if someone is influencing you because you don’t want to hurt their feelings?

Soul Moves

• Make reading God’s Word a priority in your life so that you know His road map for living and so you know if you’re going in a direction opposite of where He says to go.

• Practice asserting yourself.
  If saying “No” is something that is hard for you to do, practice saying it when you find yourself in situations that you don’t want to be in.

• If you tend to ride in the passenger seat a lot, and you know you need to change direction because you don’t like where you’re going to end up, get in the driver’s seat and take the steering wheel.
  You are the only one who can and should be in control of where you’re going – especially if someone else is taking you for a ride away from God.