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  (AUDIO BOOK) ONE STEP AT A TIME
  by Amy Carmichael
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Summary: This sermon emphasizes the importance of listening to advice
and accepting God's instruction to gain wisdom. It draws parallels
between the guidance given to the Israelites as they left Egypt,
highlighting the obedience required even when the path seems unclear or
challenging. The message encourages trusting in God's word and promises,
even when faced with difficult or unconventional tasks, as He leads us
step by step in faith.

Duration: 2:15 Topics: "Wisdom through Obedience", "Trusting God's Guidance"
Scripture References: Proverbs 19:20, Psalms 119:105

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This sermon emphasizes the importance of listening to advice and
accepting God's instruction to gain wisdom. It draws parallels between
the guidance given to the Israelites as they left Egypt, highlighting
the obedience required even when the path seems unclear or challenging.
The message encourages trusting in God's word and promises, even when
faced with difficult or unconventional tasks, as He leads us step by
step in faith.

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Listen to advice and accept instruction, and in the end you will be
wise. Many are the plans in a man's heart, but it is the Lord's purpose
that prevails. Proverbs 19 20 21 I believe that, in guiding us, God
deals with us as he dealt with the Israelites as he led them out of
Egypt.

The first crossing of the sea was made very easy, the guidance could not
have been simpler, the east wind blew and divided the sea before the
people had to cross. Not so much as a foot was wet, except perhaps by a
wind-driven spray. Moreover, it was impossible, as it were, to disobey,
since they were pursued by Pharaoh's chariots, and horsemen, Exodus 14.

But how different it was on the second occasion, the priests had to walk
into the strong current of a flooded river, and stand still there. What
an order to scoff at, and what a sight it would pose to other men. But
it was not until they obeyed without a particle of visible proof, that
they were doing right and carried the ark right into the river, that the
water rolled back before them, Joshua 3. So it may be for us, as we go
on with God, you and I may be called again, and again to walk right into
our own, rivers, whatever they may be to wet our feet in them.

We may be called to do, what nobody understands except those to whom the
word of guidance, is given and with it, his promise too. But understand
this, the word must come first, and also his promise. You and I must be
sure of what we are called to do, with an inward conviction that
absolutely nothing can shake.

In my own case, again and again, I have had to wet my feet in the water,
only God and those who have to walk in that path know how hard this kind
of faith life can be. But he does know, and when the people around us
don't hear the words, and the voice we have heard, and only say, it
thunders, then he comes near, and we know him as we never knew him
before. It only the next step is clear, then the one thing to do is take
it.

Don't pledge your Lord or yourself to any steps beyond what you know.
You don't see them yet. Once when I was climbing at night, in a forest
before there was a made path, I learned, what was meant by the words of
Psalm 119, 105.

Your word is a lamp to my feet, and a light for my path. I had only a
lantern, and had to hold it very low or I would certainly have slipped
on those rough rocks. We don't walk spiritually by electric light, but
by a hand held lantern.

And a lantern shows only the next step not several steps ahead.

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Video: https://sermonindex2.b-cdn.net/munOIH_V3oQ.mp4
Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/amy-carmichael/audio-book-one-step-at-a-time/
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