Sometimes the Holy Spirit leads us to do random things for really special reasons. In the very earliest days of the church, Philip was chosen to be one of the first deacons.

One day, instead of preaching in the city like he had been doing, the Spirit (sometimes called an “angel of the Lord”) told Philip to go walk down a dusty road. Because Philip did what the Spirit led him to do, Philip met a man who was eager to learn about Jesus and salvation.

We don’t often hear the Spirit telling us to do something as clear as “Go walk down Elm Street,” but if we practice being still, quiet, and patient, we can learn to pay attention to how the Spirit directs us into situations where we can have an influence.

By Rebecca Poe Hays from D365