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You grieve the Holy Spirit if you refuse to listen and yield to God’s Spirit. “And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.” (Ephesians 4:30)

“As for you, the Anointing you received from Him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But as His Anointing teaches you about all things and as that Anointing is real, not counterfeit—just as it has taught you, remain in Him.” (1 John 2:27)

The Anointing refers to the Holy Spirit. The word “Messiah” means “the Anointed One.” Christ in you is the Anointed One. Satan has manipulated the culture to make it seem weird to depend on the Anointing, but what’s really weird is to depend on human reasoning. Human reasoning is devoid of truth. It makes up stuff and calls the made-up stuff “true.” Then it calls that reasonable when it’s actually insanity. What God tells us is the truth. It’s absolute. We may be dull of hearing, but God’s Words to us are absolute.

Jesus said, “My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow me.” (John 10:27)

Those who desire to follow Christ know His voice. God knows how to communicate. In order to know anything, you have to know Someone (God) Who knows all things, can’t lie, wants to communicate truth, and is all-powerful to overcome the weakness of the human mind.

The Bible says a lot about those who are dull of hearing, and it shows what causes that dullness of hearing. Rebellion is wanting to do what we want to do instead of God’s will. Pride is what destroyed Satan. The cares and riches and pleasures of this life are intense distractions. Rebellion, pride, and distractions cause dullness of hearing.

Ask God to answer these questions.

1. What does it mean to grieve the Holy Spirit?
2. What are the ways you can listen to God’s Spirit?
3. What is the Anointing?
4. Who is the Anointed One?
5. Why do ungodly people think it’s weird to depend on the Anointing?

Bonus questions:

1. What are some of the differences between truth and human reasoning?
2. What problems can keep you from hearing God’s voice clearly?
3. How do you know if you are following Jesus?
4. Why is it important to listen to God instead of doing what you want?
5. What distractions stop you from hearing God now?

1. Pray for the Lord to protect you and keep you in His presence and His presence only.
2. Direct your mind toward the Lord only.
3. Ask God what He want’s to talk about.
4. You can ask God any questions. In all of this, be led by the Holy Spirit. God promises that He will answer you if you ask Him.
5. Do not edit or change what God says even if you don’t understand it.
6. Reject the lies and receive the truth.
7. Take notes.
8. Transfer your notes to your journal without editing what God said to you.

Keep in mind that God doesn’t want you to ever disconnect from Him. He wants to flow through you constantly in knowledge, wisdom, and love. God designed your mind to flow in His Spirit. It won’t work properly without His presence. Learn to stand in God’s presence and hear His voice. Then teach others to do the same.

Fishbone (Cause and Effect) Diagram Exercise

Draw a cause and effect diagram that makes sense for this unit. You can read more about cause and effect diagrams in (Fishbone Diagram Info). This simple tool can help you understand how to make things work, why things aren’t working, or why things are happening in a certain way. Review the article and find the most important effect you want to look at and put that in the box on the left end of a line. From the center line, draw one branch for each cause. Think of the branches as streams feeding into the main river that leads to the effect.

Let the Holy Spirit lead you in this. (Romans 8:14 For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.) Take what you learned, your notes or what you produced and videotape yourself. Be a kid influencer for Christ with your own social media platform by uploading your video as God leads.