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b'Have you ever walked in your sleep? I have. My one and only time sleepwalking was at summer camp when my camp counselor led my cabin on a hike and overnight campout. My cabinmates and I hiked uphill through on-again, off-again drizzly rain for what felt like hours before we reached our camping spot.\\nAround midnight, I dreamed that one of the girls woke us up and announced we were going on a midnight hike, so I got up and started walking. Except I was sleepwalking. When I woke up, I was in the middle of unfamiliar woods and had no idea where I was! The sound of rushing water filled my ears, and I realized I was only a few feet away from a waterfall drop-off.\\nWhat did I do? Well, first, I freaked out for a minute. Then I prayed and started calling out my camp counselor\\u2019s name. She heard me from a distance and called back to me. I followed her voice until I reached the campsite safely.\\nWhat I didn\\u2019t realize at the time was that I had another Counselor with me when I was lost in those woods. Did you know that after Jesus died and rose again to redeem us, He gave His followers His Holy Spirit\\u2014the Counselor? If you know Jesus, the Holy Spirit lives in you as your Counselor. He is always with us and never leaves us or abandons us (Hebrews 13:5).\\nThe next time you\\u2019re in a situation where you feel lost or don\\u2019t know what to do, pray and ask the best Counselor to guide you and give you wisdom. Call on Him through Jesus, and then listen for His voice. He\\u2019ll get you safely where you need to be. \\u2022 Kelly Hope\\n\\u2022 When was a time you felt lost?\\n\\u2022 Have you ever tried to listen to God\\u2019s voice? How did it go? \\n\\u2022 In John 10, Jesus calls Himself the good shepherd who lays down His life for the sheep (us). He also says His sheep follow Him because they recognize His voice (verses 3-5, 16, 27). If you want to learn to discern God\\u2019s guidance, try asking yourself: \\u201cDoes this agree with the Bible?\\u201d The more we become familiar with God\\u2019s words in the Bible, the easier it will be to discern what\\u2019s from Him. \\u201cDoes this glorify God the Father and God the Son (John 16:12-15)? Does this bring the fruit of the Spirit and hope (Galatians 5:22-23; John 10:10) or condemnation and fear (John 3:17; Romans 8:1)?\\u201d Who are trusted Christian mentors or peers you could talk to about this? \\n\\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and remind you of everything I have told you.\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d John 14:26 (CSB)\\n\\xa0\\nRead Verses:\\nColossians 4:2-6'