
Guidance
Knowing in daily life an interactive friendship with God.
People who are followers of Christ are continually growing as we learn to heed the guidance of the Holy Spirit and the teachings of Jesus in our individual lives. But we also must strive towards unity in the body of Christ as we seek the will of God in a corporate manner. Just as God led his people Israel by a pillar of fire by day and cloud by night through the wilderness, he longs to guide us now, not only as individuals, but also as a body.
Unity rather than majority rule is the principle of corporate guidance. Spirit-given unity goes beyond mere agreement. It is the perception that we have heard the Kol Yahweh, the voice of God.
~ Richard J. Foster, Celebration of Discipline