Follow the Cloud: Hearing God's Voice One Next Step at a Time

If we want to experience all that God has to offer, then we must be still and trust that ‘The Good Shepherd leads you through the valley you don’t want to go through to get you to green pastures you need.’ This book is a must-read for all mighty men and women of God. And true influence is as much about following as leading. In Follow the Cloud, my friend John Stickl explains how hearing the still small voice of God and obeying his call will lead us into a deeper, more passionate relationship with him.” —Robert Morris, founding senior pastor, Gateway Church, Dallas/Fort Worth, and best-selling author of The Blessed Life, The God I Never Knew, Truly Free, and Frequency“A playbook to life’s greatest lessons filled my mind while reading Follow the Cloud. John Stickl’s writing in Follow the Cloud is clean and clear, kindhearted and thought-provok

. Stickl has a master’s degree in Christian leadership from Denver Seminary. John Stickl is the lead pastor of Valley Creek Church, a multi-site church in Texas named one of Outreach Magazine’s top 100 fastest-growing churches three years in a row. He lives in Highland Village, Texas, with his wife, Colleen, and their two kids

He led them in an intimately personal, ever-present way one next step at a time.   In Follow the Cloud, Pastor John Stickl uses this image to ask, “What if we stopped letting obligation drive us and instead let grace lead us? What if instead of focusing on our faithfulness toward God, we focus on God’s faithfulness toward us?”    The cloud of God’s presence is moving in your life right now. He led them without revealing the whole picture because he wanted them to follow by faith. Maybe God is inviting you to follow him to a new career or relationship. Maybe he is inviting you to extend forgiveness, share your story, or give up your addiction. He is inviting you to a life of freedom. Inviting you home - one step at a time.. Whatever your next step is, God is leading you to discover who you are, who he is, and what you were created to do. There is a big difference between being set free and living free.  How do I know what to do with my life? How do I hear God’s voice? Maybe the answer is easier than we think. When God led the Israelites from Egyp