🌅 Morning MannaPastor Xutene Wanakaija · 6 min 22 s
How Do You Learn to Follow God's Lead?
“During His ministry, Jesus took no initiative.”
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The video starts in French. The English voice is an automatic AI dub, made by YouTube, of Pastor Xutene Wanakaija's original French teaching.
Original teaching in French · aired October 28, 2026 · free to watch
How can you learn to depend on the Father as Jesus did?
The message presents the second of the seven laws that governed the life of the Son of God: the law of dependence. Jesus took no initiative and waited for the Father’s directions. Since sin, the soul has taken over; it must now learn to wait, while the Holy Spirit, in our spirit, gives His directions to our intuition.
This message is for you if…
- you often rush ahead without knowing whether God is sending you
- you want to wait for God’s directions before you act
- you want to be led by the Holy Spirit
Summary
How can you tell whether you are following God's direction or simply acting on your own impulses? In this Morning Manna message, Pastor Xutene Wanakaija turns to John 5:19 and 30 to explore Jesus' dependence on the Father.
The message calls us to examine our initiatives, learn to wait, and honor the Holy Spirit's work within us. The pastor connects this dependence with the restoration of our inner life: the spirit receiving God's direction and the soul learning to serve rather than take control.
This is an invitation to seek the Father's will and let the Holy Spirit guide our daily walk. The life of Christ becomes something we practice as we learn to depend on God.
Key points
Pastor Xutene Wanakaija teaches in French. Quotations below are EPLV translations; open “Original French” to read his exact words.
The law of dependence
“And law number 2 is the law of dependence.”
Translated from French ·
Original French
« Et la loi numéro 2, c'est la loi de la dépendance. »
Waiting for directions
“He always waited on the Father. As long as He receives no directions, He does not move.”
Translated from French ·
Original French
« Il s'attendait toujours au Père. Tant qu'il ne reçoit pas des directives, il ne bouge pas. »
Watching over our soul
“Let us watch over our soul. It is the soul that takes all the initiatives.”
Translated from French ·
Original French
« Veillons à notre âme. C'est elle qui prend toutes les initiatives. »
God speaks in our spirit
“The Lord speaks. He always speaks. Where does He speak? In our spirit.”
Translated from French ·
Original French
« Le Seigneur parle. Il parle toujours. Il parle où ? Dans notre esprit. »
The inner order
“He had a spirit, a soul and a body. Such is the inner order without sin.”
Translated from French ·
Original French
« Il avait un esprit, une âme et un corps. Tel est l'ordre intérieur sans péché. »
Led by the Holy Spirit
“He is always under the leading of the Holy Spirit. And what is true for Him must also be true for you and for me.”
Translated from French ·
Original French
« Il est toujours sous la conduite du Saint-Esprit. Et ce qui est vrai pour lui, doit être également vrai pour vous et pour moi. »
Scripture in this message
📖 John 5:19
“the Son can do nothing of Himself. He does only what He sees the Father do.”
Translated from the French Bible quoted in the message ·
Original French
« le Fils ne peut rien faire de lui-même. Il ne fait que ce qu'il voit faire au Père. »
📖 John 7:6
“Jesus said to them: “My time has not yet come.””
Translated from the French Bible quoted in the message ·
Original French
« Jésus leur dit : "mon temps n'est pas encore venu." »
📖 John 5:30
“I can do nothing of Myself. As I hear, I judge.”
Translated from the French Bible quoted in the message ·
Original French
« Je ne peux rien faire de moi-même. Selon ce que j'entends, je juge. »
Put it into practice today
- Before you act, ask yourself whether God is the one sending you.“But is it really God who has sent us?”
Original French
« Mais est-ce vraiment Dieu qui nous a envoyés ? »
- Honor the ministry of the Holy Spirit in you.“we must learn to honor the glorious ministry of the Holy Spirit in us.”
Original French
« nous devons apprendre à honorer le glorieux ministère du Saint-Esprit en nous. »
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