GUT – Gods Unfailing Tendance

Scripture Isaiah 30:21 NIV

“Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, ‘This is the way; walk in it.’”

I’ve come to realise that what I always used to call “my gut” wasn’t really me at all — it was God. His voice. His warning. His protection. His gentle tug on my spirit. And the moment I fully understood this was a night where everything in my bubble quietly shifted.

The strongest memory that I have of my gut doing something was one night after couples counselling (only the second session, he insisted on it). We had dinner with friends, went home, and climbed into bed, but something felt off. I fell asleep but was woken up by a tap on my chest. I dont know how else to describe it, except that it felt like a physical hand that woke me. Then came the urge – “check his phone”

I’ve lived by simple rules – if you can’t handle the worst possible answer to a question (like “Do I look fat in these jeans?” — yes), then don’t ask it. And don’t look at things you shouldn’t. Once you see something, you can’t unsee it, and it changes you… or how you see the person. That’s why I would not go through anyone’s phone or laptop. Private spaces are private.

Well… in the early hours of that morning, I checked his phone. It felt like a cold bucket of water being thrown over me. I barely had time to read and register what I was seeing when the man I had vowed — before God — to spend my life with was suddenly standing next to me, saying, “It’s not what you think.” But the message was clear: “I can’t talk tonight, my mom is very sick, I’ll phone you tomorrow. I love you.”

In a matter of seconds, my whole life shifted.

I admire women who can forgive unfaithfulness. I can’t. But that’s a story for another day.

About two months before that night, I had joined a homecell group and learnt so much from them in such a short time.

Here I learned two truths that saved me:

– don’t pray for patience unless you’re ready for the gym session of your life, and

– your gut is not your gut, it’s discernment. It’s God’s guidance.

Looking back now, hindsight really is 20/20. There were so many red flags over the years little nudges, uneasy moments, thoughts that tugged at me and every time I shut them down because I didn’t want to be “too critical,” “too sensitive,” “too judgemental.”

That’s what happens when you are broken and think you are the problem — you silence the Holy Spirit and believe the lies the enemy plants.

Understanding that my “gut feeling” was actually God whispering to me changed the way I see everything. When you learn to discern His voice, He doesn’t just deepen your relationship with Him, He shields you.

Which brings me to this new meaning of my G-U-T:

G – God’s

U – Unfailing

T – Tendance

“Tendance” is an old English word meaning constant care, watchfulness, tending to and looking after someone. That is exactly what God does for us. He watches over us, speaks to us, warns us, and pulls us out before destruction hits.

So, the next time your GUT speaks… stop… listen… and obey!!

He already told us He would speak. Isaiah 30:21 — “This is the way; walk in it.”

The question is… will we listen?

Prayer

 

Holy Spirit, thank You for Your unfailing guidance, Your constant tending, Your gentle nudges, Your warnings, and Your protection. Teach me to hear Your voice clearly, to obey quickly, and to trust Your leading even when it doesn’t make sense to me. Thank You for watching over me and shaping me into who God created me to be. In the Mighty Name of Jesus I pray, Amen!