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Knowing God's Will

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  • #16
    Originally posted by Cow Poke View Post
    The lady had been on a diet for weeks, and was doing good, but she was passing the donut shop on her way to the drug store. She REALLY wanted a donut. So she prayed. "Lord, if you want me to have a donut, then let there be a parking space right at the front door - that will be the sign".

    Sure enough, after only SEVEN trips driving around the block, there was a parking spot open right at the front door!
    Well, yeah, there's that... but I'm pretty sure we're well aware of times we're trying to rig things in our favor and that it's really not the prompting of the Holy Spirit.

    "Dear Lord, if I'm not supposed to eat this entire chocolate cake, then let it turn to sawdust in my mouth!"
    Some may call me foolish, and some may call me odd
    But I'd rather be a fool in the eyes of man
    Than a fool in the eyes of God


    From "Fools Gold" by Petra

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    • #17
      Originally posted by KingsGambit View Post
      I have a fairly severe form of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder which manifests itself in the form of religious scrupulosity. I actually mostly have it under control for the last few years thanks to help from a good Christian therapist but I used to struggle with being convinced God was telling me to do something completely unreasonable (like turning myself into the police for copying a CD for a friend back in high school, getting rid of all my clothes except for plain shirts, or giving all my money to the poor and becoming homeless). That's why I don't know if I can apply the normal tests of discernment to myself in light of that knowledge.
      Yes, we're only really giving general advice here that may not necessarily be applicable to everybody.
      Some may call me foolish, and some may call me odd
      But I'd rather be a fool in the eyes of man
      Than a fool in the eyes of God


      From "Fools Gold" by Petra

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      • #18
        Originally posted by Mountain Man View Post
        Well, yeah, there's that... but I'm pretty sure we're well aware of times we're trying to rig things in our favor and that it's really not the prompting of the Holy Spirit.
        That was the purpose of the joke.

        "Dear Lord, if I'm not supposed to eat this entire chocolate cake, then let it turn to sawdust in my mouth!"
        A more fitting situation, in my own life, has been where I was a pastor of a Church that seemed determined to get rid of me. Not "the people", but the leadership. I didn't know that it was worth fighting for, or just leave. In the back of my mind, I felt like God had a purpose for me being there, and I just needed to survive the initial "cold war".

        As I was praying about this, God gave me the wisdom to pray "God, either change them or move them - or change me or move me".

        God changed them in rather drastic ways - 1 woman died of a heart attack, her husband got a very aggressive form of cancer, another man had a severe liver failure, and yet another woman (the church gossip) was voted out of the Church at the prompting of her best friend.

        We had 1 year of nuclear war, followed by two years of cold war, then the Holy Spirit was allowed to work and we had 7 years of unity, growth, and incredible blessings.
        The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.

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        • #19
          Originally posted by KingsGambit View Post
          I have a fairly severe form of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder which manifests itself in the form of religious scrupulosity. I actually mostly have it under control for the last few years thanks to help from a good Christian therapist but I used to struggle with being convinced God was telling me to do something completely unreasonable (like turning myself into the police for copying a CD for a friend back in high school, getting rid of all my clothes except for plain shirts, or giving all my money to the poor and becoming homeless). That's why I don't know if I can apply the normal tests of discernment to myself in light of that knowledge.
          That's where it's really wise to have good godly friends you trust, and seek their counsel.

          There's that expression "how can I know what I think until I hear myself say it" --- and often, just in describing a problem to a trusted friend, I stop mid-story, realizing either how silly the problem is, or how simple the solution is. Other times, the friends I trust provide the wisdom.

          Above all, however, if anyone lacks wisdom, let him ask God!
          The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.

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          • #20
            Thanks everyone for all the info. I think some of you surmised that I was trying to decide something. After much prayer, I ended up going for it last night. I didn't really want to do it and it wasn't unbiblical either. I guess now it's just waiting to see if I made the right or wrong decision!

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