Train Tracks

[Matthitjah]

Grace to you,

Suppose the eye said to the body, "Let's walk down that set of train tracks there. The way is clear. Not a train is sight." So off the body goes.

Then the ear say's, " I hear a whistle coming from the other direction."

The eye argues, "But nothing is on the track as far as I can see. Let's just keep walking this way." The body listens to the eye and keeps on walking.

Soon the ear say's, " That whistle is getting louder and closer!" Then the feet say, "I feel the rumbling motion of a train coming. We better get off these tracks!"

If this were your body what would you do?

1. Would you try to ignore the conflict and hope it passed on?

2. Would you take a vote of all your body parts and let the majority rule?

3. Would you trust your eye and keep on walking since your eyes have never let you down before?

(Excerpted from "Experiencing God" a Henry Blackaby book.)

Peace,

Dave

[~candice~]

2

I would not trust my eye. The eye can only see forwards, but we can hear sound from all directions. I would want my whole body to be in agreement. What's the risk of turning around to look behind you?

[Matthitjah]

Henry is speaking about how God speaks to the indvidual believer through he Word, Circumstance, Prayer, the Holy Spirit, and the Body (or Church).

In this instance it's the Church.

Peace,

Dave

[Michali]

I would say definitely 2! All members of the body should be involved. Just like the church, we would be foolish to not listen to the other members of the body and work together with them, even with those body parts that are "less honorable"

1 Corinthians 12:21 And the eye cannot say to the hand, I have no need of you: nor again the head to the feet, I have no need of you.

1 Corinthians 12:22 No, much more those members of the body, which seem to be more feeble, are necessary:

1 Corinthians 12:23 And those members of the body, which we think to be less honorable, on these we bestow more abundant honor; and our uncomely parts have more abundant comeliness.

[EricH]

Grace to you,

Suppose the eye said to the body, "Let's walk down that set of train tracks there. The way is clear. Not a train is sight." So off the body goes.

Then the ear say's, " I hear a whistle coming from the other direction."

The eye argues, "But nothing is on the track as far as I can see. Let's just keep walking this way." The body listens to the eye and keeps on walking.

Soon the ear say's, " That whistle is getting louder and closer!" Then the feet say, "I feel the rumbling motion of a train coming. We better get off these tracks!"

If this were your body what would you do?

1. Would you try to ignore the conflict and hope it passed on?

2. Would you take a vote of all your body parts and let the majority rule?

3. Would you trust your eye and keep on walking since your eyes have never let you down before?

(Excerpted from "Experiencing God" a Henry Blackaby book.)

Peace,

Dave

I am going through the Experiencing God study now. It is wonderful

[Fez]

Being me, I would look behind me and then choose 2!

But then again I am one of those people who believe that the light at the end of the tunnel is more often than not, that of an oncoming train......

[Benobi1]

ok

i would probably ask the neck to turn around and lt the eye check if what they say is true.....

i think....

Ben

[Matthitjah]

Grace to you,

Think of it in the context of the corporate body of Christ though.

Often the eye doesn't necessarily want to hear the ear nor is it inclined to want to take it's eye off of where it's going because it's an eye. The ear may hear the impending trouble but not see while the eye completely ignores it because it's focused on the path ahead.

The key I believe is in the mutual benefit of all where the gifting is concerned.

However, Blackaby is talking about that dynamc and how the individual can use it to hear God.

Peace,

Dave

[Matthitjah]

Suppose the eye said to the body, "Let's walk down that set of train tracks there. The way is clear. Not a train is sight." So off the body goes.

Then the ear say's, " I hear a whistle coming from the other direction."

The eye argues, "But nothing is on the track as far as I can see. Let's just keep walking this way." The body listens to the eye and keeps on walking.

Soon the ear say's, " That whistle is getting louder and closer!" Then the feet say, "I feel the rumbling motion of a train coming. We better get off these tracks!"

If this were your body what would you do?

1. Would you try to ignore the conflict and hope it passed on?

2. Would you take a vote of all your body parts and let the majority rule?

3. Would you trust your eye and keep on walking since your eyes have never let you down before?

Here's the rest of the Chapter from Blackaby;

No. You would get off the train tracks as soon as possible. Those may seem like silly questions to ask. God gave our bodies many different senses and parts. When each part does it's job, the whole body works the way it should. In out physical bodies we do not take votes based upon majority rule, ignore conflicting senses, nor choose to listen only to one sense and ignore the others. To live that way would be very dangerous.

Peace,

Dave

[1Mind1Spirit]

Information from the eyes and ears is discerned by the mind and without direction from the mind the body will not move.

Christ's body has the mind of Christ. His body will see spiritually and hear spiritually and there will be no argument as to what the hands and feet should do.

Every part of the body will know it is of the body because it will be in obedience to Christ.

Do not confuse uncomely parts with disobedient parts.

The uncomely parts will still do the will of the mind.

Disobedient parts will not which shows an illness.

These disobedient parts are to be plucked out or cut off. For it is better to enter into life maimed than to get hit by the train.

So then we which are of the body of Christ will know which parts to lop off, or pluck out.

Or in other words those who would argue and debate, never comlng to the truth, till you get hit by the train.