When do you know God frees you from a vow?

[Kat70s]

Has anyone ever had a vow and then felt God freed from it? I know we're supposed to pay our vows to God but if circumstances change, for example like your personal safety is at risk, etc...how can you tell if God removes you from the vow?

Thanks for your time!

Katrina 

[grahampaul]

as far as i know thats an old testament thing,we shouldnt swear by anything now.

[Ocean]

2 minutes ago, grahampaul said:

as far as i know thats an old testament thing,we shouldnt swear by anything now.

Right

In Jesus own words:

33Again, you have heard that it was said to the ancients, ‘Do not break your oath, but fulfill your vows to the Lord.’ 34But I tell you not to swear at all: either by heaven, for it is God’s throne; 35or by the earth, for it is His footstool; or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. 36Nor should you swear by your head, for you cannot make a single hair white or black. 37Simply let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No,’ ‘No.’ Anything more comes from the evil one.   Matthew 5

[grahampaul]

4 minutes ago, grahampaul said:

as far as i know thats an old testament thing,we shouldnt swear by anything now.

 

But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God's throne:

math 5v34

[The_Patriot21]

Don't think there is a place where it says you can break your vow. 

[heartwashed3]

I once made a vow under duress (as a condition for being released from a bad situation) and then later I made an opposite vow because I wanted to have the freedom to go against the previous vow.

But then, instead of thinking that the latter vow canceled out the former one, I began to feel that I was obligated to keep the latter vow.  But circumstances wouldn't allow that except with very great consequences for my life.

So, was the former vow merely canceled out by the later one?

Or, am I obligated to the latter vow?

Or, am I simply screwed because I have an obligation to be obedient to both vows and cannot be obedient to both since they contradict each other?

Or, in other words, am I obligated to obey both the former vow and the latter one?

[AnOrangeCat]

Even in the OT a vow wasn't 100% binding. Check out Leviticus 5:4-6. People were allowed to basically present an offering and be free from it. Like Jesus said it's better not to do it at all, but for those who have made a vow anyway there's a clear precedent for being released from it.

[TheBlade]

I think since I've never truly looked into this sorry.. best is to just repent and keep going. We try not to do it again. 

[grumix8]

Vows can be made but women made vows to God but their husbands cna free them of their vows.

 

Numbers 30:13

 

13Her husband may confirm or nullify any vow or any sworn pledge to deny herself.

 

Their is A way for women to nullify A vow. Also if you complete vow G-d lets you off it that too.

Edited December 24, 2022 by grumix8

[Kat70s]

Thanks for the responses, very interesting! I appreciate the insight!

Katrina