silviawang Posted December 19, 2007 Group: Senior Member Followers: 2 Topic Count: 128 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 825 Content Per Day: 0.12 Reputation: 153 Days Won: 1 Joined: 02/16/2005 Status: Offline Share Posted December 19, 2007 how to balance the relationship between depending on G-D and depengding on humanbeing's wisdom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bolts Posted December 19, 2007 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 50 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 963 Content Per Day: 0.14 Reputation: 4 Days Won: 0 Joined: 10/27/2005 Status: Offline Birthday: 07/10/1963 Share Posted December 19, 2007 Often God moves through others to bring about his will and purpose in our lives. I find that either putting out a fleece to get a confirmation that it is God moving in my life or waiting for three repeat confirmations through different sources helps me to gage God's will in my life. If things are too tough because my emotions are getting in the way, I'll go chat to a mature christian about it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silviawang Posted December 19, 2007 Group: Senior Member Followers: 2 Topic Count: 128 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 825 Content Per Day: 0.12 Reputation: 153 Days Won: 1 Joined: 02/16/2005 Status: Offline Author Share Posted December 19, 2007 three repeat confirmations through different sources helps me to gage God's will in my life. =============== how to find?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Biblicist Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 Hello silvia, long time no 'see'. I heard this the other day about making decisions...It was in a Bible study by Elizabeth George. Get a 3X5 card, write the decision or problem at the top and divide it into four equal parts. In the squares write Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4. Then answer these four questions according to God's Word. Why should I do this? Why should I not do this? Why would I do this? Why would I not do this? If your answers do not line up with God's Word, pray and ask God to help you say "No". Example: Should I allow my mother to stay here for an extra week during Christmas? Why should I do this? Because it would make me feel good and make my mother happy. hmmm..OK, my feelings are not what matter, neither are my mothers. Why should I not do this? I don't want to...hmmm, not so much. Why would I do this? Honor your father and mother...There is my answer. Letting my mother stay with me so she can visit with family and allowing my Step Dad to have some time to work in peace is a way of honoring them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candi770 Posted December 19, 2007 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 119 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 1,316 Content Per Day: 0.20 Reputation: 7 Days Won: 0 Joined: 04/01/2006 Status: Offline Birthday: 07/01/1970 Share Posted December 19, 2007 If the Lord is your shepherd and you dwell richly in the word of God, what that person has to say will agree with your spirit man or it won't. Let the Holy Spirit be your guide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marnie Posted December 19, 2007 Group: Royal Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 811 Topics Per Day: 0.12 Content Count: 7,338 Content Per Day: 1.08 Reputation: 76 Days Won: 2 Joined: 10/06/2005 Status: Offline Share Posted December 19, 2007 There are some great examples in Scripture having to do with this sort of thing: Jonathan said to his young armor-bearer, "Come, let's go over to the outpost of those uncircumcised fellows. Perhaps the LORD will act in our behalf. Nothing can hinder the LORD from saving, whether by many or by few." "Do all that you have in mind," his armor-bearer said. "Go ahead; I am with you heart and soul." (1 Sam 14:6, 7) For Jonathan's part, he wasn't sure about G-d's will, but he made his plans and assumed the Lord could and would help. The armor-bearer was relying on Jonathan's wisdom. I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that I planned many times to come to you (but have been prevented from doing so until now) (Romans 1:13) Now when I went to Troas to preach the gospel of Christ and found that the Lord had opened a door for me, I still had no peace of mind, because I did not find my brother Titus there. So I said good-by to them and went on to Macedonia. (2 Cor 2:12, 13) For when we came into Macedonia, this body of ours had no rest, but we were harassed at every turn—conflicts on the outside, fears within. But God, who comforts the downcast, comforted us by the coming of Titus, (2 Cor 7:5, 6) In Paul's case, he made his plans but often the Lord changed his plans as only the Lord can. Paul went to one place because the Lord had opened the door for him to do so, but because Paul wasn't at peace there he left! In another case, he went to a place and encountered hardship and presumably no peace, yet he stayed. I confess I don't spend a whole lot of time worrying about the issue you raised in your OP. I seek good advice when needed, I'll say a prayer about the situation, then move ahead. The Lord will either open the door or close it. If I am out of His will, He always provides a way to retreat, if I am in His will, things will work out. In other words: Go, unless you get a no. This is, of course, a general principle. It works for me. Prior to this I had been using prayer as a way NOT to move ahead; I talked myself out of everything. The Lord finally got my attention about how to live my live, and the "Go unless you get a no" principle moves me along. Do I always hit the mark? No. Do I get myself into trouble? Sometimes. But I have found if I am doing things with the right attitude of heart, the Lord guides my steps whether or not I am consciously aware of it and whether or not I pray about every single step. I can't speak for your life, but mine moves at the speed of light and sometimes I don't have time to stop and actively pray about each and every situation that arises or each and every decision have have to make. I simply trust that I am walking in the Spirit and am moving with the mind of Christ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEVINN Posted December 19, 2007 Group: Junior Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 4 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 70 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 12/05/2007 Status: Offline Birthday: 04/25/1978 Share Posted December 19, 2007 Well all knowledge comes from Him and His word however He has put man here .... So difficult question mate - my easy answer would be to meditate on His word - man can sometimes be conditional and biased Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agape_CTL Posted December 19, 2007 Group: Members Followers: 1 Topic Count: 4 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 74 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 1 Days Won: 0 Joined: 10/04/2007 Status: Offline Birthday: 10/12/1978 Share Posted December 19, 2007 Well all knowledge comes from Him and His word however He has put man here .... So difficult question mate - my easy answer would be to meditate on His word - man can sometimes be conditional and biased The great part about meditating on His word is the more we do it the more we get the "mind of Christ". We start thinking like Jesus and less with man's wisdom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silviawang Posted December 19, 2007 Group: Senior Member Followers: 2 Topic Count: 128 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 825 Content Per Day: 0.12 Reputation: 153 Days Won: 1 Joined: 02/16/2005 Status: Offline Author Share Posted December 19, 2007 Hello silvia, long time no 'see'. i always "see"the website,but it is a little tired to me to write english Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silviawang Posted December 19, 2007 Group: Senior Member Followers: 2 Topic Count: 128 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 825 Content Per Day: 0.12 Reputation: 153 Days Won: 1 Joined: 02/16/2005 Status: Offline Author Share Posted December 19, 2007 i deside to always "see'here and make here my homepage but the english is still a problem,ai..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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