felt stupid
I followed a spiritual prompting last week feeling like God wanted me to step into a leadership area. I made a call and made an offer to help. It was uncomfortable and I felt “stupid” but I obeyed what I felt was God’s push. Last night I discovered that the offer I had made had already been fulfilled.
I tell you this, because God wants our obedience over our activity. God is more interested in our response to Him that what we do for Him. Here are some thoughts about promptings and obedience
• A spiritual prompting always lines up with scripture. If it is not in keeping with God’s word it is not God.
• A spiritual prompting is about God and His kingdom not your ambition. When we obey God He often blesses us but the goal is not the blessing
• Usually a spiritual prompting is out of your character. God loves to “push” you through obedience.
• Delayed obedience is disobedience
• Prayer makes me aware. When I am in an intentional prayer mode I can hear the promptings of God.
• God will never ask you to do something that He can’t do. He will often prompt you to do things you can’t do.
• When you are faithful in small things He will expand His prompting into bigger things.
• Remember your now is preparation for your next. Be faithful in the now.
• If you are not hearing from God then you have un-confessed sin or God is about to show you Himself in a different way.
That’s enough for now. This is a topic that needs clarity. What I have discovered is that most believers never sense spiritual promptings therefore they are missing out on the great adventure of following. The key to all of this is to see and seize the God opportunities around us. When I obey God I grow to be more like Him.
I tell you this, because God wants our obedience over our activity. God is more interested in our response to Him that what we do for Him. Here are some thoughts about promptings and obedience
• A spiritual prompting always lines up with scripture. If it is not in keeping with God’s word it is not God.
• A spiritual prompting is about God and His kingdom not your ambition. When we obey God He often blesses us but the goal is not the blessing
• Usually a spiritual prompting is out of your character. God loves to “push” you through obedience.
• Delayed obedience is disobedience
• Prayer makes me aware. When I am in an intentional prayer mode I can hear the promptings of God.
• God will never ask you to do something that He can’t do. He will often prompt you to do things you can’t do.
• When you are faithful in small things He will expand His prompting into bigger things.
• Remember your now is preparation for your next. Be faithful in the now.
• If you are not hearing from God then you have un-confessed sin or God is about to show you Himself in a different way.
That’s enough for now. This is a topic that needs clarity. What I have discovered is that most believers never sense spiritual promptings therefore they are missing out on the great adventure of following. The key to all of this is to see and seize the God opportunities around us. When I obey God I grow to be more like Him.
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posted by Scott Weatherford at
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1 Comments:
Hummm. I always used to say to my small group bible study, "I wish God would just send me a fax telling me what to do!" My human mind can so confuse His will and intentions.
I pray all believers have clarity in God's vision for their lives. I pray we can discern His will from our desire. I pray through the power of the Holy Spirit believers around the world are radically transformed in His image, for His Glory, for His eternal Kingdom! Finally, I pray His love back into the lives of those strayed sheep. Oh, turn around little black sheep and let His blood make your fleece as white as snow!
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