God speaks to his children in many varied ways. God has said that his
ways are not our ways. If left to our reasoning, we will fail to fully
walk in the full counsel of God, which leads to poor decisions.
Thus, our goal is to avoid being deceived and to develop a listening ear
that hears the voice of God with confidence. Our goal is to have such
intimacy with God that we can walk in the full blessing of our decisions
and to be assured they are not based on our own reasoning alone. This
does not mean that we do not use the intellectual and logical skills
that He has equipped us with.
A.W. Tozer said that the man or woman who is wholly and joyously
surrendered to Christ can't make a wrong choice - any choice will be the
right one. J. Oswald Sanders explains his method of receiving guidance
from God for decisions; "I try to gather all the information and all the
facts that are involved in a decision, and then weigh them up and pray
over them in the Lord's presence, and trust the Holy Spirit to sway my
mind in the direction of God's will. And God generally guides by
presenting reasons to my mind for acting in a certain way."
The apostle Paul said, "For it is God who works in you to will and to
act according to his good purpose (Philippians 2:13). God has equipped
us with everything we need to make good decisions. Hearing His voice is
the first step toward making right choices in life.
Do you have a decision to make? Submit that decision to the Lord, ask
God for clarity. Ask Him to make the desires of your heart the same
desires that He has for you in this matter. Await His perfect timing on
the matter. Then you can be assured of making the right decisions.
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