1/
I need counsel, feed back and wisdom from my friends. The "God told
me" line shuts down all feedback. Who wants to argue with God? Stay
teachable, approachable and humble. We (as a collective body of Christ,
not as an individual) have the mind of Christ.
2/ I have been around long enough to know that many of my "God told me" moments have been wrong.
3/
All is known by fruit. Declaration means little. If God has spoken, He
will also give grace to work, wait, sacrifice and keep your mouth shut
until the fruit comes. The proof is in the pudding, not the recipe.
4/
It seems that the more insecure one is about God speaking, the more
they will use the mantra "God told me." They are not proclaiming faith.
They are proclaiming their doubt, insecurity and fear. They are not
trying to convince you that God spoke. They are trying to convince
themselves.
5/
The "God told me" line often seems to be a responsibility avoidance
mechanism as in "Don't blame me. What else can I do. God told me." It
is the super spiritual equivalent of "the devil made me do it". The
command is to love people, not bull doze them in the direction we think
they should go. We are always responsible for our thoughts, words and
deeds.
6/
The "God told me" line is a, not very subtle, device to try to lift you
up above those around you who do not hear God as clearly as you do.
You are not trying to be "spiritually superior"? Good, then stop using
this
phrase. Yes, just stop it.
But do you not believe that God speaks?
Yes.
However, not so much as some try to make us believe. If I raise a son
to work the family business, I do not need to stand over him all day
giving him instructions. He knows my heart, he knows the business and
just gets on with it. If you are sons and daughters of the God who
reveals Himself in Jesus and have been raised in His household then just
get on with the family business.
Your brother
Steve
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