![]() ![]() I’m not saying God never tells us anything directly, but I am suggesting it happens far less than most of us claim. Selfishly motivated (come on, admit it … you’re justifying your impulses).Ĭontrary to scripture (the scriptures pretty clearly suggest that what you’re doing is sinful … or at least isn’t wise).ĭesigned to shut down debate (does anyone really think they can win a “God told me” debate?). What made me put this phrase on the list is the number of times I have heard the phrase used to describe a decision that is: God told you to do that? Really? God himself spoke directly to you and told you to specifically build that building for which you have zero money? Or leave that church that you were in deep conflict with without resolving things? Or buy that house that’s way out of your price range? Wow!Īre you sure it wasn’t the pizza? Or the voice in your head that often tells you to do the things you simply feel like doing?įor the record, I believe there are times when God does speak to people today. But let’s be realistic. When I hear someone claim God told them to do something, I feel like saying: In fact, I’ve often noticed that the more outrageous the claim, the more likely someone is to say, “God told me to …. Maybe that’s an issue I need to work on, but it springs from my observation that I’ve seen this misused far more than I’ve seen it used well or authentically. The longer I follow Jesus, the more hesitant I am to say God told me to do anything specific. Often, you hear people (and pastors) say things that start with, “God told me to …. ![]() ![]() But often in ways we cannot understand or even trace out. Prayer-nothing draws us closer to the heart of God.ĭo things happen supernaturally when we pray? Well, yes they do. It was the most serious work of their most productive years. He is sovereign.įor those explorers in the frontiers of faith, prayer was no little habit tacked on to the periphery of their lives it was their lives. The parade of saints across the centuries would have been shocked to see prayer reduced to God-doing-what-I-asked-him-to-do-when-I-asked-him-to-do-it. God is not a puppy to be trained or a chef in the kitchen who prepares food to suit our every whim. Prayer doesn’t ‘work’ because I got what I wanted and they didn’t. They ended up in a car crash that left them permanently disabled. Their child was born without a heartbeat. There are scores of people inside and outside the church whose spirits are crushed because they prayed (fervently) and: ![]()
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