It is really dangerous when we hear God telling us to do something that we want to do, something that others might think suspect. It is so easy to get a person's self in the way of hearing God's voice. Pretty soon, God told me to buy that car or God told me to do something else which conveniently is exactly what I wanted myself.
Self interest is a very destructive force and can blind a person to what is really going on in the world. When America was being colonized by the Europeans, several diseases came over with them that the Indians had no immunity towards. Entire tribes were dying of smallpox, which caused more than one colonist to say, "well, this is just proof that God wills that we should have the land."
Be very careful about claiming God's will to do something that you want to do. Buy the car if you like, but take responsibility for the decision, don't blame it on the good Lord.
It's a beautiful day in God's world, be sure to see the good.
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I don't know whether it was God telling you to write these last two posts or not (ha) but they are very good, and also on a subject not often addressed.
You really hit the nail on the head this morning, because what you said equates to a popular buzzword. We've had some family members/friends pick up on a popular saying. It kind of burns me when I hear them say it. Here's how it goes.
(Got a new car they didn't need and can't afford) "This car was just a God thing." (Yeah, right...share that with Dave Ramsey for a test.)
A family member said this one during the last week. (they wanted to go on a vacation, but wanted to not spend money on a bed or breakfast, although they can afford either. So they started looking for people who would let them stay at their house, right during the busy Christmas season. It didn't matter that the owners had to make up extra beds, buy extra groceries, cook extra meals and all during a season when everyone is so stretched and tired.) And the family member even asked the homemaker in another state, to have a certain group of folks over while they were staying there.) And the family member's comment. Having this house to stay at (free) was "Just a God Thing."
Our God is so much bigger and so much more unfathomable than to ascribe the "God thing" to our little First World wants.
Thank you Jeff.
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