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| Topic: How do you know God is directing you? | |
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As opposed to when you're doing something of your own volition or things are coming to you out of random chance?
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when things line up with gods word and things fall into place with little or no effort, then you know
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when things line up with gods word and things fall into place with little or no effort, then you know  
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All I know is that when you make plans the Almighty laughs
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All I know is that when you make plans the Almighty laughs
This entire essay would disagree with you. http://www.pbc.org/files/messages/4448/0436.html |
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when things line up with gods word and things fall into place with little or no effort, then you know But how can you tell that apart from random chance? A trillion things happen every day, all over the world, leading to various interactions that can be beneficial to you and line up with the word. |
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I can answer your question with one word but I can not guarantee that you will understand it.
FAITH. |
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You feel it in your heart and have peace.
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You feel it in your heart and have peace. I feel no peace. Only wondering. Only questions. |
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From a friend of mine that I posited this question to. He's the one that ultimately got me on the path and always seems to have a good answer.
The Christianity I believe in satisfies the following:
1) anyone should be able to join, smart, dumb, big, small, red, yellow, black, white, etc. 2) joining is not based on what someone has done in the past 3) joining is a free choice, meaning God, ultimately, cannot coerce a person to make that choice So from this I conclude that no great physical/mental effort must be expended other than making that choice. Further, I believe that God has chosen not to interfere with this choice. Therefore, if there were some discernible evidence, some mathematical or scientific proof that God existed, something repeatable and acceptable by everyone, then God would have chosen for us. How so? Because if there were indisputable evidence, the choice dissolves and there is only one option. Rejecting God in this instance cannot happen because indisputable evidence requires that everyone who hears the evidence will agree that God exists. In short, I believe indisputable evidence would constitute coercion. If the God I believe in acted in a way that was distinguishable from random luck or our own efforts, He would not exist! |
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Edited by
Tracker_Ar
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Fri 07/17/09 04:50 PM
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From a friend of mine that I posited this question to. He's the one that ultimately got me on the path and always seems to have a good answer. The Christianity I believe in satisfies the following:
1) anyone should be able to join, smart, dumb, big, small, red, yellow, black, white, etc. 2) joining is not based on what someone has done in the past 3) joining is a free choice, meaning God, ultimately, cannot coerce a person to make that choice So from this I conclude that no great physical/mental effort must be expended other than making that choice. Further, I believe that God has chosen not to interfere with this choice. Therefore, if there were some discernible evidence, some mathematical or scientific proof that God existed, something repeatable and acceptable by everyone, then God would have chosen for us. How so? Because if there were indisputable evidence, the choice dissolves and there is only one option. Rejecting God in this instance cannot happen because indisputable evidence requires that everyone who hears the evidence will agree that God exists. In short, I believe indisputable evidence would constitute coercion. If the God I believe in acted in a way that was distinguishable from random luck or our own efforts, He would not exist! Your friend is pretty smart and most of what he said is in the Gospels and if you really dig into what he said FAITH is in there. FAITH is not indisputable physical evidence, but when you make that choice that he spoke about, then FAITH will start to become indisputable evidence to your Spirit. Also I believe that in true Christianity that everyone is welcome no matter who they are or who they have been, but you really have to be careful about who claim to be a Christian and who really is. IT IS A RELATIONSHIP NOT A RELIGION. God has never messed with my free will either,(believe me I have strayed very far in the past) but I still choose to follow him no matter what. |
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And to your original question, I don't think God is directing my path and I have to follow it. I think He is leading me on His path and it is up to me by my own free will to keep following Him.
Heed the warning, focus not on what's seen and stand above weakness for all who know Him stand to gain eternity. |
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I know that the "good" ideas" and enlightenment comes from him, and I listen for his voice, not mine. Its a knowing.
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I know that the "good" ideas" and enlightenment comes from him, and I listen for his voice, not mine. Its a knowing. I agree. I believe that anything positive or selfless is pretty much always in line with the will of GOD. "Knowing" When asked about my faith and beliefs that word is so powerful. |
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