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When it Seems Right
How to be sensitive to God's leading.
The other day a
friend of mine was involved in a fender-bender. No one was injured but the
remarkable revelation was that before the collision, each person
involved had an inward sensitivity to the impending doom and had
been led to take another route. Unfortunately, no
one considered the inward-knowing to be valid.
As my friend
left the store, he started his vehicle and paused to notice an inward
hesitation or "red light," and for a moment, considered taking a different
route. The other driver hesitated before exiting the freeway, thinking
that she should instead continue on her way home. She, too, paused to
consider an inward "red light."
We are led by
God’s Spirit through an inward knowing, through our
spirits - our seem-ers. It is not a head
decision - not an intellectual thought process. It is a heart issue,
a knowing or impression of what to do. We think, "This seems like
the right thing to do." For my friend, it seemed best to take the other
road, but he didn’t. It seemed right for the other driver to just go home,
but she didn’t.
In any relationship, the more time we spend with a
person, the more we can perceive their thoughts and the intents of their
heart. Why wouldn't it be the same with God? He wants a
relationship with us, too. And as we pray and spend time with
Him, the strength of our seem-er increases.
We can more easily recognize His leading.
So, let us be watchful -
rightly dividing our own intellectually-based thoughts from our spirit-led
perceptions. Looking for His wisdom. Alert to His direction.
Let us move, when it seems right. Romans, Chapter 8: Verses
11-16
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