ListenDaily – 25 May 2010: Action
"Be still, and know that I am God." (Psalm 46:10)
"Then the Lord said to Moses, "Why are you crying out to me? Tell the Israelites to move on." (Exodus 14:15)
We have been talking about listening to God. We were led into that by a talk about discernment. Discernment is a serious subject, and I don't want to rush past it, but I am compelled by the Spirit to talk today about taking action. There are a few things one must always consider concerning something God might be calling you to; an incomplete list would include:
- Will God be honored by this?
- Is it completely compatible with Scripture?
- Has God called me to do it (or to stop doing it)?
"Be still, and know that I am God." God counseled David, and us. "Then the Lord said to Moses, "Why are you crying out to me? Tell the Israelites to move on." The Israelites had already been told, by God, to "Go!", they did not need to stop, or await a second set of instructions. God pointed them in a direction and said "go".
If you have been still, and heard from the Lord. If you can act toward His glory, whether it be an easy or difficult action, and if you are not violating His Word, then go!
Questions:
1. God calls all of us to something, do you agree?
2. Have you heard His call?
3. Now what?
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May we keep listening. Jim.
INTERESTING THOUGHTS:
"The full acting out of the self's surrender to God therefore demands pain:
this action, to be perfect, must be done from the pure will to obey,
in the absence, or in the teeth of inclination".
C.S. Lewis
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