As Jeff says, he has learned to walk forward until he sees he needs to pause somewhere and wait on the Lord to continue, if at all. This is my prayer as well as to hone my ears toward my shepherd’s voice. Praying it gets clearer as I seek him.
For me, I absolutely do all the things you mention above to begin the process and to stay on the right track. And as you say, sometimes the walk of faith isn't necessarily cut and dry, so my usual process is to keep moving forward in the direction I believe I'm discerning until I see or know something that says I need to stop moving that direction. That's a difficult thing to do when you believe you want to keep going, but I've had to stop many times.
And I'm in that very process even now with a new relationship the Lord seems to have given us. And the happy thing is, this one appears, after a couple of months, to be very real and right. But it has been a very deliberate and prayerful journey, and it will continue to be so.
I love this. Will be sharing with our prayer team in the morning as we gather before worship to pray.
John, I'm so glad it was helpful! I'm thankful that God promises to help us know what we should do (Psalm 32:8)
Amen!🙏🏼
I can't even imagine making a big decision without praying about it now. God is so faithful. Thanks for sharing this. ☺️
As Jeff says, he has learned to walk forward until he sees he needs to pause somewhere and wait on the Lord to continue, if at all. This is my prayer as well as to hone my ears toward my shepherd’s voice. Praying it gets clearer as I seek him.
That was a great reminder. Thank you!
Thanks for the reminder.
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For me, I absolutely do all the things you mention above to begin the process and to stay on the right track. And as you say, sometimes the walk of faith isn't necessarily cut and dry, so my usual process is to keep moving forward in the direction I believe I'm discerning until I see or know something that says I need to stop moving that direction. That's a difficult thing to do when you believe you want to keep going, but I've had to stop many times.
And I'm in that very process even now with a new relationship the Lord seems to have given us. And the happy thing is, this one appears, after a couple of months, to be very real and right. But it has been a very deliberate and prayerful journey, and it will continue to be so.
That is a great testimony Jeff, thanks for sharing it! Sometimes, decisions move slowly and we have to be patient.
Waiting on the Lord is the protection He gives us when we are willing to do so.
Praying for clear discernment is like a constant prayer. It’s one of my spiritual gifts but that doesn’t mean I stop praying for it! 💗