So I have been thinking a lot lately about how God speaks to us. We are currently working on a couple projects for youth ministry. One of the topics of study is going to be on knowing God's will.
Today I was talking with someone who basically explained that God would have to preform a series of events that would all but rule out the possibility of coincidence before they would make a certain life changing decision.
I found this to be amusing becuase it seemed to me as if, he was trying to get God to perform for him. (i don't think he intends for it to come across like that) It's like saying hey God, I will do something that seems logical, practical, and in line with what you desire for my life only if you jump through these specific hoops first.
Why do we do this ?
Like those prayers when you were in high school . . .
"Hey God if you get me out of this jam, then I will do whatever you want, for the rest of my life."
or
"God if you help me pass this class, then I will go to church every week"
or
"God if you hook me up with that girl, then I will pray more often"
How sad is it that we turn the almighty God's movement in our lives into a circus trick.
It seems to me that God is trying to constantly communicate to us, I believe I have experienced his leading through many different venues and forms.
Some seem normal others "out there" and weird . . . I am convinced that God has not left his communication with us to exclusivley supernatural action in our lives.
(this does not mean he is not capable of supernatural intervention to get our attention, but I think he has done so much to show us, and continues to work out things in our lives so we know what he would want)
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What are some ways in which you have connected with God, and known you were doing what he intended for you to do in that moment ?
