tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4660898699718687261.post2190782005169979828..comments2024-01-08T15:56:30.520-03:00Comments on paul ravenhill blog: The Answerpaul ravenhillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09838272944090378185noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4660898699718687261.post-71530153176263684682020-03-06T20:03:01.712-03:002020-03-06T20:03:01.712-03:00So true Brother Paul. It's very uncomfortable...So true Brother Paul. It's very uncomfortable for us as humans to turn from our reliance on our intellect and what seems right and sounds good, and to release our humanly-devised plans, hopes and dreams, not only for our churches but including personal decisions and social norms such as marriage, formal education and business ventures, and to defer all of these things completely to His will, but nothing is accomplished in the spiritual realm if we don't do this, which, in the end, is actually more beneficial to us in terms of eternal rewards in heaven, perhaps in seeing people there who we might not have expected to see otherwise, but we know for sure that this kind of submission fulfills God's good plans. But if God doesn't give us that kind of vision, we will not understand it nor will we be willing to pursue it, and these spiritual transactions can only occur through intense personal time with Him. In many cases, as Jesus explained, God will reward us even in this life for this kind of obedience, but that is of secondary importance. It is those who have been willing to leave their comfort zone, at times unto separation from their plans and dreams, their families, and even their earthly lives, in order to follow the instructions of the Holy Spirit, who have changed the Church and, therefore, the world, for the better. <br />Charles Spurgeon once said "Discernment is not being able to tell the difference between right and wrong, it's being able to tell the difference between right and almost right."Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05590719691873836104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4660898699718687261.post-12177915042999851472020-03-06T15:00:58.547-03:002020-03-06T15:00:58.547-03:00Amen and God speed my friend!Amen and God speed my friend!Matthew Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15387612022277378141noreply@blogger.com