Are You Hearing What God is Really Saying?

"Do you still want to argue with the Almighty?

You are God's critic, but do you have the answer?"

Job 40:2

I've recently struggled with a decision about something in my life. I've prayed for weeks over it. It seemed that EVERYTHING was pointing me in a particular direction. However, though all events seemed to line up for me to go that direction, and though my heart wanted to follow where that path would lead, it wasn't what God wanted. But frankly, I didn't want to hear that. So I resisted. I ignored nagging thoughts about the issue, thinking they were just self doubt. I mean, how could it not be God's will for me? All of the events and signs in my life seemed to say so. However, the feeling that this wasn't what God wanted persisted. Each day it became louder and louder. Yet still I resisted. Then I started justifying to God (and my husband) reasons of why I should take the path that seemed so evident for me to take. Yet the feelings that something wasn't right became even stronger. I resisted even more until finally the Holy Spirit broke through to me one morning and clearly convicted me otherwise. God made it crystal clear that the obvious path was not His path for me. Without realizing it, I spent weeks quietly arguing and resisting God on this issue, justifying the why's. In fact, I was so sure of the path that I got to the point that I didn't want to hear what He had to say about the matter.

How do you argue or criticize God? Are you like Job, demanding answers when life gets hard or doesn't work out for you? Do you have times like me, where you quietly argue and resist His will on matters, even when it seems the path is clear? Or maybe you argue with God through simple disobedience, not living your life under His will? Who are we to argue with God? Instead of arguing with God, we are to recognize and submit to God's power and authority. Only when we do this will we hear what God is really saying.

My prayers are with you, friends!

In His Love, Cathy