Originally posted by Scrawly
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For example, when my wife talked to the guy who was having doubts about a cult (she had not really talked to this guy before) -
- she talked to him in a moment that he had prayed for God to tell him the truth (she had no idea that he even believed in God, or any god for that matter).
- she spoke truths regarding his life that she would have no way of knowing
- she quoted a verse to him in the Bible that just happened to be on his phone browser that morning (and which he didn't search for, or know how it got there)
- and that verse directly spoke to the situation in which that guy was dealing with
So, sure -- someone can 'claim' coincidence - but I believe that it would take more faith to believe that it was coincidence rather than being moved by the Holy Spirit.
Originally posted by Scrawly
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In fact, as a personal anecdote, I have often found that the voice of the Lord has several recurring traits:
1. Is perfectly in line with the Word of God.
2. Defies my own reasoning or understanding. (or goes beyond it -- i.e. by my understanding, it wouldn't make sense)
3. It also often pushes me to do things that I would not want to do otherwise
To want 100% assurance is to go beyond reason, IMO. (not saying you are saying this) It is important to remember that nothing we know or do, is really '100%' when we understand that we are fallible. The funny thing is that the 'voice of the Lord' has quite the track record in our experience -- much better than our own understanding could ever produce...
So how do I know it is the voice of the Lord? Well...the fruit..
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