It's What God Says
~~ from Our Daily Bread~~
It was commanded me by the word of the Lord. -1 Kings 13:9
An experiment with teenagers showed how they handle peer pressure. Groups of 10 adolescents were brought into a room and instructed to raise their hands when the teacher pointed to the longest line on three charts. Nine of the people had been told ahead of time to vote for the second-longest line. But one person in the group had not been told.
The experiment began with nine teenagers voting for the wrong line. The tenth person would typically glance around, frown in confusion, and slip his hand up with the group because he lacked the courage to challenge them.
In 1 Kings 13, an unidentified man of God performed miraculous signs at the altar in Bethel (vv.1-6). But then, after this great victory, he took the word of another prophet to be the truth even though he knew it was contrary to what God had told him (vv.15-19). Because of his disobedience, he was killed by a lion (vv.20-24).
The story teaches us that God's Word is superior to anyone else's word and therefore should be obeyed. When we're tempted to buckle under pressure, it's then that we must stand firm. God's Word-the truth-can always be relied on.
O help us, Lord, to heed Your Word,
Its precepts to obey;
And may we fight the tendency
To walk in our own way. -Sper
God's Word is the compass that keeps us on course.
~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~
When i read this reflection and the prayer at the end of it.. i said it a couple of times in my head.. especially the part where it said 'fight the tendency to walk in our own way'..
when can i say that im walking in my own way? how do i know which path God desires for me? should i ask for signs? or should i simply wait?
there are times when i would ask my pangga.. 'pano natin malalaman kung anong gusto ni Lord para sa tin?'
we've been praying for an opportunity for quite some time.. it came.. and with it, a lot more other opportunities of somewhat the same kind came.. now, things became a bit confusing or should i say overwhelming? ok, confusing.. which path should we take? how can we be sure that that's what we've been praying for all along?
posted by jane @ 6/06/2006 04:36:00 PM
7 Comments:
based on experience, i pray for something specific. and when something more tempting comes my way, i consider it a test of my faith... if i will give way to impatience and greed, or if i will stick to my faith that He will give me what i asked for.
well, of course, i still say, it's Your will that will be done. but He will make a way to keep you on course with what you want, and with what He wants for you.
goodluck! =)
ang hirap talaga. lalo na there's a very thin line between working hard against all odds to being stubborn and refusing to let go.
saken, i just always do my best. so i won't have any regrets. pag ndi parin binigay saken, iniisip ko na lang talaga na it's not the path for me.
i don't know the answers sa mga tanong mo, so i'll just say listen to your heart and trust your gut amd pray. that usually works for me. *h u g s*
and i always look forward to your Daily Bread series.
i think people just have to stop being stubborn. keep on track and as harbie said, when something 'tempting' comes in the way, it might be really what you'll need... hard to answer really... no one knows if we're on the right path faith has chosen for us.
well, whatever you decide on, just try to embrace it with no regrets. "experience is what you get when you don't get what you want." =)
"experience is what you get when you don't get what you want." - that's one of the definitions of 'Life' =)
Janey, a friend of mine prayed for me one time and this is how she prayed: "Lord, mark the path that you want her to take and block other paths that are not for her. Lord, make sure that the path is marked clearly for her so that she won't miss it."
20 days later, I knew which career path I wanted to take.
Good luck!
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