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When you need to make a decision and ask for God’s leading, how do you know what His answer is?
Two situations recently taught me something about discerning God’s leading.
A friend had to make a decision – yes or no in accepting a position.
Me: “Why don’t you ask God to give you a sign?”
When I turned 40, my sisters warned me that I will soon be getting white hair. My mother started getting white hair at about that age, and so did my two older sisters.
Eleven years later, and I am holding the count at 3 white hairs. I count them everyday to make sure there are not more than 3. My sisters are amazed that I haven’t had to color my hair.
Bad news: my husband had chest pains and went to ER
Good news: it wasn’t a heart attack
Bad news: his EKG was abnormal, looked liked a heart attack
Good news: he felt fine with no more chest pains when he was at the hospital
Bad news: he had to stay overnight at the hospital in CCU to run more tests to make sure
The King’s Christmas List is a cute children’s book written by Eldon Johnson. It’s a hardback beautifully illustrated by Bonnie Leick. I would consider this a gift book appropriate for children under 10 years old, reading this book with their parents, snuggled under covers with a cup of hot chocolate on a cool Christmasy day.
My recent surgery experience taught me a few things about praying for others.
*I found it hard to pray for myself. I couldn’t concentrate, and was distracted by attending to immediate details and worries. However, I was reminded that many people were praying for me. I was comforted to know that God heard all those prayers, even if he didn’t hear any from me.
I posted about my surgery experience on my parenting site, if you care to read that.
Here are some additional thoughts:
* When my surgeon and anesthesiologist came to see me just prior to the surgery, they asked, “Do you have any questions for us?” I said, “No question. I just want you to know my life is in your hands. I hope you are well-rested, alert, and in a good mood!” The surgeon replied, “Well, I am a little tired – just kidding!”
I read this from Dennis Rainey of Family LIfe:
The choices you make today or tomorrow are not confined to today or tomorrow. A baby step of obedience may be all the ground you need to cover today in order to put yourself in position to launch a major spiritual breakthrough later on.