tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2112872706536660084.post4715846174312445212..comments2024-02-26T03:48:05.589-08:00Comments on Bible Treasures and Pearls: What Spirit? Where is the Discernment?Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00498627087140234765noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2112872706536660084.post-69981418996870608192011-10-19T21:23:51.619-07:002011-10-19T21:23:51.619-07:00I think people are placing too much emphasis on fe...I think people are placing too much emphasis on feelings, and making every thought they have come from Jesus. Jesus doesn't go against His word, and what He does follows logical sense...to the degree that we can understand His logical sense, what is perfectly logical might not ALWAYS be logical to us. However, I do not believe that Jesus would have us do something that drastic without giving us sound reasons and parameters. If He places something on our heart to do, it would be for Him, and would not bring dishonor to Him. If she said that she was grieved over the state of our nation and felt compelled to fast and pray for a set number of days, that would be reasonable. If she was fasting and praying to receive understanding on something that was deeply troubling to her in this life, to help her get through it, again with a set plan to go for a set number of days, I would agree that it is good to seek the Lord when we are deeply troubled and feel the need to limit the demands of the flesh to seek the Lord in earnest. But when it involves hearing "a voice" telling you to stop eating, I would question "why?" and "how long?" and for "what outcome?" because God isn't frivolous and doesn't do things for no reason, there's always a reason, and it must follow the truth of what we find in scripture.<br /><br />It makes me very sad that there is such a void in the area of discernment these days. :-(Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00498627087140234765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2112872706536660084.post-87745127452019769332011-10-14T11:23:34.930-07:002011-10-14T11:23:34.930-07:00Yes, Susan, I'm in agreement with you here, an...Yes, Susan, I'm in agreement with you here, and I'm glad for the woman that you got to plant the seed of trying/examining the spirits under the Word. <br /><br />I think back to the times I've gone down a wrong pathway and find that it's always when I'm not reading my Bible and spending time listening to the Holy Spirit speak through the Word. I definitely cannot "wing it" without the Word I'm prey to the world's many voices. Whenever I adopt an idea I cannot explain, I have to question, "Where did this come from?" and usually I find it wasn't God's voice but my own sinful nature or the world's wisdom creeping in!musematerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11487884613241883638noreply@blogger.com