During a Bible Conference a couple years ago, I asked Phil Johnson, the president of Dr. John MacArthur’s broadcast ministry (Grace to You) the following question, in essence: “how do we know when  God has answered our prayers and how do we proceed from there”. His general answer was, to paraphrase, that we should pray about it and trust the Lord and then take the appropriate course of action. This is a great answer but it also assumes a high level of spiritual maturity and discernment. Another small risk in that, is we can listen to our own voice and make a mistake outside the will of God.

“Clear thinking, an enlightened understanding and safe reasoning powers come from praying….Divine guidance means that God moves and impresses the mind in order for us to make wise decisions” (EM BOUNDS). These sound exactly what they are – fruits of wisdom. Yesterday we launched from a standpoint of praying and seeking Wisdom at the same time, to be not just a better intercessor but a follower of Jesus Christ. What Bounds is saying here, to paraphrase, is that there is a certain ease and peaceful flow when the process is allowed to “fully download and install” (speaking in modern computer tech-language).

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