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RE: Why aren't more people asking GOD for advice??????? - 9/30/2008 8:27:52 PM
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truthrevealed
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To add to the list of answers already given......many people fail to seek God for advice because of being more concerned with what others think about them then they care about what God thinks.
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RE: Why aren't more people asking GOD for advice??????? - 9/30/2008 8:55:17 PM
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Lets face it, living the Christian life isn't easy! And most Christians don't want to fight, they want to be spoon fed!
I agree with you here Popsi. Easy it is not, because we have a hard time getting out of the way. It is difficult to always seek His will, especially if we can't hear it due to all the noise.
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RE: Why aren't more people asking GOD for advice??????? - 9/30/2008 8:57:45 PM
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Oh and once they have the answers, most times they don't want to be responsible for applying them.
I agree with you here also, you are on a roll Popsi. Application. Obedience. Getting clear direction but not following, because it isn't what we want it to be. Not the answer we wanted, so we go to somewhere else for the advice.
And may I add, sometimes the response from God is not immediate, so we make our own decisions based on impulse, or need, and miss what The Lord tells us.
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RE: Why aren't more people asking GOD for advice??????? - 9/30/2008 9:05:23 PM
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There will obviously be those, who STILL take that to mean that this thread's purpose is to advise against counsel but I won't beat a dead horse. I don't think the thread was about advising against counselling BUT I do think that you muddied the waters some by bringing your concerns about people suggesting counselling into the OP.
And something that no one has picked up on (that I've seen) is that God will and DOES use situations to get us to see His viewpoint ~ and that includes therapy. Many may see it as avoiding listening to God ~ but God can use it as a way to get us to listen.
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RE: Why aren't more people asking GOD for advice??????? - 9/30/2008 9:32:15 PM
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There will obviously be those, who STILL take that to mean that this thread's purpose is to advise against counsel but I won't beat a dead horse. I don't think the thread was about advising against counselling BUT I do think that you muddied the waters some by bringing your concerns about people suggesting counselling into the OP.
And something that no one has picked up on (that I've seen) is that God will and DOES use situations to get us to see His viewpoint ~ and that includes therapy. Many may see it as avoiding listening to God ~ but God can use it as a way to get us to listen.
I agree with you also agapetos. God made the doctor and the counselors also, and can use them to help us through this life.
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RE: Why aren't more people asking GOD for advice??????? - 9/30/2008 10:10:21 PM
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Another reason I think more people don't seek God's advice is that "pray about it" has become such a common phrase to some that it's lost it's value. How often when someone we know asks us for advice/direction do we ask, sincerely, if they've prayed about it?
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RE: Why aren't more people asking GOD for advice??????? - 9/30/2008 10:30:03 PM
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Moses received counsel from his father-in-law; King David received counsel from Nathan; Timothy received counsel from Apostle Paul. Yes, I believe that God uses the counsel of others in addition to direct counsel from Himself through prayer.
Proverbs 15:22-23 (NIV): Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed. A man finds joy in giving an apt reply—and how good is a timely word!
Psalm 16:7 (NIV): I will praise the LORD, who counsels me; even at night my heart instructs me.
Peace,
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RE: Why aren't more people asking GOD for advice??????? - 9/30/2008 10:42:54 PM
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Lynn, Psalm 16:7 is good.
I will bless the Lord who guides me, even at night my heart instructs me(Psalm 16:7 nlt)
< Message edited by truthrevealed -- 9/30/2008 10:53:59 PM >
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RE: Why aren't more people asking GOD for advice??????? - 9/30/2008 10:46:48 PM
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Just as great is the fact that seeking counsel from others can be found in various places in scripture. So many times man's counsel is sought before God's or INSTEAD of God's and I think He delights in us relying on Him....and it's safer.
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RE: Why aren't more people asking GOD for advice??????? - 9/30/2008 10:50:29 PM
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I didn't read any of the prior responses.
I think that more people aren't asking God for advice is because, well people are impatient. They want IMMEDIATE responses. They want IMMEDIATE results, and INSTANT gratification. And they feel that asking God would just take too long.
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RE: Why aren't more people asking GOD for advice??????? - 9/30/2008 10:52:44 PM
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ladychi, could write a book on that one.......
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RE: Why aren't more people asking GOD for advice??????? - 9/30/2008 10:55:09 PM
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And sometimes we need others to stand with us in prayer, as we seek God's counsel.
Matt 18:20 (NIV): "For where two or three come together in my name, there am I with them."
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RE: Why aren't more people asking GOD for advice??????? - 9/30/2008 10:56:28 PM
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So good, lynn
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RE: Why aren't more people asking GOD for advice??????? - 9/30/2008 10:58:59 PM
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Another reason people don't ask God for advice, is because they don't believe that their issue is "big" enough or important to God but He's numbered every strand of hair on our heads(Psalm 139).
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RE: Why aren't more people asking GOD for advice??????? - 9/30/2008 11:10:01 PM
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I didn't read any of the prior responses.
I think that more people aren't asking God for advice is because, well people are impatient. They want IMMEDIATE responses. They want IMMEDIATE results, and INSTANT gratification. And they feel that asking God would just take too long.
Amen.From one impatient person to another I hear you.
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RE: Why aren't more people asking GOD for advice??????? - 9/30/2008 11:58:05 PM
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Another reason people don't ask God for advice, is because they don't believe that their issue is "big" enough or important to God but He's numbered every strand of hair on our heads(Psalm 139).
That's true. It seems we can trust God with the big stuff, but we have difficulty trusting Him with the small stuff. It's as if we think we're bugging Him with something trivial. But isn't it a comfort to know that He cares about it all--big or small!
Lynn
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RE: Why aren't more people asking GOD for advice??????? - 10/1/2008 12:33:13 AM
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yet, I still find myself at times walking in that stinkin pride......go figure .
I hear ya! Or should I say smell ya?!?
Anyway, I'm identifying with ya all the way. Thanks for being so honest and transparent. Bless ya, LL
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, but........I still don't disagree with you, as you can see if you read beyond the op . God has blessed you thru counseling? Amen! what else is there to say beyond that? Nothing that I can think of 
