1 John 2:17 The
world is passing away, and also its lusts; but the one who does the will of God
lives forever.
A modern day parable (that happens to be a true story):
A woman tells a story about an interesting experience she had as a new
believer. She was single at the time and wasn’t happy with her living
situation. She was renting a room from a family in her congregation and wanted
to get out and rent her own apartment. The only problem was that she was
rebelling against a feeling she had that God wanted her to stay there for a
season, to get grounded in the Lord and to be a blessing to this family. Still,
she convinced herself that getting her own apartment would be a good thing.
After much searching, she found what she was looking for. Although it needed
some work and the rent was rather high, she managed to bargain her way into
fixing up the place in lieu of three months’ rent.
Six weeks went by and all the work was done. New tiling, carpeting,
painting, curtains, it looked just fabulous and it was time to move in. As she
finished unpacking and putting on all the finishing touches, she sat down and
marveled at all her hard work. Yet she still battled this little still small
voice saying “This is not My will.”
The next day she went to work. About midday, she received a phone call from
her new next door neighbor. “Water is gushing out of your front door,” she
said, “You might want to get over here and check it out.” A sick feeling arose
from the pit of her stomach as she picked up her things and dashed out the
office door.
Sadly, it was true. The whole apartment had been flooded by a random break
in the pipes outside of her basement apartment and much of her hard work and
some of her belongings were damaged. When the landlords didn’t even want to pay
for the cleanup, she decided to take them to small claims court for the cost of
her labor and damages (not to mention the three months of rent she never
received). Without any explanation, the judge ruled in favor of the landlords.
Even more ridiculous was that they didn’t even show up that day!
Truly, she learned the hard way that the bad feeling she had throughout this
whole ordeal was the conviction of the Holy Spirit urging her to be obedient.
She would be very careful not ignore that leading again.
Are you trying to get your way with the Lord today? Take this as a warning!
He will have His way one way or another. Give Him your heart again
today. He has such great things planned — and there’s so much work to be done!
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