60: How Do I Know? Discerning God’s Direction (with Brian Delamont)

Life is full of decisions, isn’t it? In the big decisions and everyday moments, we have opportunities to grow in listening to the Lord. Brian Delamont returns to the podcast to share about discernment.

• Development > Destination (For all the math teachers: we know this is an inequality, not an equation!)
• “God is more concerned and hands-on in the process of our development to become all that He intends and has created us to be than He is about the specifics or the destination.”
• Isaiah 58
• “In this negotiation, I’m placing myself as an equal partner with God.”
• “God wants to develop us for us to deal with our quarrels, deal with our disagreements, so that we can hear His voice more clearly.”
• “Doing as I please will always make it difficult to hear from God.”
• “It takes engagement - heart, soul, mind, and body - with what God shows us His will is.”
• “How does what I’m thinking about align with the overall narrative of Scripture?”
• “The best way to hear from God, and a very practical one, is to create a lifetime habit of listening to Him - listening to Him in the everyday small things, all the little decisions over the course of the day.”
• Pursuing God’s Will Together by Ruth Haley Barton
• “God can direct you to any outcome He wants, but it’s His own presence within you, the Holy Spirit, who’s the amazing gift God gives you for exactly these moments of seeking direction and discernment.”
• John 16:13-14
• “He doesn’t leave us alone to just figure it out. And yet, it’s helpful to understand that God’s will is not something you can miss. You don’t have to be afraid of that.”
• “If you think you’ve made a choice in the past that’s not been in God’s good plan for you, God is able and longing to redeem that for you today.”
• “What matters is whether you’ll listen to HIm for the very next step, the very next decision, the very next thought that you’ll think.”

February Reflection: What am I doing today in the small decisions, which is preparing me for a moment where God may place a larger decision in my path? What listening habits am I developing, which will lead me step by step to the destination that glorifies God?

What’s changing our lives:

• Keane: Obsidian
• Heather: Wordle
• Brian: Ab exercises

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