2nd confirmation from the Lord

[steflou64]

I had this woman who runs a ministry from her home (Mary) pray about a man I have been seeing 2 months. He answered a voice personals ad of mine. He lives about 30 miles away in Hiram, GA. I go see him on the weekends (I was off Friday and saw him then, also). Anyway, I asked Mary to pray about him and she said b4 she could finish her question to the Lord he said "no, no, no" (but she could not tell me why he said that). I asked a man who runs the DWJD-doing what Jesus did ministry to pray about a week ago and he has not heard anything. What does it mean if the Lord does not give a second confirmation and do you really have to go by that if someone is a christian, you get along, they respect you, etc? This man's finances are good and he is a christian and respectful of me. We are still kind of like friends at this point but I think he likes me. Should I just go on my own opinion of him and our relationship or should I base it on whether or not I get two "yes's" from the Lord to pursue anything with him?

 

[blackribbon]

I missed the first "confirmation", I guess. I thought the first one in you mind was a flat out "no" that you disregarded. God doesn't bully us into submission so if He says "no" and you ignore Him, He may just allow you to take the consequences of being stubborn.

However, having someone else tell you anything doesn't mean that God said it either way. If you like this guy and you don't see any obstacles, then I believe you are free to explore a relationship. However, remember that most dating relationships never do lead to something permanent so guard your heart and proceed slowly. Take your time getting to know this man and enjoy it. Continue to pray for the relationship and maybe even ask God to place an obstacle if this isn't a good option (and honor that obstacle if given). However God doesn't usually act in the way you describe..."x" number of confirmations...relationships are a process where you learn and grow...even if they don't turn into something permanent. God seldom gives us a blantant yes or no unless something goes against a Biblical teaching. Don't forget, a relationship requires two people to think it is a "keeper" ... it doesn't always matter what one person thinks.

Remember what happened to Sari (Sarah)/Abraham when she challenged God's timeline and decided that God wasn't working fast enough. The entire Muslin population is a result of her taking things into her own hands and giving her handmaiden to Abraham to speed things along.

 

[quietpraiyze]

“[FONT=Georgia, serif]I was depressed about the worthless date Saturday night with the homely man I went out with (blind date)..."[/FONT]


[FONT=Georgia, serif]Is this the man you're talking about?[/FONT]


[FONT=Georgia, serif]Do you care for this man now? Are you and this man becoming friends? What if this man's income goes down? What if he's diagnosed with an illness? Are you going to stand by him? Are you his friend?[/FONT]


[FONT=Georgia, serif]You may not have liked what another poster said to you but not one time have you said you liked this man...not once. Do you even like this man?[/FONT]

I don't expect you to answer...​

 

[dayhiker]

Some verses to consider when one is getting from others a word from God.
I'm talking about the word that Paul got when he was headed to Jerusalem. Acts says in every church there were words saying that he would be taken captive. Now I would have taken that as God telling me that I'm not to go to Jerusalem. Paul replied that he he was willing to go to Rome in chains.

So she got this nos but really couldn't give you any context as to what those nos mean. If its No as in don't marry this guy, you will have your own word from God as well when you need it.

So

 

[exitstageright]

I missed the first "confirmation", I guess. I thought the first one in you mind was a flat out "no" that you disregarded. God doesn't bully us into submission so if He says "no" and you ignore Him, He may just allow you to take the consequences of being stubborn.

However, having someone else tell you anything doesn't mean that God said it either way. If you like this guy and you don't see any obstacles, then I believe you are free to explore a relationship. However, remember that most dating relationships never do lead to something permanent so guard your heart and proceed slowly. Take your time getting to know this man and enjoy it. Continue to pray for the relationship and maybe even ask God to place an obstacle if this isn't a good option (and honor that obstacle if given). However God doesn't usually act in the way you describe..."x" number of confirmations...relationships are a process where you learn and grow...even if they don't turn into something permanent. God seldom gives us a blantant yes or no unless something goes against a Biblical teaching. Don't forget, a relationship requires two people to think it is a "keeper" ... it doesn't always matter what one person thinks.

Remember what happened to Sari (Sarah)/Abraham when she challenged God's timeline and decided that God wasn't working fast enough. The entire Muslin population is a result of her taking things into her own hands and giving her handmaiden to Abraham to speed things along.

The story of Abraham listening to Sarah is a prime example that a husband should not always listen to his wife. I have heard many women say this many times. They say,"Listen to the woman!"

Well,if Abraham had not listen to Sarah,September 11,2001,would have been just another date in our past. And,I would not have to take my shoes off every time that I go to the airport. Now,I am not saying that all Muslims are terrorist.But , most of these terrorist are.........Muslims.

 

[blackribbon]

Abraham should have shown good judgement. BOTH of them made bad decisions. He knew what the promise was the same as Sarah. This is a lesson about Abraham needing to listen to GOD not a lesson in not listening to his wife.

 

[exitstageright]

Abraham should have shown good judgement. BOTH of them made bad decisions. He knew what the promise was the same as Sarah. This is a lesson about Abraham needing to listen to GOD not a lesson in not listening to his wife.

Well,another Abraham listened to his wife. Abraham Lincoln did not want to go to the Ford Theater,because he had seen the same play there before. But,his wife kept on nagging him to go with her. Well,we all know how that story turned out.

 

[blackribbon]

So it is Mary's fault that her husband was killed? Love your logic.

 

[redblue22]

Why do you go see him--not the other way around?

Do you spend the night there?

Has he got a lot of money?

What does "respect" mean to you?

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[exitstageright]

So it is Mary's fault that her husband was killed? Love your logic.

No,it was not Mary's fault that Lincoln was killed. He was the target of that assassin. John Wilks Booth would have killed him somewhere else. I was just pointing out the irony of the situation. That is all.

 

[PrincePurpleRose]

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[Messy]

What does this "first and second confirmation" mean.

Is it in the Bible?

The fleece of Gideon before there was the indwelling of the Spirit.