Does God ever stop you from making mistakes?

[Photini]

Wow-wee...this is an old thread.

 

[LittleLambofJesus]

Wow-wee...this is an old thread.

 

[sunlover1]

So, on a number of occasions, I have been about to do something really inappropriate, and right after I realized that I had already lost control - mostly of my temper - something external to me would step in and calm me down and *stop* me.

I have always assumed this was God, fulfilling His promise to deliver me from evil.

However, I have been informed that God doesn't do anything like this, and that God never "represses" Christians. I'm not even sure what "repress" is supposed to mean there.

re·press (r

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v. re·pressed, re·press·ing, re·press·es
v.tr. 1. To hold back by an act of volition: couldn't repress a smirk.
2. To put down by force, usually before total control has been lost; quell: repress a rebellion.
3. Psychology To exclude (painful or disturbing memories, for example) automatically or unconsciously from the conscious mind.
4. Biology To block (transcription of a gene) by combination of a protein to an operator gene.

v.intr. To take repressive action.


Don't listen to what anyone tells you.
I've seen God do a bit of 'repressing'
in the Bible
Sometimes, and somethings we shouldnt
share with some people. They're not ready
for it.
So we take them where they are at and
walk with them while introducing things
gently as God leads. (hope that helps,
or at least makes sense ... it did inside
of my head lol)

So... Anyone else ever have an experience like that, where something stopped you right before you did something you felt was wrong? Any thoughts?

Sure.
He leads us into paths of righteousness
for His Name's sake.
He delivers us from temptation...

24Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling,
and to present you faultless before the presence
of his glory with exceeding joy, To the only wise God
our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power,
both now and ever. Amen.