For my awesome friends and subscribers, you’ve seen this post before, but it fit perfectly with this week’s Greater Blog Hop, so it’s being reused. One of this week’s topics is:
Elisha had it easy. He knew God had called him to leave the dull behind when the great prophet Elijah showed up at his plow. What about you? Share a time when God spoke clearly into your life. Big or small, how did you discern His calling in your life?
Of course, before we jump in, here is the winner of a copy of Unglued by Lysa TerKeurst: Noelle who posted on November 29, 2012 at 11:50 am! Congrats sister!
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In scripture, we read over and over of God speaking directly to His people. He walked with Adam and Eve in the garden, Jacob wrestled with God in the desert, Joseph understood His will through dreams, He spoke to Moses through a burning bush, an angel of the Lord appeared before Gideon, and the list could go on through the New Testament. How did they know it was truly God giving them direction and not the devil seeking to distract them?
Let’s take a quick look at one person who gives us the clearest picture of God’s direction, Gideon.
