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Forum “Guidance

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Fifth Practice: Take a chance. There is no way that we can know if these Holy Spirit
thoughts, pictures, or feelings are from the Lord or from our own minds
unless we confirm them with those for they were intended. “This thought During the
just popped into my head. Does it apply in any way to you?” “I just saw Counseling
this picture in my mind’s eye. Does it mean anything to you.” “I suddenly
experienced an overwhelming sense of regret. Is that a significant factor or Therapy
in your life?”
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If we frame the practice of these gifts in this way with clients we can cali- Blessings and
brate or fine tune the gift. If we were right, then we know what the voice
of the Lord sounds like, how God can interject an image into our mind, Problems”
or how he can use our emotions to help us discern what is taking place.
If we get it wrong, well, then that may not have been the Lord. Remem-
ber, however, that you might have still heard the voice of the Lord even
though the client denies the revelation. Clients have been known to lie.
The more you practice, the more accurate you will become, and the more
your faith will grow.

Fifth Practice: Learn to live with sometimes getting it wrong. 1 Corinthi-
ans 13:12 says “Now we see but a poor reflection as in a mirror; then we
shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as
I am fully known.” For me, the rewards of accurately discerning the voice
of the Lord greatly outweigh the risks of getting it wrong. Why not take
a chance?

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