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From: emery@fluke.UUCP (John Emery)
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Subject: Re: Hearing God's Voice
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Date: Mon, 3-Mar-86 00:31:51 EST
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In article <804@cylixd.UUCP> charli@cylixd.UUCP (Charli Phillips) writes:
>
>As I said before, when I have a serious decision to make, I pray about
>it and ask God's guidance.  I get all the information that I can.  If
>necessary, I seek the advice or counsel of people with knowledge or
>experience in the area I'm concerned about.  If it seems appropriate, I
>might seek counsel from my pastor or another Christian on the subject.
>I check all aspects of the decision against the Scripture.  I might find
>out what my husband thinks.  And then I do what seems right.  I don't
>look for anything beyond that, although, certainly, if God provided
>something beyond that, I'd pay attention!
>
>Rick, in what way does this process I describe fall short of Biblical
>"standards"? 


I don't think what you say falls short of what God asks of us, Charli.
In fact, I took what you said as good personal advice.

John Emery
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"...and if have faith that can move mountains, but have not love, 
 I am nothing."  1 Corinthians 13:2

"And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love.  But the greatest
 of these is love." 1 Corinthians 13:13