Arguments or Obedience
"Simplicity is the secret of seeing things clearly. A saint does not THINK clearly until a long time passes, but a saint ought to SEE clearly without any difficulty. You cannot THINK through spiritual confusion to make things clear; to make things clear, you must first OBEY.
In intellectual matters you can THINK things out, but I spiritual matters you will only THINK yourself into further wandering thoughts and more confusion. If there is something in your life upon which God has put HIS PRESSURE, they obey Him in that matter. Bring all your "arguments ... and every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ" regarding the matter, and everything will become as clear as daylight to you (2 Corinthians 10:5). Your REASONING CAPACITY will come later, but reasoning is how we see. We see like CHILDREN, and when we try to be wise we see nothing (Matthew 11:25).
Even the very SMALLEST thing that we allow in our lives that is not under the control of the Holy Spirit is completely sufficient to account for SPIRITUAL CONFUSION, and spending all of our time thinking about it will still never make it clear. Spiritual confusion can only be conquered through obedience. As soon as we obey, we have discernment. This is humiliating, because when we are confused we know that the reason lies in the state of our mind.
When our NATURAL power of sight is devoted and submitted in obedience to the Holy Spirit, it becomes the very power by which we perceive God's will, and our entire like is kept in simplicity." from the pen of Oswald Chambers -- My Utmost for His Highest
Great quote: Some say if only my fears and doubts will leave then I will get to work. But instead you should get to work and then your fears and doubts will leave. Dwight L. Moody
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