Sometimes, I feel very conflicted while making a decision and during these times, I turn to God in prayer and go with the choice that I feel Holy Spirit peace with after asking His guidance. God doesn’t always give me that peace right away, which could have something to do with His plan or my logical side to arguing with Him. God is not always logical, or it doesn’t seem so because He is all-knowing and I am not.
I have been involved in business administration for about 25 years, and it’s not easy for me to walk away from what seems to be the best choice logically and instead follow the Peace. However, if I choose to follow my own “makes perfect sense on paper” plan when I know God has another plan, the inner conflict remains with me and my decision usually results in a whole lot more work than I thought it would. When I take a leap of faith and follow God’s plan, the resources that fall into my path as a result of that decision often amaze me, the work is not always easy but it flows easily, and the results often exceed expectations.
Texas Panhandle / Tracy Curtis See
So, I have learned it is best to follow the Peace and it is actually not logical for me to do otherwise, when I think about it. How could ignoring God’s guidance be logical?
Still, one aspect of following God instead of logic bothers me a bit: I think I have lost a couple of friends because I answered honestly when they asked how I arrived at some of my decisions. When I have followed Peace over logic, some of my friends (and family) who are also Christians thought I was crazy. Most of those friends (and all of my family) continued to love me despite questioning my sanity, but a few may have chosen to distance themselves from me. Perhaps they felt frustrated with me, or they felt uneasy around me for some other reason. 2 Timothy 3:12 warns that when we follow Christ, we will be misunderstood and rejected by some. I can’t adequately explain God’s guidance to another person, so I accept the distance that forms in the relationship while remaining congenial to leave the door to that friendship open. And, I miss the old relationship.
2 Timothy 3:12 “…everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted…”
Oswald Chambers addresses inner conflict in the devotional My Utmost for His Highest
Romans 2:12 Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is — his good, pleasing and perfect will.
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