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The greatest
sign that you and I are maturing in our walk with God is when we
can discern the difference between "good things" and
"God-things."
When the people
of Israel journeyed out of Egypt through the desert, the cloud
led them by day. They could move only as fast as the cloud. If
they went ahead, they went without God's presence. If they
lagged behind, they also lost God's presence.
Each of us must have the discernment to know when God is leading
in a matter, or if it is simply a good idea. There are so many
things in which you and I can be involved, and the more
successful you become, the greater the temptations to enter into
things where God has not called you. Entrepreneurs are
especially prone to see all the opportunities.
I recall one time when I entered into a project that I thought
was a great idea. It would help many people. After two years,
the project had to be discontinued. It was a great lesson on
understanding what projects have God's blessing on them. There
are some projects you and I might get involved in that result in
little fruit compared to the investment put into them. That is
because they may never have been birthed by the Holy Spirit.
As sons of God, we are called to be led by the Spirit. This
requires a level of dependence on God in which many of us really
do not want to invest. It requires listening, waiting, and
moving only when God's Spirit tells us to move. Workplace
believers are "action" people. We know how to get things done,
but our greatest strength can be our greatest weakness.
Today, ask God to make you a Romans 8:14 man or woman who is led
by the Spirit of God. Pray against lagging behind or moving
ahead. Ask God to reveal whether the next project you consider
is a "good thing" or a "God-thing."
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