Well I haven’t yet decided what I’m going to study next. I had an idea to do an in-depth study on the birth of Christ, since the timing is right, but until I decide, I’ve decided to pick up ol’ Ozzie Chambers to see what he’s got. On today’s devotional, he talks about total reliance on God. In the midst of his thoughts, he brings up a pretty good point. How many times have you had a “spiritual awakening” or “God moment” that resulted in you making an ambitious commitment to God? Then, after time passes, you conclude in retrospect that your commitment may have been too ambitious, maybe after talking with a few people about it? I can think of a few times I’ve done that and I’m sure there are several others that I’m not aware of. Chambers’ question was, why are you second guessing yourself about a decision God led you to make. Do you think God didn’t lead you to make that decision at all? If you think the Spirit did lead you, then aren’t you just putting your reliance on the opinions of man, rather than on God? Now, I’m fully aware of the variables in this scenario: Were emotions high at the time of your commitment? Doesn’t the Spirit use others to communicate God’s guidance? Couldn’t your decision have been devised out of your own will, rather than God’s? This all gets very complicated and there is no single solution for every problem, but what it boils down to is whether or not you are actually seeking God when He reveals Himself to You. If not, you leave yourself vulnerable to other influences. If so, then listen and obey. Others will support and encourage you. Just follow God wherever He leads and He will not lead you away from where you need to be. God knows best and He makes no errors, regardless of how lost we are. Just a thought…