Page 64 give you supernatural guidance. However, He has given us no such promise. He leaves the decisions in these areas to our discernment. However, if He does lead you in some supernatural way on a non- moral issue–be it an inward prompting, a ,personal prophecy, or an outward sign such as a dream or vision–it should only be trusted if it is consistent with wisdom (sound judgment) and the moral will of God disclosed in Scripture. If God’s people would pay heed to the above principle, it would spare them from making many foolish decisions in life. It certainly would have spared Jack from missing out on two wonderful opportunities that the Lord brought his way. I’d like to mention one further point on this score. Even if you make a foolish decision . . . even if you make a mistake in judgment . . . even if you miss a golden opportunity due to an error in judgment, God’s sovereign will is so grand that He works all things together for the good of those who love Him (Rom. 8:28). This is not an excuse to make foolish decisions deliberately. But it certainly does remove the pressure to always make the best decision. If we are yielded to Him, the Lord will forge wisdom within us on the anvil of our mistakes. This is the genius of our God. He has a way of making lemonade out of our lemons. So while I am trying to mitigate the pain and damage that foolish decisions reap, experience (even when brutal) is a very effective teacher. I will end this chapter by summarizing what we’ve learned by
Therefore, since salvation is a work of the Lord, I can draw these simple conclusions: First, I must share the Gospel with passion. Yet when it comes to conversion I need to leave the matter in God’s hands because that is a work that only He can accomplish. Second, my responsibility is not to save people, but rather my responsibility is to faithfully share the “good news.” Therefore, I don’t need to resort to gimmicks or manipulation, but rather prayer and trust in God’s sovereignty. It is not the skill of the proclaimer, the packaging of the message or the techniques used to proclaim it, but the unadulterated Word and trust in the Holy Spirit. We need clarity, not cleverness. Third, once I share the faith, I can be at peace regarding the eternal outcome of souls and am I thankful for that!
Randy Smith