Comments on: God Said “No!” http://mayheincrease.com/2009/03/god-said-no/ He must increase, but I must decrease. John 3:30 Thu, 17 May 2012 02:51:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Joehttp://mayheincrease.com/2009/03/god-said-no/comment-page-1/#comment-233 Joe Fri, 20 Mar 2009 15:09:23 +0000 http://mayheincrease.com/?p=477#comment-233 Well, You have a point. Most of the time I feel exactly as you do. But then there have been a few moments--like the day I started this blog--that I felt moved by the Holy Spirit. I think I have that story posted here. It was one of the few times where I really felt lead by God and I acted on it immediately. I went from no blog, to a hosting account, a completely new domain name, and a Wordpress account all in a matter of a couple hours because I chose to act instead of my usual: "Well, I'm going to wait for a clear voice from heaven." Thanks for stopping by! Well,

You have a point. Most of the time I feel exactly as you do. But then there have been a few moments–like the day I started this blog–that I felt moved by the Holy Spirit. I think I have that story posted here. It was one of the few times where I really felt lead by God and I acted on it immediately. I went from no blog, to a hosting account, a completely new domain name, and a WordPress account all in a matter of a couple hours because I chose to act instead of my usual: “Well, I’m going to wait for a clear voice from heaven.”

Thanks for stopping by!

]]> By: Phillip Gibbhttp://mayheincrease.com/2009/03/god-said-no/comment-page-1/#comment-231 Phillip Gibb Fri, 20 Mar 2009 14:11:43 +0000 http://mayheincrease.com/?p=477#comment-231 My problem is trying to figure out when God is saying "No", it just never seems to be obvious - it almost always seems to be a process of understanding. And feels like it requires for faith to accept that having the faith to wait for the yes. hmmm Phill My problem is trying to figure out when God is saying “No”, it just never seems to be obvious – it almost always seems to be a process of understanding. And feels like it requires for faith to accept that having the faith to wait for the yes.

hmmm

Phill

]]> By: Ikehttp://mayheincrease.com/2009/03/god-said-no/comment-page-1/#comment-222 Ike Thu, 19 Mar 2009 19:01:01 +0000 http://mayheincrease.com/?p=477#comment-222 Joe....I love that verse. We are just two "foolish" brothers!!!!!!!!! Joe….I love that verse. We are just two “foolish” brothers!!!!!!!!!

]]> By: Joehttp://mayheincrease.com/2009/03/god-said-no/comment-page-1/#comment-220 Joe Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:05:33 +0000 http://mayheincrease.com/?p=477#comment-220 Ike! You've gone and done it again! I can't wait for you to start your own blog. Your comments are awesome! :-) I immediately thought of 1 Corinthians 1:27: <blockquote>But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to shame the things which are strong.</blockquote> Thanks again Ike! Ike!

You’ve gone and done it again! I can’t wait for you to start your own blog. Your comments are awesome! :-)

I immediately thought of 1 Corinthians 1:27:

But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to shame the things which are strong.

Thanks again Ike!

]]> By: Ikehttp://mayheincrease.com/2009/03/god-said-no/comment-page-1/#comment-219 Ike Thu, 19 Mar 2009 17:56:13 +0000 http://mayheincrease.com/?p=477#comment-219 This post reminded me of the paradoxes of Scripture. I just left them on another blog but forgot where.. (I'm getting old!). According to Webster, a paradox is "something apparently absurd or incredible, yet may be true in fact; a tenet contrary to received opinions." How full the Word of God is with paradoxes. Here are a few: 1. The only way up in the kingdom of heaven is down (Matt. 20:20-28). 2. The pre-requisite for spiritual strength is weakness (II Cor. 12:9-10). 3. The most mature in the kingdom of heaven are the most child-like (Matt. 18:1-4). 4. The church is the only society on earth where unworthiness is required for membership. Being a sinner is the prerequisite for salvation (I Tim. 1:15). 5. The blessed of God are the poor, the hungry, and the persecuted. Those who are not blessed are the rich, full, and loved (Luke 6:20-26). 6. The believer gains assurance of his own personal acceptance before God based wholly upon something he personally had nothing to do with, but what Somebody else has done (Rom. 4:5-8). 7. The believer is instructed to be totally content and totally discontent at the same time (Phil. 4:12). 8. The believer would not dare come before God on the basis of any work performed, yet longs to be rich in good works (James 2:19). 9. The believer knows he is without a shred of righteousness before God, and yet knows he stands without a shred of sin before God (I John 1:8-10). 10. The believer is at the precise same time happy and sad, rejoicing and miserable, pessimistic and optimistic (Rom. 7:14-25). An unbeliever can never understand these paradoxes. A believer may not be able to explain them, but he understands them because he has experienced them. This post reminded me of the paradoxes of Scripture. I just left them on another blog but forgot where.. (I’m getting old!).

According to Webster, a paradox is “something apparently absurd or incredible, yet may be true in fact; a tenet contrary to received opinions.” How full the Word of God is with paradoxes. Here are a few:

1. The only way up in the kingdom of heaven is down (Matt. 20:20-28).
2. The pre-requisite for spiritual strength is weakness (II Cor. 12:9-10).
3. The most mature in the kingdom of heaven are the most child-like (Matt. 18:1-4).
4. The church is the only society on earth where unworthiness is required for membership. Being a sinner is the prerequisite for salvation (I Tim. 1:15).
5. The blessed of God are the poor, the hungry, and the persecuted. Those who are not blessed are the rich, full, and loved (Luke 6:20-26).
6. The believer gains assurance of his own personal acceptance before God based wholly upon something he personally had nothing to do with, but what Somebody else has done (Rom. 4:5-8).
7. The believer is instructed to be totally content and totally discontent at the same time (Phil. 4:12).
8. The believer would not dare come before God on the basis of any work performed, yet longs to be rich in good works (James 2:19).
9. The believer knows he is without a shred of righteousness before God, and yet knows he stands without a shred of sin before God (I John 1:8-10).
10. The believer is at the precise same time happy and sad, rejoicing and miserable, pessimistic and optimistic (Rom. 7:14-25).

An unbeliever can never understand these paradoxes. A believer may not be able to explain them, but he understands them because he has experienced them.

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