WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.840 --> 00:00:03.720 You're listening to The Bible Guys, a podcast where a 2 00:00:03.759 --> 00:00:06.480 couple of friends talk about the Bible in fun in 3 00:00:06.599 --> 00:00:13.880 practical ways. Hey, good morning everybody. My name is Chris. 4 00:00:15.359 --> 00:00:18.640 I got my heart leapt with joy for a Yes. 5 00:00:18.800 --> 00:00:21.120 I thought you were gonna sing no, no, no, not 6 00:00:21.199 --> 00:00:26.399 today it is. It is Thursday, Yes, good morning, and 7 00:00:26.719 --> 00:00:29.000 we are the Bible Guys, and we're in a series 8 00:00:29.079 --> 00:00:30.480 about dangerous prayers. 9 00:00:30.719 --> 00:00:31.679 Yes, and today is a. 10 00:00:31.679 --> 00:00:33.679 Little lighter than yesterday or the day before. 11 00:00:33.759 --> 00:00:37.280 Yeah. Yeah, yeah, Today's Wednesday. By the way, Oh today's Wednesday. 12 00:00:37.320 --> 00:00:41.280 Oh okay, sorry about that. Today is Wednesday, and we 13 00:00:41.320 --> 00:00:44.079 are recording five in a row. And sometimes I get 14 00:00:44.079 --> 00:00:44.479 my days. 15 00:00:45.039 --> 00:00:48.799 Yes, confused, we understand. Yes, poor Chris. Pray for him. 16 00:00:48.840 --> 00:00:53.520 His mind comes and goes, comes and goes. Hey, that's right. 17 00:00:54.840 --> 00:00:56.840 Well, before we dive into our series, we have a 18 00:00:56.880 --> 00:01:03.079 segment that has a theme song and it is mail Bags. 19 00:01:03.359 --> 00:01:03.799 There you go. 20 00:01:03.920 --> 00:01:06.319 Mail Bags comes in today from Elizabeth H. 21 00:01:07.200 --> 00:01:07.840 Elizabeth H. 22 00:01:08.079 --> 00:01:10.959 And she asked this question, if you could ask God 23 00:01:11.120 --> 00:01:14.480 one silly question, what would it be. 24 00:01:14.959 --> 00:01:19.400 Oh, that's a good question, Elizabeth. One Does it say 25 00:01:19.519 --> 00:01:21.159 only one? It says only one? 26 00:01:21.400 --> 00:01:24.400 Yes, it says if you could ask God one silly 27 00:01:24.599 --> 00:01:25.920 question because I have several? 28 00:01:26.400 --> 00:01:27.040 Do you have several? 29 00:01:27.079 --> 00:01:29.840 I have several silly questions. H Okay, Like did Adam 30 00:01:29.879 --> 00:01:31.000 and Eve have a belly button? 31 00:01:31.079 --> 00:01:33.519 Yeah, that's a good question, right, Yeah, because they didn't 32 00:01:33.519 --> 00:01:35.560 have a bilical cord. Yeah, they didn't need an aubilical cord, 33 00:01:35.599 --> 00:01:37.079 so maybe they didn't have belly but yeah. 34 00:01:37.000 --> 00:01:39.120 So big question. That's a big one, big one. 35 00:01:39.200 --> 00:01:39.719 It's silly. 36 00:01:40.040 --> 00:01:43.680 Yeah, I'm One of my questions that I'm always asking 37 00:01:44.000 --> 00:01:48.120 is if nothing sticks to teflon, how does teflon stick. 38 00:01:47.920 --> 00:01:48.280 To the pan? 39 00:01:49.120 --> 00:01:50.920 Hmmm, it's pretty good. 40 00:01:51.040 --> 00:01:54.879 That's it's like magic one. Yeah, I have one. 41 00:01:54.920 --> 00:01:58.760 I have one. Uh is there a color in heaven 42 00:01:59.439 --> 00:02:03.040 that does exist on Earth? Because think about it, think 43 00:02:03.079 --> 00:02:03.319 about it. 44 00:02:03.359 --> 00:02:04.879 I don't know if that's silly, that's a good question. 45 00:02:04.959 --> 00:02:08.639 No, think about this. Every single thing that you try 46 00:02:08.680 --> 00:02:11.680 to imagine is in the colors that you only know. 47 00:02:12.199 --> 00:02:14.319 But what if there was a color and if you 48 00:02:14.319 --> 00:02:17.319 try to imagine it right now, you actually can't do it. 49 00:02:17.199 --> 00:02:19.960 Because everything you know, so we already know that there 50 00:02:19.680 --> 00:02:23.439 are colors outside of our spectrum of sight. 51 00:02:24.319 --> 00:02:26.879 What there's all kinds of things. 52 00:02:26.639 --> 00:02:29.800 Out we have a very narrow so all color is 53 00:02:30.680 --> 00:02:33.439 right on a wave that comes back to you. It's 54 00:02:33.439 --> 00:02:35.680 a reflection back to you. Yes, And if there are 55 00:02:35.680 --> 00:02:38.319 things outside of what you can see that animals can 56 00:02:38.360 --> 00:02:41.560 see and other bugs can see, pheromonees, stuff like that. 57 00:02:41.599 --> 00:02:43.319 They can see stuff we can't see. And they can 58 00:02:43.360 --> 00:02:44.639 see colors we can't see. 59 00:02:45.199 --> 00:02:48.479 But are they different colors? Are they're just a combination 60 00:02:48.560 --> 00:02:49.000 of our. 61 00:02:48.879 --> 00:02:51.400 Color power Since we can't see them, I'm not sure 62 00:02:51.439 --> 00:02:52.120 we can know. 63 00:02:52.840 --> 00:02:55.080 Which means I'm not sure I believe that claim. 64 00:02:55.159 --> 00:03:00.159 Well, the spectrum, it's a spectrum, right, So sounds that 65 00:03:00.199 --> 00:03:02.280 you can't hear, it turns out are different than the 66 00:03:02.319 --> 00:03:04.759 sounds you can hear. I think colors you can't see 67 00:03:04.840 --> 00:03:06.759 turns out to be different than the colors you can see. 68 00:03:06.759 --> 00:03:08.639 I think animals see the same colors as we do. 69 00:03:08.840 --> 00:03:10.520 We don't know, Remember the predator. 70 00:03:10.560 --> 00:03:11.199 I think we do know. 71 00:03:11.319 --> 00:03:14.520 Remember the predator and predator too he changed his heat 72 00:03:14.599 --> 00:03:17.759 vision to all these different types of visions. Not like that, okay, 73 00:03:17.840 --> 00:03:20.719 But but my point is is that they were still 74 00:03:20.759 --> 00:03:23.240 all colors that we could see. You know why, because 75 00:03:23.240 --> 00:03:26.159 we can't make movies without the colors that we can see. 76 00:03:26.120 --> 00:03:28.199 We can't. But it's only for us. We're not making 77 00:03:28.240 --> 00:03:28.879 movies for them. 78 00:03:29.120 --> 00:03:30.719 Animals don't see different colors. 79 00:03:30.759 --> 00:03:33.919 They do, they don't, they do so and there's all 80 00:03:34.000 --> 00:03:35.919 kinds of it's it's a spectrum. And so because of that, 81 00:03:35.960 --> 00:03:39.039 we have a very narrow version of very narrow range 82 00:03:39.080 --> 00:03:42.599 within the heart. What other silly question, where do all 83 00:03:42.639 --> 00:03:44.599 the socks go in the wash in the dryer? 84 00:03:45.879 --> 00:03:49.919 Like, is there a sock heaven? Where do they go? 85 00:03:50.080 --> 00:03:51.000 Yeah? I don't know. 86 00:03:51.159 --> 00:03:51.800 I have another one. 87 00:03:53.159 --> 00:03:56.439 Why does buttered toast always land on the floor on 88 00:03:56.479 --> 00:03:59.800 the butter side? That's a good one. This, yeah, this 89 00:03:59.879 --> 00:04:02.560 is I got a bunch of them. I got so 90 00:04:02.719 --> 00:04:03.879 many that just bother me. 91 00:04:04.280 --> 00:04:08.960 Okay, here's it's not silly. It is kind of silly. 92 00:04:09.560 --> 00:04:10.919 But we're dinosaurs on the arc. 93 00:04:12.240 --> 00:04:15.599 Uh yeah yeah, probably Yeah. 94 00:04:15.840 --> 00:04:17.319 They could have been baby They could have been babies 95 00:04:17.600 --> 00:04:21.079 or eggs or eggs. Well, God brought the animals to 96 00:04:21.120 --> 00:04:23.879 know I don't think the eggs could have rolled probably 97 00:04:23.920 --> 00:04:24.839 baby dinosaurs. 98 00:04:25.920 --> 00:04:29.959 Okay, he could have asked them to behave behave Yeah, wow, 99 00:04:30.120 --> 00:04:32.240 go to know it and behave. Okay, that's a good one. 100 00:04:32.240 --> 00:04:33.040 Do you have another one? 101 00:04:34.279 --> 00:04:39.240 I think I think you know, there's there's this question. Ready, Hey, god, 102 00:04:39.319 --> 00:04:42.759 can you create a boulder so large that you can't 103 00:04:43.199 --> 00:04:43.560 move it? 104 00:04:43.800 --> 00:04:44.560 Yeah, that's a. 105 00:04:46.040 --> 00:04:50.120 That's a fallacy loop, right, Yes, yeah, that's a hard one. 106 00:04:51.199 --> 00:04:56.800 I've thought on several occasions about that that of course 107 00:04:56.839 --> 00:04:58.120 he can, but he won't. 108 00:05:00.319 --> 00:05:02.680 He can do anything he wants to do. Yeah, but 109 00:05:02.759 --> 00:05:04.519 then if he wants to lift it, he can lift it. 110 00:05:04.959 --> 00:05:05.199 Right. 111 00:05:05.639 --> 00:05:08.680 But so the question isn't can you lift a boulder 112 00:05:08.680 --> 00:05:09.959 you create that you can't lift. 113 00:05:10.079 --> 00:05:10.839 That's not the question. 114 00:05:11.279 --> 00:05:13.920 The question is can you create a boulder so big 115 00:05:13.959 --> 00:05:17.160 you can't lift it? Yes, but then if he wants 116 00:05:17.199 --> 00:05:18.319 to lift it, he can lift it. 117 00:05:19.160 --> 00:05:20.680 Well, then that means he can't create one that he 118 00:05:20.720 --> 00:05:21.120 can't lift. 119 00:05:21.199 --> 00:05:24.279 Sure, he can do anything he wants. 120 00:05:24.720 --> 00:05:26.759 Oh, I see, I see what you're saying. You're saying 121 00:05:26.839 --> 00:05:28.199 he could do that and he could do the other 122 00:05:28.759 --> 00:05:29.680 exactly right. 123 00:05:29.759 --> 00:05:29.879 Right. 124 00:05:29.920 --> 00:05:31.120 What you're trying to do is you're trying to put 125 00:05:31.160 --> 00:05:33.560 him in a linear situation and he's not stuck in 126 00:05:33.560 --> 00:05:34.399 the linear time brain. 127 00:05:34.560 --> 00:05:38.040 I got you, I got you. Yeah that's funny. So yeah, yeah, 128 00:05:38.040 --> 00:05:38.920 those are those are good? 129 00:05:38.959 --> 00:05:39.720 Anything else? 130 00:05:39.800 --> 00:05:42.079 Man, No, I don't have I have I have so 131 00:05:42.160 --> 00:05:44.600 many of those weird things like that, why. 132 00:05:44.439 --> 00:05:49.399 Did he make mosquitoes? Well, yeah, excuse make me mad? 133 00:05:49.560 --> 00:05:50.240 Yeah, that's right. 134 00:05:50.279 --> 00:05:53.360 Like of all the things if I could change, well, 135 00:05:53.360 --> 00:05:55.639 there's a lot of big things that would change. Yeah, 136 00:05:56.040 --> 00:05:58.399 but one of the biggest things that would change is mosquitoes. 137 00:05:58.439 --> 00:06:00.839 Just get rid of mosquito, to give it the mosquitos. 138 00:06:00.920 --> 00:06:06.040 Just have them, you know, drink sap or something or water, yeah, 139 00:06:06.519 --> 00:06:07.319 drinking blood. 140 00:06:07.879 --> 00:06:10.399 Well, you know, without mosquitos, we never would would have 141 00:06:10.800 --> 00:06:12.079 been able to have Jurassic Park. 142 00:06:12.720 --> 00:06:14.120 That's true. That's true. 143 00:06:14.560 --> 00:06:18.879 Yeah, yeah, uh and and uh, you know there's other 144 00:06:19.120 --> 00:06:21.319 like Bible questions that I have for sure. 145 00:06:21.800 --> 00:06:23.079 What kind of Bible questions do you have? 146 00:06:23.240 --> 00:06:27.759 Like what was Paul's thorn in the flesh like, because 147 00:06:27.800 --> 00:06:31.600 he doesn't tell us it was his podcast host co host. Yeah. 148 00:06:31.920 --> 00:06:34.759 And then here's another question, did the prodigal sun. 149 00:06:34.759 --> 00:06:37.160 And that was a joke? You didn't even smile at that? 150 00:06:37.279 --> 00:06:40.079 Oh, I wasn't listening. I was thinking of another question. 151 00:06:42.839 --> 00:06:44.680 Case and point. What did you say, what did you 152 00:06:45.079 --> 00:06:47.120 in the flesh with his podcast co host? 153 00:06:47.160 --> 00:06:50.319 Oh, that is casing point. That is case and point. 154 00:06:51.199 --> 00:06:53.480 That was excellent. It's hard to do this job. If 155 00:06:53.480 --> 00:06:55.879 you're not listening, man, you know what, I was. 156 00:06:55.800 --> 00:06:58.519 Trying to think of another question, and that was actually 157 00:06:58.560 --> 00:07:02.240 really funny. Yeah, okay, oh, you know what I should 158 00:07:02.240 --> 00:07:03.480 have said. If I was listening, Here's what I would 159 00:07:03.480 --> 00:07:06.279 have said. I would have said, that's right, Jeff, it was. 160 00:07:08.439 --> 00:07:11.199 That probably was it? Yeah, I directed it. 161 00:07:11.120 --> 00:07:11.519 Back to you. 162 00:07:12.040 --> 00:07:16.279 Okay, all right, that's enough. So if you I don't 163 00:07:16.279 --> 00:07:18.199 even know where we were going with that, No, it was. 164 00:07:18.160 --> 00:07:20.879 It was silly questions. Yeah, yeah, yeah, So listen. If 165 00:07:20.920 --> 00:07:23.879 you are at home and you're listening and you've never 166 00:07:23.879 --> 00:07:26.079 written in before, this would be a fun time to 167 00:07:26.079 --> 00:07:28.560 write in. If you think of another silly question, you're like, oh, 168 00:07:28.560 --> 00:07:29.120 this is a good one. 169 00:07:29.199 --> 00:07:29.879 Yeah, that's a good one. 170 00:07:29.959 --> 00:07:33.360 Right in and send an email to info at the 171 00:07:33.360 --> 00:07:37.120 Bible guys dot com, or comment on the YouTube channel 172 00:07:37.240 --> 00:07:39.680 or something, and and leave us a comment or an 173 00:07:39.680 --> 00:07:41.480 email somewhere. We'd love to hear from you. 174 00:07:42.839 --> 00:07:44.639 The reason why I was saying that it seemed like 175 00:07:44.680 --> 00:07:46.439 I couldn't even figure out where we were going, it's 176 00:07:46.480 --> 00:07:50.319 because David wrote a prayer about the fact that you 177 00:07:50.600 --> 00:07:51.600 never got that. 178 00:07:51.639 --> 00:07:52.639 Was your transition. 179 00:07:53.879 --> 00:07:57.079 There you go, There you is okay. 180 00:07:57.360 --> 00:08:01.000 So in PSNG chapter twenty five, David writes, this is 181 00:08:01.079 --> 00:08:04.120 kind of a God's GPS for my life, kind of 182 00:08:04.120 --> 00:08:06.079 a prayer. God, just show me your will, show me 183 00:08:06.120 --> 00:08:06.879 what I'm supposed to do. 184 00:08:07.439 --> 00:08:13.360 And so in Psalm chapter twenty five verses are we reading. 185 00:08:13.120 --> 00:08:13.759 For four through ten? 186 00:08:14.079 --> 00:08:19.199 Four through ten, Yes, and my ponus stuck man? Okay 187 00:08:20.120 --> 00:08:20.759 four through ten? 188 00:08:20.920 --> 00:08:24.199 It says, show me the right path, Oh Lord, point 189 00:08:24.240 --> 00:08:26.879 out the road for me to follow. Lead me by 190 00:08:26.920 --> 00:08:29.040 your truth and teach me. For you are the God 191 00:08:29.040 --> 00:08:31.519 who saves me. All day long. I put my hope 192 00:08:31.560 --> 00:08:35.519 in you. Remember, oh Lord, your compassion and unfailing love, 193 00:08:35.799 --> 00:08:38.919 which you've shown from long ages past. Do not remember 194 00:08:38.960 --> 00:08:41.000 the rebellious sins of my youth. Remember me in the 195 00:08:41.080 --> 00:08:44.879 light of your unfailing love, for you are merciful, Oh Lord. 196 00:08:45.399 --> 00:08:47.600 The Lord is good and does what is right. He 197 00:08:47.679 --> 00:08:50.320 shows the proper path to those who go astray. He 198 00:08:50.399 --> 00:08:53.320 leads the humble and doing right, teaching them his way. 199 00:08:53.840 --> 00:08:56.799 The Lord leads with unfailing love and faithfulness all who 200 00:08:56.879 --> 00:08:59.360 keep his covenant and obey his commands. 201 00:09:00.120 --> 00:09:00.720 Well, there you go. 202 00:09:01.519 --> 00:09:05.200 There it is so we're talking about God's showing us 203 00:09:05.320 --> 00:09:09.159 the way. And uh so, I mean, how often do 204 00:09:09.279 --> 00:09:11.559 we pray God show us the way? It's just about 205 00:09:11.559 --> 00:09:16.600 every major decision that exists right now. Uh, let me 206 00:09:16.600 --> 00:09:19.080 ask you this, this, this brings up a pretty good question. 207 00:09:19.600 --> 00:09:22.440 Have you ever had a conversation with anybody in the 208 00:09:22.480 --> 00:09:28.840 past where they believe there's only one perfect will and 209 00:09:28.879 --> 00:09:30.799 there and they have a little bit of a fear 210 00:09:31.480 --> 00:09:33.159 like like like and they say, they say, well, I 211 00:09:33.480 --> 00:09:35.120 don't know if I want to marry this person because 212 00:09:35.159 --> 00:09:38.639 I know that there's only one perfect will and or 213 00:09:38.720 --> 00:09:40.120 or I don't know if I don't know if I 214 00:09:40.159 --> 00:09:43.279 should choose the school to go to because there's only 215 00:09:43.360 --> 00:09:47.039 one perfect will or or whatever it is, and and 216 00:09:47.159 --> 00:09:50.679 uh and they're always constantly wondering about, uh, you know, 217 00:09:51.080 --> 00:09:53.600 if I'm in God's perfect will because it seems like 218 00:09:53.639 --> 00:09:54.600 there's only one. 219 00:09:54.919 --> 00:09:57.360 Right, Yes, yeah, saying I think a lot of people 220 00:09:57.399 --> 00:10:01.559 have a very linear view of God's will, that there's 221 00:10:02.159 --> 00:10:04.919 a HASTI lead to be HASTI lead to see God 222 00:10:04.960 --> 00:10:07.720 only has one plan and there's only one path for 223 00:10:07.799 --> 00:10:11.679 your life. And I don't believe that. I think if 224 00:10:11.799 --> 00:10:13.840 that's why it was, Jesus would have explained it that way. 225 00:10:13.879 --> 00:10:15.559 I think the Bible would have explained it that way. 226 00:10:16.279 --> 00:10:19.919 It just doesn't doesn't say that. So it does say 227 00:10:19.919 --> 00:10:22.919 we've already read this week. A couple days ago we 228 00:10:22.960 --> 00:10:27.159 read where David said, you knew all the days of 229 00:10:27.200 --> 00:10:32.039 my life before I was ever born. Right, But that's 230 00:10:32.120 --> 00:10:36.120 less about God prescribing precisely what would happen, as opposed 231 00:10:36.159 --> 00:10:38.559 to God knowing what will happen. That's right, that's right, right, 232 00:10:39.159 --> 00:10:42.720 And so I think that you navigate to your life. 233 00:10:42.720 --> 00:10:45.399 God's made it really clear in scripture. Love God with 234 00:10:45.440 --> 00:10:46.919 all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and 235 00:10:46.919 --> 00:10:50.080 all your strength. God wants us to love our neighbor 236 00:10:50.240 --> 00:10:53.480 as our self. God wants us to seek his kingdom 237 00:10:53.480 --> 00:10:55.240 and his righteousness and all these other things to be 238 00:10:55.240 --> 00:10:57.799 added to us. God wants us to lean on him 239 00:10:57.840 --> 00:10:59.559 and his word, and it'll be a light to our 240 00:10:59.639 --> 00:11:03.679 path as we're going. The Bible says that delight yourself 241 00:11:03.720 --> 00:11:05.600 and the Lord, and he will give you the desires 242 00:11:05.759 --> 00:11:07.960 of your heart. And we know that in Hebrew there's 243 00:11:08.039 --> 00:11:10.320 kind of a double entendre there. He'll give you the 244 00:11:10.360 --> 00:11:13.600 right desires and then he'll give those to you. Right, 245 00:11:14.840 --> 00:11:19.080 it's both ways. But it's like, do you want the 246 00:11:19.080 --> 00:11:21.960 blue one or the red one? There's not a God's 247 00:11:21.960 --> 00:11:24.720 will isn't involved in the blue or the red necessarily, it's. 248 00:11:24.559 --> 00:11:25.080 What do you want? 249 00:11:25.440 --> 00:11:26.879 As long as you're honoring God, you can have you 250 00:11:26.919 --> 00:11:28.919 the one that's right, right, as long as you're seeking 251 00:11:28.960 --> 00:11:30.399 Him first. You can have you the one as long 252 00:11:30.440 --> 00:11:32.399 as you love God and love people and you're not 253 00:11:32.440 --> 00:11:33.559 taking advantage of anybody. 254 00:11:33.679 --> 00:11:36.159 If it's just a neutral decision, you can have either one. 255 00:11:36.360 --> 00:11:39.279 Yeah, and so God, but God knows which one you're 256 00:11:39.279 --> 00:11:42.000 going to do, and he has a plan based on that. 257 00:11:42.120 --> 00:11:42.159 No. 258 00:11:42.279 --> 00:11:44.840 I do believe that there are times where God will 259 00:11:44.879 --> 00:11:48.240 impress upon us and tell us it's the red one. Right, 260 00:11:48.879 --> 00:11:50.720 So there could be a thing where you think it 261 00:11:50.879 --> 00:11:53.200 you think it choice is linear, and you think or 262 00:11:53.279 --> 00:11:55.919 you know or you know it's optional, and then God 263 00:11:55.960 --> 00:11:58.639 will say, clearly, this is the right choice. 264 00:11:58.720 --> 00:11:58.919 Right. 265 00:11:59.039 --> 00:12:01.120 So God impresses on us all the time. 266 00:12:01.600 --> 00:12:04.679 Yeah, but those are supernatural moments in our life, that's right, Yeah. 267 00:12:04.480 --> 00:12:06.960 That's right. Yeah, Because you know there are times where 268 00:12:07.360 --> 00:12:09.960 you know, I'll be you know, praying between two things, 269 00:12:10.080 --> 00:12:13.159 or even thinking not even praying necessarily, you know, thinking 270 00:12:13.240 --> 00:12:16.039 like oh these are the two options, because it doesn't, 271 00:12:16.080 --> 00:12:19.200 in my mind, require prayer. And it's like, this isn't 272 00:12:19.200 --> 00:12:20.799 a big deal. I can choose you to one of 273 00:12:20.840 --> 00:12:22.799 these things. And then all of a sudden, I feel 274 00:12:22.799 --> 00:12:26.440 like God impresses upon me and says, this is the 275 00:12:26.679 --> 00:12:29.039 this is what I want you to do. Right, and 276 00:12:29.279 --> 00:12:31.320 then you all of a sudden you're like, oh, out 277 00:12:31.360 --> 00:12:34.600 of nowhere, I sort of feel like God is telling 278 00:12:34.639 --> 00:12:38.559 me this, right, you know, make this phone call or 279 00:12:38.639 --> 00:12:41.799 choose this person. You know I've done that. It's simple. 280 00:12:42.080 --> 00:12:48.159 It's as simple as this, right. I remember thinking recently 281 00:12:49.000 --> 00:12:51.519 who to grab and take the lunch and I remember 282 00:12:51.600 --> 00:12:52.919 thinking like, I am in the mood to go to 283 00:12:52.960 --> 00:12:55.519 lunch with somebody, and I have an agenda to go 284 00:12:55.519 --> 00:12:58.480 to lunch with a lot of staff members just because 285 00:12:58.559 --> 00:13:00.600 I want to spend time with them, connect with them, 286 00:13:00.840 --> 00:13:03.080 et cetera, et cetera. And I just remember thinking, Oh, 287 00:13:03.639 --> 00:13:06.120 this guy's available. He looks like he's working at his desk. 288 00:13:06.200 --> 00:13:08.360 This guy's available. I'm gonna go ask one of those. 289 00:13:08.399 --> 00:13:12.000 And I felt like God was saying ask that person. 290 00:13:12.840 --> 00:13:15.159 And I was like, oh, I thought that was a choice, 291 00:13:15.200 --> 00:13:17.360 that was no big deal. But I felt like it 292 00:13:17.399 --> 00:13:18.840 was that person, and I was like, Okay, I don't 293 00:13:18.840 --> 00:13:20.080 know why, but I feel like this is the right 294 00:13:20.120 --> 00:13:23.440 move to make. And I did. And turns out that 295 00:13:23.559 --> 00:13:26.039 was definitely the right move to make, because the conversation 296 00:13:26.120 --> 00:13:29.159 that unfolded was like, Oh, now I see what God 297 00:13:29.240 --> 00:13:33.080 is doing. Right, this conversation was meant to happen in 298 00:13:33.120 --> 00:13:34.279 this particular moment. 299 00:13:34.960 --> 00:13:39.000 So the Book of James tells us that if we 300 00:13:39.080 --> 00:13:41.720 lack wisdom, ask from God. Ask God, and He'll give 301 00:13:41.799 --> 00:13:45.480 to us generously. Right, And so all the time, I 302 00:13:45.679 --> 00:13:48.200 would say, be praying for wisdom, be praying for discernment. 303 00:13:48.320 --> 00:13:51.360 Solomon says, wisdom is the principal thing. So with all 304 00:13:51.399 --> 00:13:52.799 the things that you're getting your life, make sure you 305 00:13:52.799 --> 00:13:54.639 get lots of wisdom. 306 00:13:56.159 --> 00:13:57.559 It's the. 307 00:13:59.039 --> 00:14:02.440 Core of being able to live a life that avoids 308 00:14:02.440 --> 00:14:04.440 a lot of the pitfalls. And we know the fear 309 00:14:04.440 --> 00:14:07.120 of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. So David 310 00:14:07.159 --> 00:14:10.080 writes in Ps. One nineteen that God's he talks about 311 00:14:10.080 --> 00:14:13.960 this unlimited amount of wisdom that comes from God's words, 312 00:14:14.480 --> 00:14:17.159 and so you know, God's word is a light under 313 00:14:17.200 --> 00:14:20.759 our path, he says. His son Solomon says, trust in 314 00:14:20.759 --> 00:14:22.480 the Lord, with all your heart, lean not onto your 315 00:14:22.519 --> 00:14:25.240 own understanding, but in all your ways acknowledge Him, and 316 00:14:25.279 --> 00:14:29.679 He will direct your paths. So I'm constantly praying God 317 00:14:29.720 --> 00:14:32.200 give me wisdom and discernment in my everyday decisions. I'm 318 00:14:32.200 --> 00:14:34.919 constantly leaning on Him, saying, I don't want to make 319 00:14:34.960 --> 00:14:38.320 a dumb choice. So if it's a frivolous choice, do 320 00:14:38.399 --> 00:14:43.879 I want a black pickup truck or a gray pickup truck? Hey, 321 00:14:43.879 --> 00:14:45.279 which one's going to give you the best deal? 322 00:14:45.480 --> 00:14:47.159 Right? That kind of thing. 323 00:14:47.600 --> 00:14:51.480 But when it comes to people, people matter. So many 324 00:14:51.559 --> 00:14:53.919 other things matter, And I'm not saying the black versus 325 00:14:53.960 --> 00:14:55.480 a great pickup truck don't matter. 326 00:14:55.639 --> 00:14:56.240 Maybe they do. 327 00:14:56.679 --> 00:14:59.639 But I think that if you're constantly leaning on the 328 00:14:59.639 --> 00:15:02.440 Lord's seeking first his kingdom, his righteousness, all these other 329 00:15:02.480 --> 00:15:04.480 things will be added to you. So you don't have 330 00:15:04.519 --> 00:15:07.639 to worry about your decisions if you're just constantly pursuing God. 331 00:15:07.960 --> 00:15:10.759 Right, I think lovell regard with our heart, soul, mind, 332 00:15:10.759 --> 00:15:13.600 and strength. You can do that at this university or 333 00:15:13.639 --> 00:15:17.080 this university. So the location isn't necessarily the important thing. 334 00:15:17.080 --> 00:15:19.759 The important thing is you're in God's will in either 335 00:15:19.799 --> 00:15:23.200 one of those places. By placing your life in God's hands. 336 00:15:23.039 --> 00:15:23.879 Right, right? Yeah? 337 00:15:24.200 --> 00:15:26.759 Yeah, So then the measure would be is it moral? 338 00:15:27.399 --> 00:15:29.080 Is it ethical? Is it biblical? 339 00:15:29.759 --> 00:15:30.679 Right? Is it legal? 340 00:15:31.399 --> 00:15:31.600 Right? 341 00:15:31.639 --> 00:15:36.279 So, if you've got those kind of four those four areas, 342 00:15:36.360 --> 00:15:36.960 is it biblical? 343 00:15:37.080 --> 00:15:38.759 Is it moral? Is it ethical? Is it legal? 344 00:15:40.000 --> 00:15:41.519 If you're kind of in the right place there? And 345 00:15:41.600 --> 00:15:45.240 am I taking advantage of anybody? Is it based off 346 00:15:45.480 --> 00:15:46.120 out of love? 347 00:15:46.799 --> 00:15:47.039 Right? 348 00:15:48.799 --> 00:15:51.159 Am I being humble? God opposes the pride, but he 349 00:15:51.200 --> 00:15:53.399 gives grace to the humble. I think there's a few 350 00:15:53.399 --> 00:15:56.080 of those questions we can ask ourselves. Does this align 351 00:15:56.159 --> 00:15:59.799 with the character who Jesus is? I'll sometimes ask myself, 352 00:15:59.799 --> 00:16:01.759 can I imagine Jesus doing something like this if he 353 00:16:01.879 --> 00:16:07.559 was walking around right now in twenty twenty five? If 354 00:16:07.600 --> 00:16:10.200 I can, then I think I can confidently just make 355 00:16:10.240 --> 00:16:10.720 that decision. 356 00:16:10.759 --> 00:16:12.360 It's okay. And trust. 357 00:16:12.360 --> 00:16:14.759 If you're constantly walking with God and you're always in 358 00:16:14.840 --> 00:16:18.000 his word, then you can trust that He's going to 359 00:16:18.080 --> 00:16:21.519 guide you to do the right thing. Now if his 360 00:16:21.600 --> 00:16:24.480 word says don't, you can't blame the Holy Spirit saying 361 00:16:24.519 --> 00:16:26.200 I just really felt a lot of peace about it. 362 00:16:27.200 --> 00:16:27.399 Right. 363 00:16:27.440 --> 00:16:29.440 How many times have we had people say, oh, praise 364 00:16:29.440 --> 00:16:30.960 the Lord God, you know, help me get rid of 365 00:16:30.960 --> 00:16:32.519 my old spouse, and I got a new spouse. It's 366 00:16:32.559 --> 00:16:35.559 so wonderful, right, God answered all my prayers. He led 367 00:16:35.559 --> 00:16:37.919 me to do it. I felt so much peace about it. 368 00:16:38.440 --> 00:16:42.279 And clearly the Bible doesn't give us permission to do that. 369 00:16:42.879 --> 00:16:44.679 So God's not going to go against his own words. 370 00:16:44.919 --> 00:16:46.879 But if it's in alignment with his word, and it's 371 00:16:46.919 --> 00:16:49.519 moral and ethical, legal, and it doesn't hurt other people, 372 00:16:49.960 --> 00:16:52.399 then I think now we're just looking for God, what's 373 00:16:52.399 --> 00:16:55.519 most advantageous to your mission and to my life. 374 00:16:55.840 --> 00:16:57.759 That's all I'm looking for at that point. Everything else 375 00:16:57.799 --> 00:16:58.440 is set aside. 376 00:16:58.519 --> 00:17:00.799 Now I'm just looking God, what's most advantageous to your 377 00:17:00.799 --> 00:17:01.919 mission in my life? 378 00:17:02.080 --> 00:17:03.360 Help me to make the right choice there. 379 00:17:03.559 --> 00:17:05.599 And then if he still doesn't like whisper fro happen, 380 00:17:05.799 --> 00:17:06.880 I think you can make your own choice. 381 00:17:08.039 --> 00:17:08.240 Yeah. 382 00:17:08.519 --> 00:17:11.839 The only I don't know why, I'm I'm impressed to 383 00:17:11.839 --> 00:17:15.480 say this, but the only exception. I never recommend divorce. 384 00:17:15.640 --> 00:17:17.839 That's not a recommendation that I go down the road 385 00:17:17.839 --> 00:17:21.160 and recommend. But I do recommend people in an abusive 386 00:17:21.200 --> 00:17:22.119 situation to get. 387 00:17:22.000 --> 00:17:23.880 Safe, right, Yes, be safe, Yeah, be safe. 388 00:17:24.160 --> 00:17:27.079 So so I don't know why I felped pressed to 389 00:17:27.119 --> 00:17:29.799 say that. So I just didn't want anybody on the 390 00:17:29.839 --> 00:17:33.000 other end to hear it that way. So we're not 391 00:17:33.000 --> 00:17:35.480 talking to you if you're on the other end and 392 00:17:35.480 --> 00:17:38.079 you're in an abusive situation, we're not saying there's no 393 00:17:38.200 --> 00:17:42.240 room for safety. There's there's definitely room for safety. So 394 00:17:42.799 --> 00:17:48.000 get out and get safe in that situation. So well, 395 00:17:48.039 --> 00:17:51.519 here another thing is, you know God always says that 396 00:17:51.559 --> 00:17:54.039 He's going to light our paths. How about that, right, 397 00:17:54.759 --> 00:17:59.000 So think about the first century. They didn't have flashlights. 398 00:17:59.519 --> 00:18:01.359 Right And by the way, this is written way before 399 00:18:01.359 --> 00:18:04.200 the first century psalms when more salms. 400 00:18:04.000 --> 00:18:10.559 Written ah man a thousand years before Jesus. 401 00:18:10.960 --> 00:18:12.599