Below is a devotional that is emailed to me everyday. I have heard some but not much on the topic of women in GC. In this case, it is more specifically talking about a wife and she is giving spiritual advice to her husband...I have highlighted it in red below.
Were (or are) there occurances in GC where women/wives give spiritual advice to men/husbands? Is this allowed? Is it frowned upon? Is it squelched?
You will also note that the article speaks of "well-intentioned people wanted to assist but their efforts resulted in further delays". Now that sounds very familiar to the discussions on this forum about elders/leaders "interpreting" God speaking and then giving advice to a person being discipled.
Do elders ever get upset if a Christian acts on their own in hearing God? Have they ever rebuked someone for listening to their spouse?If this email devotional is not displaying correctly, you can read the online version by clicking here:
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April 28
Waiting for the Lord Psalms 27:14 Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord.
Hearing and doing God's will are two important steps that often get confused as one step. However, these are two distinct processes. When we hear God's voice, this is only 50 percent of the process. The next important step is to know when to move. It is one thing to hear; it is another to know when to act.
There was a time when the Lord showed me I was to write. This was a major change in my life from what I was doing. As I began to write, I attempted to find a publisher for my work. This became a real frustration.
I encountered many false starts, and many well-intentioned people wanted to assist but their efforts resulted in further delays. Finally, my wife asked me, "Os, have you completed the book you are working on?" "No," I replied.
"When you complete the book, God will provide a publisher if He has called you to write. You need to complete the book." A few months later I was in discussions with a publisher about my work. They were going to be in my city and wanted to meet with me. The day we met they offered me a contract on my book. It also was the exact day that I had completed the book. I thought back to the words my wife had said.
Corrie ten Boom was a prisoner in the German Holocaust who lost her sister in the concentration camps. She tells a story about her father taking her on trains. She always wanted to get the ticket from her father ahead of time. He never gave her the ticket until she was about to get onto the train.
God is always on time. He is never late, and He is seldom early. Ask God for the wisdom to discern His will and His timing for the events in your life.
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