Everybody
wants to hear from God. But that's just the first step. What do you
do after you get the revelation? There are 4 phases to hearing from
God: Revelation, Interpretation, Application/Wisdom, and Timing.
Last
week we talked about the Big Error of throwing out a person's
experience because they messed up one phase and did something stupid.
Today we'll talk about the Big Error in reverse.
Just
because you've had an awesome God-experience doesn't mean you
automatically have a lock on the other phases. You may have had an
amazing dream, or been caught up to the Throne Room in Revelation 4
(or even better, the Bed Chambers to hear God's intimate plans)
during worship. That doesn't mean you automatically know what it
means.
Or
maybe you do know what it means. Maybe an angel told you. That
doesn't mean you automatically know what to do about it (the
application/wisdom). Or even if you do, it doesn't mean you
automatically know the timing (which very often God doesn't reveal
until it happens).
You
need to submit your experience to your Pastor or small group leader
to pastor you through it. Even if they've never had such an
experience, God will speak through them to you with great wisdom
about how to walk out your experience. Listen to them.
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