Discerning a God Thought

Last night,  I was returning from dropping Taylor off when I had a thought of something to do. It involved going by someone’s house and since it was about nine o’clock, I wasn’t sure if I should or not.

After about twenty seconds of waiting at a red light I decided it was better to be obedient, in case it was a God thought, than dismiss it as a guilt thought or just a good thought.

Guilt thought: When you think of something you need to do but the motive is out of making restitution for something you did or did not do. Though it may be a good thing you think of doing, it is selfish because really it is about you feeling better.

Good thought: When you think of something you need to do and the motive is to be helpful and if you did it, it is a nice thing to do and would be considered kind or wise.

God thought: When you think of something you need to do and you are not sure if it was a merely a good thing that would honor God or if God planted the thought into your mind and to not do it would result in being disobedient.

So I adjusted my plans and decided to knock on a door around nine o’clock.  It was definitely a surprise visit since I did not call. I was welcomed inside and I just shared that I had been thinking about them, Tonja and I had talked about them earlier, and since I was in the area, I decided to drop by.

Soon after we started talking I shared that I thought it was possible that God had impressed me to go see them and basically give some encouragement regarding some things they were dealing with or I thought they were dealing with.

We wound up talking for about an hour and it was clear from our discussion that it had been a God Thought and I was grateful that I had been obedient.

God could have wanted me to go and the results could have been radically different but it is comforting when God encourages you in your spirit . Occasionally we get to catch an eternal moment where you  see God working instead of realizing God was at work when you look back at that moment.

The next time you have a thought that you are unsure of, I hope you discern if it is a God Thought or not and risk obedience because there is no better place to be than living on the edge of faith and life when God is holding your hand.