UCB Online: "'TEST THE SPIRITS TO SEE WHETHER THEY ARE FROM GOD' 1 JOHN 4:1 (NIV)

God's leadings are always consistent with His Word. Always! He will never lead you to be unfaithful to your marriage partner, cheat on an examination, exaggerate to a customer, spread hurtful gossip, deceive your parents or your children, or do anything else forbidden by Scripture.

Furthermore, His leadings will always be consistent with the person He meant you to be. For example: if you love mathematics and are naturally gifted with computers, why would you assume that God would lead you into music or theology? Or if you do not come alive unless you are in the great outdoors, why would you think He would lead you to a nine to five office job on the 35th floor? Or if you are not comfortable around children, why would you figure He would lead you to become a schoolteacher? Get real! God's leadings do not contradict who He made you to be. He does not create you with particular gifts, and then expect you to excel at something totally unrelated.

If you sense a leading that seems contrary to what God made you to be, test it carefully. Is God asking you to do this because at present there is no one else to do it? Is He stretching you into new areas so that your faith will grow? Or is this not "a God idea" at all, but rather a distraction from the assignment He has already given you? This is why John writes, "Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God. "

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now, i can have the option to be guided from god, or to make assumptions (like"well, im too short to be a rowing" "my fingers always were to stubby and fat for piano or guitar" "i was good at academics, so why would i want to "wast" it on youth work, besides i have enough problems, i would be a bad example" "i've been to busy for the basics in the cyber world, and ive been left behind") i guess i shall have to not fall into the temptation of now making worldly assumptions... one thing i am sure about is god has created me with a passion for many things, its just to find out what path he is leading me down