FAQs on spiritual nudges

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1. What might make me miss one of God's nudges?

 

Almost anything that preoccupies your emotions and fills up your life. Maybe a busy, 24/7 schedule? Maybe a trauma you have been through or a sour relationship that has become all-consuming? Maybe a dream you are chasing, even a good one if you are chasing it for the wrong reasons?

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2. What happens if I miss one of God's nudges?

 

You may find yourself slipping out of SYNC with him.  The further out of SYNC you get, the more nudges you will miss, and the more danger you will be in. But don’t worry, God is no weakling who nudges you once or twice and hopes for the best. He will keep nudging you and sometimes even resort to drastic measures to get stubborn people's attention.

 

For example, before God implanted the Holy Spirit in all his followers, he used to speak through the Spirit to a few prophets, and they would speak to the whole nation. God sent many prophets to nudge (or push) the nation of Israel to be loyal to him, but they kept on worshiping other gods anyway. Finally, about 600 years before Jesus was born, God let Babylon conquer and destroy Jerusalem, taking thousands of Jewish leaders back to Babylon as captives. That is the kind of discipline you never have to worry about unless you deliberately ignore the nudges.

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3. When I hear a voice in my head telling me to do something, how do I know whether it is God's voice, an evil voice, or just my own thought?

 

As a human being, you are born with a pretty good "voice analyzer" called a conscience. Over time, this can degrade, and it gets harder to tell good from evil. To restore the default settings your conscience was given at birth, focus on Jesus and being in SYNC with him.

 

For example, during Power Season, ask yourself, "If I did what this unknown voice is telling me to do, would I be stronger or weaker evidence that God's power is working on me? Would that action create any opportunity for me to point people to the influence of Jesus's Spirit in my life? Or is this voice distracting me from that mission?" 

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If questions like that still don't solve it, hand your confusion over to the Holy Spirit. He can reset things at a deeper level inside you than you can consciously reach, and you end up confident that you know what to do. You won't know how the confidence got there, but you will recognize it when it comes. This may sound crazy but it works great!