Tom,

My question is, HOW can someone like your friend possibly know it was "God" that prompted him to change lanes? The answer most would give is based upon the result; i.e., if in their estimation, the resulting action done on the basis of some alleged "inner prompting or voice" was good, then it was from God. But that begs an additional question, What if the resulting action was, in their estimation, bad, e.g., an injury, sickness, death, loss of business, etc. happened? Are you beginning to see that such a belief is based upon one's own idea of what is "good" and what is "bad"? and may not have any relation whatsoever to what God's will actually is for that person? As an example, what of all those who are mentioned in Hebrews chapter 11? Could it be said, that the actions all those who were martyred for the faith were not of God due to what happened to them?

As I mentioned to flunky1, such a view seems to contradict the truth that believers are to walk by "faith", not by sight; i.e., externals. But again, the primary question is, HOW does one determine if what they are "feeling" is of God, Satan, or even their own emotions? <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/scratchchin.gif" alt="" />

In His Grace,

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