A little boy plays with his little toy; I see in his eyes, dreams. A little girl gazes at her little pearl; I see in her eyes, dreams. A hungry kid lifts up a garbage lid; I see in his eyes, dreams. A shivering child stares at the winter wild; I see in her eyes, dreams. A young lass looks herself in the glass; I see in her eyes, dreams. A young lad peruses through the latest fad; I see in his eyes, dreams. A young man thinks of them all and the call; I see in his eyes, dreams. |
1. Usually, it should be clear; but, if there is doubt, then there are reasons to reconsider (Rom.14:23) 2. Sometimes the goal may be noble, but the opportunity not. Any opportunity that compels you to hurry ahead of God will land you in a crash (Jer.48:10). 3. It should not invite you to do things or employ means that the Bible clearly forbids. If it does so, it is not divine opportunity but temptation to sin (James 1:13). 4. It should not tempt God, i.e. it should not be something like "I will jump from the pinnacle, He will send His angels in time to save me, because His Word promises so" (Matt.4:6,7). It will lead to disaster. 5. It should not be forced by human whims, even so-called prophecy or divine leading, especially when you don't have peace about it in your heart. Remember how a young prophet fell prey to a lion because he disobeyed God by listening to the lie of a prophet (1Kgs.13:16-24). There is a reason why Paul mentioned that when He heard God's cal...
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