"If there is stagnation spiritually, never allow it to go on, but get into God’s presence and find out the reason for it. Possibly you will find it is because you have been interfering in the life of another; proposing things you had no right to propose; advising when you had no right to advise. When you do have to give advice to another, God will advise through you with the direct understanding of His Spirit; your part is to be so rightly related to God that His discernment comes through you all the time for the blessing of another soul."
We are always in God's presence. I used to find this rhetoric very confusing. The problem is not trying to get back into God's presence, but pushing away the cares of this world and the problems which encroach on our contact with God and distract us from His never-ending supply. "I believe, help thou mine unbelief!" It's the unbelief, the cares of this world, that so easily beset and frustrate our full supplication and supply on God.
If we are interested in the life of another on our terms, we can be certain that we do not have the best interests of that person in mind. We want to manage people to do and be certain things for us, which suggests that God alone is not enough to supply us all our needs. In fact, we are called to trust and receive from Him, which in turn empowers us to do what we need to do for others. "Through the direct understanding of His Spirit," this is great statement, yet even Chamber's rhetoric can cause confusion. The Holy Spirit brings Christ indwelling into us, and Christ is our Wisdom, as well as our Salvation, Redemption, and Sanctification (1 Corinthians 1:30) How can we go wrong, as long as He is leading us?
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