Insights
💭 The challenge lies in discerning whether it is God speaking to us or our own thoughts.
🤔 God’s willingness to provide a sign to Gideon shows that even the creator of the universe values and respects human doubt and the need for confirmation.
🔥 Abraham received a clear sign from God when fire came out of the rock and burned up his offering completely.
🐶 Gideon’s unconventional method of selecting his army based on how they drank water like a dog shows that God’s ways are often different from our own.
🤔 “If you want to know what God says about marriage and divorce, finances, raising children, or how to love your spouse, it’s in the Bible.”
🗣️ Godly counsel is based on the word and from mature believers who know the Lord and know you, ensuring a balanced perspective and wise advice.
💣 The bravery and dedication of pastors who continue to minister in war-torn areas, despite the imminent danger, is truly inspiring.
🌍 God will confirm His word and provide signs to guide us in our decisions and actions.
Summary
TLDR: The key idea of the video is that it is scriptural and necessary to ask God for a sign to confirm if you are hearing from Him, and there are three major confirmations that the Bible tells us about: His word, His wisdom, and His ways.
- 🙏 You can ask God for a sign to confirm if you are hearing from Him, as it is scriptural and necessary, and He confirms His word through two or three witnesses.
1.1 God is okay with you asking for a sign to confirm if you are hearing from Him, which is a common question people have about how to hear from God and discern His voice.
1.2 Ask God to confirm his word, as it is both scriptural and necessary in hearing God, as seen in Mark 16:20.
1.3 God confirms his word through the principle of two or three witnesses, as seen in the story of Gideon’s fleece in Judges chapter six.
- 🙏 Gideon asks God for a sign using a fleece, and after two tests, he is convinced that God is speaking to him and proceeds to gather an army.
2.1 God tells Gideon to defeat the Midianites, but Gideon asks for a sign to confirm that it is really God speaking to him, and God agrees to wait for Gideon to bring an offering before confirming.
2.2 God provided a sign by burning up an offering with fire from a rock, but the speaker asked for another sign using a fleece.
2.3 Gideon asks God for a sign using a fleece of wool, and after two tests, he is convinced that God is speaking to him and proceeds to gather an army.
- 📜 God is okay with you asking for a sign to confirm that you are hearing Him, and there are three major confirmations that the Bible tells us about: His word, His wisdom, and His ways.
3.1 32,000 men were asked if they were afraid and 22,000 left.
3.2 Gideon’s army is reduced to 300 men who lap water like dogs, and God encourages Gideon through a dream in the enemy camp.
3.3 God is okay with you asking for a sign to confirm that you are hearing Him, and there are three major confirmations that the Bible tells us about: His word, His wisdom, and His ways.
- 📜 God’s messages must align with the Bible, and Moses allowed divorce to protect mistreated wives.
4.1 To determine if a message is from God, it must align with the Bible, as God will never contradict what is written in it.
4.2 Moses permitted divorce because men were mistreating their wives, and God wanted to protect women from being treated as slaves, so he allowed them to be divorced and set free.
- 📖 Seek godly counsel, avoid bad counsel, and serve others to receive their service; a man seeks advice on leaving his wife for another woman.
5.1 Know what is written in the Bible, seek godly counsel from mature believers who know God, His word, and you, and avoid bad counsel like the example of Rehoboam and Jeroboam.
5.2 Serve the people and they will serve you, as demonstrated by the story of Rehoboam and his father’s counselors.
5.3 A man seeks counsel from the speaker regarding leaving his wife and living with another woman.
- 📺 The speaker challenges a person’s claim of being a spirit-filled Christian, emphasizing the importance of letting God’s peace guide decisions and protect thoughts.
6.1 The speaker confronts someone who claims to be a spirit-filled Christian but questions their claim and suggests they are not filled with the Holy Spirit.
6.2 Let the peace of God be the umpire in your heart and guard your thoughts, as it can guide you in making decisions and provide protection.
- 🚗 God can use any situation to communicate his message, as demonstrated by the speaker’s personal anecdote during the civil war in former Yugoslavia.
7.1 During the civil war in former Yugoslavia, the speaker and another pastor were able to enter the country by showing a red cross badge, and they were driving near the war zone when they encountered a checkpoint.
7.2 The speaker shares a personal anecdote about being in a car with Yugoslavians and a policeman, highlighting how God can use any situation to communicate his message.
- 📺 The speaker shares a personal story about asking God for a sign, emphasizing the importance of seeking confirmation from God’s word, godly counsel, and inner peace.
8.1 He mentioned he was from Dallas and the person he was speaking to immediately associated it with the Dallas Cowboys.
8.2 The speaker shares a personal story about asking God for a sign, emphasizing the importance of seeking confirmation from God’s word, godly counsel, and inner peace.
