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VIEWPOINTS: Have you ever felt called by a higher power to do something?

What do you call that feeling in the pit of your stomach telling you to take that job, to buy that house, that car, to go through downtown instread of taking the freeway?

Instinct, some might say.

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Absolutely!

Absolutely! God, in His desire to have an intimate relationship with his creation, created in his image, leads us in the path he has set. As we submit more to his perfect will in our lives, God directs us to fulfill his purpose and plan. There have been many times, throughout my 39 years of serving Jesus that he has distinctly spoke to me through the Bible, through prayer and confirmed it through others who spoke into my life. I know it is God when it becomes totally clear through multiple affirmations that he is directing my life towards a specific goal.

Topics: Faith, Doctrine & Practice
Beliefs: Christian - Protestant/Other

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