Episode 45: Seek the Spirit, Not the Signs

<p class="p1">In Podcast Episode 45, “Seek the Spirit, Not the Signs,”  Kim discusses the importance of seeking wisdom from God through His Spirit and avoiding the “prove it through a sign” method of seeking His direction.</p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1">The primary scripture text for this episode is Judges 6:17-21, 33-40, with special emphasis on:</p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1">17 Gideon replied, “If you are truly going to help me, show me a sign to prove that it is really the Lord speaking to me.  (Judges 6:17)</p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1">36 Then Gideon said to God, “If you are truly going to use me to rescue Israel as you promised, 37 prove it to me in this way. I will put a wool fleece on the threshing floor tonight. If the fleece is wet with dew in the morning but the ground is dry, then I will know that you are going to help me rescue Israel as you promised.” (Judges 6:36-37)</p> <p class="p2"></p> <p class="p1">Additional scriptures:</p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1">5 If you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and he will give it to you. He will not rebuke you for asking. 6 But when you ask him, be sure that your faith is in God alone. Do not waver, for a person with divided loyalty is as unsettled as a wave of the sea that is blown and tossed by the wind. 7 Such people should not expect to receive anything from the Lord. 8 Their loyalty is divided between God and the world, and they are unstable in everything they do. (James 1:5-8)</p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1">7 “Write this letter to the angel of the church in Philadelphia.</p> <p class="p1">This is the message from the one who is holy and true,     the one who has the key of David. What he opens, no one can close;     and what he closes, no one can open:</p> <p class="p1">8 “I know all the things you do, and I have opened a door for you that no one can close. You have little strength, yet you obeyed my word and did not deny me. (Rev. 3:7-8)</p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1">Dea