Leading the Right Way

In a recent post, we mentioned an online chat where confessing to God came up.  The discussion continued in the following hands....

Dealer: 　lovesbowling splits Main Pot ($825) with Straight, nine to king
Dealer: 　mks splits Main Pot ($825) with Straight, nine to king
Me: 　(church clap)
kingkupkake: 　holy ghost growl
Me: 　He's leading me away from this
Me: 　Hoping everyone here is led by the Spirit

We admit some Christians have worship services where the Spirit seems to "inspire" all kinds of curious noises and behavior.  But we can't find any Bible verse where the Holy Spirit growls.  Instead we find....

In the desert the whole community grumbled against Moses and Aaron. - Exodus 16:2

At this the Jews began to grumble about him because he said, "I am the bread that came down from heaven." - John 6:41

The King James Version translate "grumble" as "murmuring."  People have murmured against God's appointed leaders throughout time - from Moses in the Old Testament to Jesus in the New Testament.  We think the grumblers wound up on the wrong side of history.

It's easy to get into a grumbling mood at the poker table.  You might be dealt low disjointed cards hand after hand for 30 minutes.  But that's when we need to remember that's not a godly approach.

Do everything without complaining or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and depraved generation, in which you shine like stars in the universe.... - Philippians 2:14-15

 Yes, everything.  No, that's not easy - not at all.  But pray for the Holy Spirit to guide your thoughts and words.

So I say, live by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the sinful nature.... If you are led by the Spirit, you are not under law. - Galatians 5:16, 18

This online chat isn't over yet; it will continue in an upcoming post.