Hello brothers and sisters,
I am seeking some advice on something.
It has to do with testing on what you hear...as if it from God or not. Now, I am aware that there are certain checks and balances in order to know if the prompting is from God or not but this situation is kind of particular. So, I think it is just best for me to tell you of the incident.
I was praying about someone, asking God what I should say to her...what would be the right thing to say. Well, almost right away what came to me was to tell her I love her...so to say, "I love you". I was kind of surprised by this, so I kind of protested and asked God again, and the thoughts that came into my head right away was, "Tell her! You love her". I had the impression that I wasn't supposed to phrase it in such as a way as "I love you as in "I love you with the love of Christ", but in a personal way....just straight forward. It's not a romantic love or anything like that...I feel like it is almost like God wants me to express that He loves her through my words.
Now, the problem I am having with this is that I don't even know her and I don't want her to think I am some crazy stalker or something. Also, I don't know if this was from God or not, I haven't gotten a confirmation about it yet. Now, if I evaluate this situation it doesn't seem to be against scripture or against the nature of God or anything. I want to be obedient to God if he is leading me to say this, but I don't want to be inappropriate either if I am wrong. So, I am seeking advice with situations like this that seem to be a "gray area" so to speak.
Thank you.
I am seeking some advice on something.
It has to do with testing on what you hear...as if it from God or not. Now, I am aware that there are certain checks and balances in order to know if the prompting is from God or not but this situation is kind of particular. So, I think it is just best for me to tell you of the incident.
I was praying about someone, asking God what I should say to her...what would be the right thing to say. Well, almost right away what came to me was to tell her I love her...so to say, "I love you". I was kind of surprised by this, so I kind of protested and asked God again, and the thoughts that came into my head right away was, "Tell her! You love her". I had the impression that I wasn't supposed to phrase it in such as a way as "I love you as in "I love you with the love of Christ", but in a personal way....just straight forward. It's not a romantic love or anything like that...I feel like it is almost like God wants me to express that He loves her through my words.
Now, the problem I am having with this is that I don't even know her and I don't want her to think I am some crazy stalker or something. Also, I don't know if this was from God or not, I haven't gotten a confirmation about it yet. Now, if I evaluate this situation it doesn't seem to be against scripture or against the nature of God or anything. I want to be obedient to God if he is leading me to say this, but I don't want to be inappropriate either if I am wrong. So, I am seeking advice with situations like this that seem to be a "gray area" so to speak.
Thank you.