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Consequently, we need a mind open to God for this trip, but we don’t need to accept opinions blindly. In our natural state, we travel only into what fits into our minds’ present preconceptions, but to be worthwhile, we must explore beyond preconceptions. We’ll always feel uncomfortable with exploration beyond our preconceptions since this exploration disturbs our status quo. Besides, God wouldn’t have to lead us if He didn’t want to take us anywhere. The good news is He’ll lead us to higher heights and deeper depths than we have yet imagined if we’re willing to go with Him.
“Call to me and I will answer you, and will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known.” (Jeremiah 33:3 English Standard Version)
If we acknowledge the Holy Spirit when He speaks truth to us, He teaches us things we never knew before, so we look into things we’ve never previously explored. What we’ll explore on this journey is likely to be new territory. We can think truth is strange if we’ve never considered it. Untruth can seem true if it’s part of our preconceived idea of reality. Those preconceived ideas trick us and are strongholds against the Holy Spirit.
For the weapons of our warfare are not fleshly, but divinely powerful toward the demolition of strongholds, ~ 2 Corinthians 10:4 Berean Literal Bible
I confess that my fleshly nature often rebelled against what God was revealing to me, and my own strongholds often argued against God. When I had trouble receiving His revelation, God revealed the extreme weakness and deceptiveness of my human mind. He showed me many places where I had misinterpreted Scripture, but where He demonstrated my error, it was that Scripture means exactly what it says. In every case, I had rationalized something into Scripture that Scripture didn’t say. And what made it especially difficult was that God plainly showed me my weakness and helplessness without Him. Since I was full of questions, I spent huge blocks of time asking God for the answers. In the same way, this journey will also be about seeking God for answers and understanding.
[When you said,] “Seek my face,” my heart said to you, “O LORD, I will seek your face.” ~ Psalm 27:8 God’s Word Translation
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