Yesterday's Answer Might Not Be Today's
Here's a trap I didn't see coming.
You do the hard work. You define the extremes, you discuss both sides, you pray, and you discern where God has you. And it's right! It brings peace and fruit.
So you write it down as a rule.
"I don't take on new commitments." "I always say yes when someone at church asks for help." "We don't do that in our family." What started as a living conversation with God quietly becomes another black-and-white rule.
But the pendulum moves.
Look at Mark 6. The disciples come back exhausted from ministry, and Jesus says, "Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest." Good plan. Clear direction. They get in the boat.
When they land, a huge crowd is waiting. And Mark says Jesus "had compassion on them... so he began teaching them many things."
Rest was right. Then compassion was right. Same afternoon.
Jesus wasn't being inconsistent. He was responsive to the Father, to the people in front of Him, and to the moment.
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