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Originally Posted by Barnabas
I would recommend that you both begin to pray together, first to be assured it is God leading you. This is very important because Satan will attack. Then ask the Lord to open the way for you. If it is truly His will God is very practical and will make a way.
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While I would always include prayer, I do not think that we are discussing something for which a fleece left outside overnight is required. I hate to say it, but sometimes our constant need to have some sense of peace (or whatever) before acting is more superstitious than spiritual. Sometimes the peace comes as a result of taking steps rather than from a fleece to indicate what steps to take. If you know what you need to do, it is more likely that delaying while second-guessing by seeking a more direct word is the place that Satan will attack. He will throw up enough noise in your life that you are virtually unable to sense what to do. But if you know the answer, just do it.
Doesn't seem very spiritual. But neither does driving the speed limit. But I can assure you that everything you do in your life is "spiritual" if it is done wth the mind set on the Spirit. (not on our "human spirit") And you don't need to pray about it. I'm fairly confident that if you could hear the Father listening to a prayer about whether to obey the speed limit, he would be saying something like "are you kidding? . . . of course!" (Of course it's a good idea!)
When you find that you have been befuddled about spiritual things that permeates all aspects of your life, figuring out what is the speaking of God v just the tapes of the errors running in your head will be daunting. I am not saying don't pray. But if you have a sense of a problem and a need to go, pray as you leave. Just do it.
If you discovered that there was a serious contaminant in your drinking water, you wouldn't wait for a confirmation from God to stop using/drinking it. You would act.
If you must get some kind of confirmation, it might be wise to consider challenging God to put up obvious roadblocks, without which you will simply be acting. And don't presume that a phone call from someone is a roadblock. It needs to be mighty. Almost supernatural. Make God take a stand if he wants you to stay.