It is not argumentative, It is Jesus! Richard V. Milner Jun 16, 2002

I want to do a follow up on a letter I wrote yesterday about encouragement. The title was " Encouragement, not discouragement". First let me explain. I am learning as the rest are learning. I do make mistakes, but I hope that I have grown enough in the Lord that I will make a quick adjustment in my attitude and direction now that I seek Him daily. When you learn something that the Lord has shown you, watch for the test that will come right behind the learning. They are pop test in a sort. Well right after writing the letter on encouragement, I had a friend tell me something that bother me about what someone else had said. So when I got off the phone, I went up to my parents in laws. I was playing a game on their computer and this word that came from a friend started gnarling in my stomach. Well the more I thought about it, the more I got a full understanding of how I needed to handle it, or at least I thought I did. I got up and went back to the house, which is almost on the same property as my in laws. As I was going to the house I felt the Lord trying to show me something. But I had my mind on what I was going to say so I went in and dialed the phone and they were not home. So as I sat there in a quite state. The Lord came through and showed me I was about to fail the first test. And I thought about it, and He was right! I just got through writing about Encouragement and I was about to go discourage my mom. So when I finally called her, all I could do was say nice things, which I try to do. Past the first test, the second test came shortly after that. My dad and I don't see eye to eye on things in the Holy Scriptures. And last night toward the end of the conversation we got into an argument about the scriptures. After a period of time, I got the good ole Damascus road experience with the 2x4 in the back of the head incident. You know like Paul. What happened was a quite test that built into something. After contact with the 2x4 I stopped and apologized to my dad and told him that we were going about this the wrong way. I said there is no glorification to the Lord in us arguing over something that neither of us really understood. So I repented. I failed and sort of past the second test. I didn't lift dad up or at lease listen, as I should have. I got into an argument on what I believe and what he believed. The point I am trying to make is that there are certain things in the Bible that can cause confusion or arguments. But we shouldn’t even get to that point in a conversation with someone else on that matter. When two or more come together they should be focusing on the Lord and how to glorify Him, and not to figure out if I am right or if the other is right. Some people are fighting over this, and others that. But what we need to do is focus on Him and He alone will show us what to pray about, remember that word pray about, not worry about. So let's sum this up with the points I am trying to make. 1.) Watch for the test that Father will send right after or later after you have learned something. And they will be multiple tests. 2.) It is not an argumentative statement, it is Jesus. You know let go and let God. 3.) Is the conversation you are in, are they giving the Father glory or someone or something else the glory. BE Blessed! Richard athome@sowingseeds.org