{"id":54,"date":"2010-09-27T09:54:21","date_gmt":"2010-09-27T09:54:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/headofleslie.com\/blog\/?p=54"},"modified":"2010-09-27T09:54:21","modified_gmt":"2010-09-27T09:54:21","slug":"a-question-for-believers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/headofleslie.com\/blog\/a-question-for-believers\/","title":{"rendered":"A Question for Believers"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is a question for believers. \u00a0Nothing against my skeptic friends, but I think your answer to the question would be (generally) evident. \u00a0So for those of you who are followers of Christ – I ask for your thoughts.<\/p>\n

To what degree do we determine our future and to what extent do we need to seek God’s favor for our endeavors? \u00a0Let me explain further with an example. \u00a0Imagine a person who wants a particular career. \u00a0Maybe they want to be a designer, or a professor, or whatever you might think of. \u00a0To what degree does that person need to seek God’s guidance? \u00a0Do they need to pray about their choice before they go any direction, making sure they have some kind of particular answer or guidance? \u00a0Or should they simply pray about it and then make a decision and go with it, trusting that God will provide? Or perhaps some other option?<\/p>\n

I suppose it’s part of a bigger question – to what extent is God involved in the path our lives take and to what extent do we determine how things go? \u00a0If I make it a goal to be successful in some particular career and down the road reach that goal, should I only thank God for it, or should I thank God but also take pride in the fact that I worked hard and had an active part in how things turned out? \u00a0This of course has implications for how we deal with failure. \u00a0Is it always part of God’s plan when we fail, or is failure sometimes just our fault or perhaps a stroke of bad luck?<\/p>\n

Thanks again to my fellow believers for your thoughts – I have one final request though. \u00a0I prefer thoughts that are grounded in Scripture. \u00a0While it’s nice to know what you think or what experiences you have had personally, those things tend to be rather subjective. \u00a0I’m hoping for a more objective answer, and since it’s a theological question, it seems Scripture is the best place to look.<\/p>\n

I look forward to your responses and the interactions they give birth to!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This is a question for believers. \u00a0Nothing against my skeptic friends, but I think your answer to the question would be (generally) evident. \u00a0So for…<\/p>\n

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