John 7:17

"If anyone chooses to do God's will, he will know whether the teaching is from God" John 7:17

In times of great desperation I memorized Proverbs 3: 5-6, "Trust in the Lord with all of your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all of your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight." That passage gave me hope and strength to hang on.

It's funny how God works, he makes it so easy and we make it so hard. If I want intellectual enlightenment or gain scientific understanding, I search the books on a specific subject and allowing intellectual curiosity as my guide, I can do wonderful things. But if God worked the same method in our lives in order for us to gain an understanding of Him, we would all be seeking a degree in biblical studies, but God does not require that. Only those who could read and have access to books would be able to understand His ways.

Dear brothers and sisters the golden rule for spiritual understanding is not the intellect; it is obedience. You can gain wonderful knowledge from the scriptures, but until you are willing to obey what God is saying to you, you will miss out on the understanding. Hallelujah, Amen and Amen.