So, we continue:

Q2. What rule has God given us to show us how we should glorify and enjoy him?
A. The Word of God (which is contained in the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments) [3] is the only rule to direct us how we should glorify and enjoy him. [4]

Here you go, and germane in to our “what does God want me to do” discussion, it’s the scriptures that measure whether or not what we do - in spite of what we say - is actually glorifying to God. Not only that, the scriptures point out how to enjoy God, or as the psalm-writer put it (over and over and over and over in Psalm 119), God’s law is a “delight”, though of course we’re used to thinking of it as a “burden”.

In the light of this, looking for a sign becomes meaningless because even your sign is subject to the word of God. For instance, if you get a “sign from God” telling you to sleep with your secretary, your sign is not from God. But also, if you’re enjoying the Lord, what you want tends to - un-naturally, I might add - fall into the rut you’ve worn into your life. Personally, I’m still waiting for that day. I don’t know about you.

dan (wait… I may know about you more than you know…)

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