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The problem with 'Let go and let God' is "How?" What does that mean exactly? How does that instruct someone to actually walk in faith about the matter? Does it mean don't worry? Lots of unbelievers don't worry. Etc, etc, etc. It's very nebulous and doesn't have any practical application. It means nothing in the way it's stated. Just a trite little cliché.
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Originally Posted by
victoryword
...The difficulty was that just BEFORE I spoke, the pastor of the church that I was speaking at began to make statements like, "Some people say that trials come from the devil, but I know that Satan could not have been the one who brought those trials that got me saved" or something to that effect. ...
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I always like Charles Capps example about the little boy and the Fire Engine.
There was is a small town a little boy who loved fire engines, so whenever he and his father would hear the siren they would get in the car and go to wherever the fire was to watch the firemen.
One day the little boy turned to his dad and asked, "Why is that red truck running around town setting all these houses on fire?"....
Well, you see the point.
Often it's the same way with God, He shows up to put the fire out, but ends up getting blamed for the destruction.
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This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity (futility) of their mind, having the understanding darkened...
(Ephesians 4:17-18)
Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly...
(Psalm 1)
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Originally Posted by
fuego
The problem with 'Let go and let God' is "How?" What does that mean exactly? How does that instruct someone to actually walk in faith about the matter? Does it mean don't worry? Lots of unbelievers don't worry. Etc, etc, etc. It's very nebulous and doesn't have any practical application. It means nothing in the way it's stated. Just a trite little cliché.
Kind of like "trust the universe"?
...or some such thing.
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This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity (futility) of their mind, having the understanding darkened...
(Ephesians 4:17-18)
Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly...
(Psalm 1)
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Originally Posted by
GodismyJudge
I always like Charles Capps example about the little boy and the Fire Engine.
There was is a small town a little boy who loved fire engines, so whenever he and his father would hear the siren they would get in the car and go to wherever the fire was to watch the firemen.
One day the little boy turned to his dad and asked, "Why is that red truck running around town setting all these houses on fire?"....
Well, you see the point.
Often it's the same way with God, He shows up to put the fire out, but ends up getting blamed for the destruction.
Great analogy/word picture! Thanks.
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Originally Posted by
fuego
The problem with 'Let go and let God' is "How?" What does that mean exactly? How does that instruct someone to actually walk in faith about the matter? Does it mean don't worry? Lots of unbelievers don't worry. Etc, etc, etc. It's very nebulous and doesn't have any practical application. It means nothing in the way it's stated. Just a trite little cliché.
Keep in mind this is a very old song. It was popular in the AOG church I used to attend. This was definitely a song sung long before we ever heard of WOF. Thus, it was a time when "cast all of your cares upon Him, for He careth for you" was taught. It was a time of abiding under the shadow of the Almighty and being covered by His wings. The devil was dealt with as needed but Christians then trusted and were comforted and cared for by the Father. It was before the days of the believer proclaiming and fighting strongholds over cities and all of the more militant teachings of today.
People were still strong believers then.
Editing to add: That was a day when dominionism was unheard of.
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Originally Posted by
GodismyJudge
I always like Charles Capps example about the little boy and the Fire Engine.
There was is a small town a little boy who loved fire engines, so whenever he and his father would hear the siren they would get in the car and go to wherever the fire was to watch the firemen.
One day the little boy turned to his dad and asked, "Why is that red truck running around town setting all these houses on fire?"....
Well, you see the point.
Often it's the same way with God, He shows up to put the fire out, but ends up getting blamed for the destruction.
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I heard someone else use that illustration before too. That would have been a good one to use if I had remembered it.
I actually thought of a couple of similar examples I could have used but it had already been a long service and since I had to [unintentionally, mind you] preach against a doctrine held by the very pastor of the church that I was preaching at I had to stay heavy on Scripture exposition.
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Here is a Wof preacher explaining what it means to "Let Go And Let God."
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Originally Posted by
GodismyJudge
I always like Charles Capps example about the little boy and the Fire Engine.
There was is a small town a little boy who loved fire engines, so whenever he and his father would hear the siren they would get in the car and go to wherever the fire was to watch the firemen.
One day the little boy turned to his dad and asked, "Why is that red truck running around town setting all these houses on fire?"....
Well, you see the point.
Often it's the same way with God, He shows up to put the fire out, but ends up getting blamed for the destruction.
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That's a good one.
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Originally Posted by
fuego
That's a good one.
The thing is, that when I heard him tell it, it sounded like it was actually a true story.
This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity (futility) of their mind, having the understanding darkened...
(Ephesians 4:17-18)
Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly...
(Psalm 1)
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