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Logic reasoning


David thinks to himself. If I go and stay with the Philistines, Saul will stop hunting for me. 
A man after God's own heart, thinks for himself. A foolish logical decision to find refuge in his enemies. Yes Saul did stop pursuing him. But what happened later is so painful. King Achish trusts him, but not the other Philistine rulers. So when they go out to war against Israel (imagine David's situation - asked to fight against his own / God's own nation),  they don't trust his loyalty. And he is asked to go back. When he goes back, he sees the Amalekites have attacked his town which is left in ruins. Wives and sons and daughters taken away. Disappointed, David's men (men of valour) are so downcast they plan to stone David. 
Logic reasoning seems the most practical route to take. According to the world's norm, this seems the easiest and logically most beneficial path for you. Monetarily better, socially acceptable, practically safer. Yes He has given us the power of reasoning. But the problem is our reasoning has become marred because of the fall. Our reasoning can only see the ways of the world. We are tuned to look at worldly ways. But that might not be God's will for you. If it is not so, it might become a dead end for you. 
God's main plan for your life is not to make your life easy and comfortable to you. But to trust in his beautiful better plan. It has all been planned well ahead. Plans to prosper not to harm. All we have to do is to seek. All we have to do is to trust. 

Jer:1:5 Before I formed you in the womb I knew you. Before you were born I set you apart. 

Psalm:139:16 All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be. 

Can we trust God? 
Can we trust his great plan? 

Trusting Him might cost you few things. But it's ultimately for your good if you trust. May be a job you are asked to take up, monetarily you might be at a loss, there might be others 'wiser than you'. But dear one, if you are sure this is what God wants you to do, then there is no better place. 
Is there a responsibility that God prompts you to take? You might think it's a waste of time. But it becomes a source of blessing for you and for others. That's more important about your life than investing in gaining knowledge or earning money. 
Trusting is more important than logically concluding dear one. 
If God has told you to do something, venture out, step out. It might look impractical and logically foolish. But.... 
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, lean not on your own understanding. In all of your ways submit to Him and He will make your paths straight. 
Pro:3:5-6

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  1. When we are faced with a difficult situation that is evidence based(eg. reliable lab results) should we depend on our logical reasoning for a conclusion or wait for God to act?

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    1. Thanq for the querry ann. I believe. When such a thing happens. We need to do our things and wait too. We cannot be adamant that God will heal and then not resort to medical help. We have had experiences where my feeling that God heals through modern medicine was shattered by miracles in our life. We have had experiences where we believed God will heal miraculously without medicines. That too was demolished by a surgery or medicines. God has His own beautiful way of operation. Just need to trust.
      He doesn't deny science. Science in fact corroborates his presence

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