I was struck by the honesty of an article read for Senior Capstone this past week. The author said he did not always know how to discern God’s voice, but has kept striving to do so better. During the spring semester of 2011, I responded to the thought of eliminating songs about girls from my ipod and computer. I couldn’t have told you it was a voice from God, but it meshed with general wisdom and teaching of Scripture. In addition, I knew it wasn't the voice of my adversary. By those standards there was no good reason to not respond by deleting half of my music library. It seems to me that I often reject what is probably the Holy Spirit’s leading just because I’m not absolutely sure it’s the Holy Spirit. When these instances occur, I am merely excusing my inaction. To ignore a good thought in line with Scripture may be to ignore the Holy Spirit. Biblically, this “quenching of the Spirit” has dangerous outcomes.
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