God misleading?

I'll summarize this as best as possible.

My entire walk I've never felt God speak to me about directions I should go. He's spoken Through me many times. He's done things for me. But never said 'this is what I want you specifically to do'. Until a while ago. I was Very skeptical I was hearing God when I first got the inkling He was pointing me in a direction. I doubted, questioned, argued, prayed, waited, listened, talked. And I felt time and time again God told me what I was to do.
Eventually I ran into a Huge problem I don't what God told me. Really that original problem has never left, but I just trusted God. And even when I thought to give up, God would renew me to it and make sure I kept moving in the right direction.
Recently things have gone so bad in this area, I was ready to say 'God, I give up. I'm going to be disobedient and I'm sorry, but I can't do this'. But, again, God made things right within me and kept me going in the same direction.
My problem now is that things with this situation have gotten so bad I don't think I Could do what I believe God has for me, even if everything just suddenly started working right. I've been so damaged that I don't really even want this direction anymore and I'm feeling more determined than ever to just say to God 'sorry, I tried, but you out too much on me and I give up'.
And it's quite upsetting, firstly because it is me disobeying God willfully and to His face. Secondly because for the first time in my life I feel that God gave me guidance, and it has lead to nothing but deep hurt and not to what He said, which causes me to have some doubt towards Him. Lastly because I also wanted this to work out as a desire of my heart as well. I have sacrificed so much, both in obedience, and my own deep desire, and feel like God lead me to a dead end and not to what He said.

Much of of my life I've felt as though happiness was a carrot on a stick and God just keeps me chasing, but never letting me obtain it. I've done things my way. I've done things His way. And both lead to the same tired, empty handed ending. Many times I've felt like giving up, but that carrot shows up to tease me and keep me going. So why keep me going? Why use finding a little happiness as way to keep me moving, if all I'm doing is running from one misery to the next and never having anything to show for it?
Why send Ina specific direction, guide me, encourage me, keep me going, if I'm at the end of my rope with it and farther away from where He said I'd be, than I was when I started? Many times God is more tiresome to me than a comfort to me.

I will pray for you - May God make everything very clear for you and give you your heart's desires.

God told me to marry my ex. Made me feel the same as you describe. Hello God I was obedient and look at what it got me. In regard to relationships I don't just trust it anymore if God says: I have so and so for you. My ex had a Word from God he said, that God had a partner for me, but not now.
I just said sorry but I don't want to. God is to be trusted, but you can't trust people, so He can't ever give you the assurance that this will go well. And Paul says you have your own choice about that. You don't have to, so that's the only area where I don't listen. Maybe if I get an assurance that he won't leave or die or try to kill me.

I am very curious now. - What makes you both so certain God told you to do these things?
(I ask because never ever in my life have I got the feeling "I KNOW God tells me to do so and such". )

It was confirmed by 3 prophets and the kids prove it lol. My son once asked me: Why on earth did you marry dad? Well be glad I did, otherwise you wouldn't be there.

Joseph got a great dream from God. Wonder if he ever felt like: thanks very much, when he was in prison.

I will be praying earnestly for you. I've been there and felt what you are feeling. I knew what God wanted to me to do, but I was so tired of struggling with the situation that I went against what he told me to do and failed him. I didn't put my trust in God and that he was working things out for my own good. So I went in the other direction and suffered greatly for my choice.

I have often wondered if I would have just held on and did what he said for just a little longer how much different things could have turned out for my life.

I would like to try to encourage you to continue on in doing what you know the Lord wants you to do. He may be getting ready to move for you in a great way. Please don't be like me and fall just a step or two away from your blessing. I feel that the enemy is fighting you this hard and wanting you to go in a different direction because God has got something really good for you just a little way off in the future...who knows he may be going to move tomorrow... so please just take it one day at a time and hold on.

God bless you and I will remember you in my prayers.

Father God let you bless ugly, yes Lord let your grace surround him, bless him, in this matter, in Jesus name, Amen!

Sometimes God has us to walk paths that seem strange to us and we fail at a task but we meet people and learn lessons along the way that help,is move to whatever ultimate goal He has.

I have failed at more things than I care to list,but I have learnt and met some wonderful people.

Someone says testimonies being with the testing of our faith

One thing I've learned in my own personal journey with the Lord, is to not get too far ahead of myself when it comes to my future plans, hope's, dreams, desires etc... As Christians, we can make all kinds of plans for our future & then pray that the Lord bless it. Well, I'm mainly speaking from my own walk with the Lord. Just be encouraged that the Lord's desire for your life is all Good!, as His ultimate desire is that You grow strong in Him & go out into this dark world & represent Him in all you do. Building our lives on the solid foundation, of Jesus Christ. Sometimes it can be difficult to discern within our spirit which way the Lord is leading, I can understand that from my own experiences in life. I have a lot of desires & hopes for my future, and its temping to jump way ahead of the Lord to make things happen faster on my own, but all I'm hearing from the Lord is, wait, wait, & wait, than wait some more. Well, I have found that this is where trust come in to the picture. I know the Lord is saying to me, Wait & Trust Me! Psalms 37:23 The LORD makes firm the steps of the one who delights in him;
1 Corinthians 14:33 For God is not a God of confusion but of peace:

it sounds so trite to say, the end of the story has yet to be revealed?

i have felt the way you describe more times than i can remember, and when it happens now, i tell myself that trite saying.

you can safely let go of the end of the rope, though.

The eternal God is your dwelling place, and underneath are the everlasting arms. (Deut 33:27a)

i will surely be praying for you. i love you, bro.

-ellie (formerly psychomom )

Reminds me of a song..... I beg your pardon I never promised you a rose garden....

We live in a world full of sin and God didn't promise to take away our troubles or problems, but He promised to be with us through them. God is also in the business of character building and He will do whatever it takes to help us on the road to Salvation.... We repent and ask for forgiveness accepting Jesus as our Savior and then the character building process takes place I believe some refer to it as sanctification....

We go through trials and such in order to refine us as in a fire.... God gets rid of the dross and we come out shiny and new in Christ Jesus.... None of us will see the perfection until we are with God.... sanctification is the work of a lifetime...God's work not ours... and sometimes the process is painful....

I like that someone used Joseph's life as an example... Sometimes you have to get sold into slavery and go to prison before you see a reward of becoming a ruler....or position of importance.

Even Moses had to tend sheep for many years before he herded/lead people...

Situation has worsened and I now feel worse than before. It's on a bullet train to being a totally irreparable situation that God told me was going to be a long and good one. Thanks for the great direction God.

This was a good question --
In the course of my life, I have known but a handful of people who actually thought they heard God tell them to do something. Not once have I ever heard that is worked out well. Most Christians I have known all these years never heard God tell them what they should do.

So why are you so sure it was from God?

It all comes down to trusting God for the outcome of our choices. But our heart must be in the right place and our choices must be for His glory. If something goes wrong maybe God is working on your heart.

I have constantly been grilled and questioned over this for a while now. Even when things were better. I no longer feel an obligation to defend myself to every person eager to tell me I'm wrong. The people I know well, who doubted, were convinced when I told them why I believe this. As I said, it is not something I take lightly to say or believe and it was something I was initially very reluctant to trust in due to my past. God has, time and again, reinforced this belief in many ways, and has, at times, carried me when I was ready to give up before.

If this is about your ex who uses you, if God really told you it will work out, it will, but ask Him if He really wants you to help them all the time. Maybe you need to cut off contact and only pray and then she'll call. I had a dream from God about a guy. He wanted me to marry him. It turned out the dream wasn't from God and I had to break all contact. Now you could be right, I saw one guy whose wife beat him up but he stayed true an let himself be treated as a doormat, but she did want to go for help and prayer and got set free and changed. But if she kicked you out, even the Holy Spirit leaves if someone kicks Him out and waits 'til they invite Him again, but He tells others to keep praying for them.
I'd just leave it and focus on your relationship with God and if you want to help people, there's enough others you can help.

Hi Ugly, on the occasions I feel I have been led to do something, it's like an
unction, something compelling me it's hard to describe. It usually comes with a
sense of excitement or peace.

Maybe God is bringing you to a place where you have no option but to lean on Him and
that in your own strength you are helpless. There are times when it is only at that point
that God can really work and show himself to be more willing to answer prayer than we
ever thought possible.

I experienced this several times myself last year and really came to an end of myself and
literally had to just say "God you are going to have to do something because I have
nothing left to give any more." God answered in the most amazing ways!

It taught me that often I get in the way as I keep trying to do things my way and with
my own strength. Still do if I'm being honest.

Your a good person and have grown so much spiritually, I took a break from CC for a while
and I immediately noticed you seemed different when I came back. God is changing you
and working on you. Maybe you don't notice it in yourself but the evidence is there.

We all go through tunnels in life. They are dark difficult places and it can feel like God is not
doing much. But it's in those tunnels that we get to ask our "why" questions and to put
aside worldly attitudes and grow closer to God even if we feel he is distant.

A few years ago I had a dream of a blue print of a railway tunnel.
Then i woke up and fell asleep again and had another dream that the railway tunnel had
been built and it had stood for generations. So much do that the brick work was old and
the railway line was disused and overgrown. i was sat on a grassy embankment overlooking
the railway and gazing into the tunnel.
Then I woke up and asleep again and found myself in a dark place with a wall on either
side of me and I realised I was in the tunnel. There was question marks floating in the
air in the darkness. I woke up with a sense of Isaiah 45. Read it, it is amazing!

Its often in the dark places that we experience the most spiritual growth, it's in those places
that we discover those treasures hidden in darkness, that our faith is tested and refined.

Then a while later I had another dream I was in that dark tunnel and part of the roof gave way
and I could see bright blue sky above.

People say there is light at the end of the tunnel. I disagree, instead I would say God brings
break through!


Then I had another dream in which I was on a train like an old western style train.
i was in a box carriage like you see in the movies. The floor was covered in letters
of the alphabet and as the train juddered and moved, the letters came together and
spelt out "bigger picture" all over the carriage floor.

We often only see the picture from our side, but God looks down and sees the
wonderful ongoing refining work in our lives. He sees the bigger picture, there is a
bigger picture in Gods work.

We are concerned with the here and now but God is concerned with the spiritual. He
is refining us and preparing us to spend eternity with Him, not just 80+ years on
planet earth.

So don't give in, don't give up, ask those "why" questions seek out the answers, ask
for wisdom and pray. Cry, scream, yell at God if it helps. David had lots of "why" times
with God.


Lord watch over Ugly, show him the treasures you have set aside for him. Give him
wisdom and strength to be one who over comes. Change what needs to be changed in
both him and his friend and give them both strength to stand in the battle.