Flip Of A Coin
I wonder how many of you make decisions by flipping a coin. If you need to make a big decision do you flip a coin? Sounds to simple and, well, flippant. I believe their is a definite place for flipping a quarter. If you are trying to decide which job to take or which girl to ask, I say flip a coin. Let's say you decide heads you will ask Sally and tails you will ask Jane. Now, you flip the coin and call HEADS but it lands TAILS!!! Your spirit groans because in all reality you want to ask Sally. This means that the flipping of a coin can be a very helpful tool in making decisions. This theory will work for other aspects of life as well. How many of you have flipped a coin?
posted by Glen Zehr | 10:47 AM
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Glen,
I can't believe you brought up the subject of flipping a coin! I often tell my wife to flip a coin when she is faced with a decision. She almost daily asks "What shall I make for supper?" AH! No better time to break out a quarter!
When does asking God for direction instead of just flipping a coin come into play?
I guess we could do both. Pray before flipping the coin, asking God for direction. Assign God's yes to "heads" and His no to "tails". We do something similar with the "lot" do we not?
I like that Rob....
Praying doesn't guarantee clear answers does it?
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You got the idea Glen. I sure have not seen God float note cards down with answers on them. I prefer the open/closed door, fleece, lot, or coin flip type of decision making.
Looking forward to more input on this subject.
Praying only guarantees clear answers, IF you're listening. I personally think it's much better to pray about it, not just once, but be persistant and keep seeking God about it and He will answer, if we're listening, we will hear. I just in the last couple years learned this. And have seen how it works. God doesn't always answer in his time, for instance, we were searching for a home closer the the Milk Mans job and we were praying about it all the time. We looked at a couple differant houses and liked them, but the renter wasn't very flexable as to when we moved in. A couple weeks later my husband called a phone number a friend had given me and it was Jim Eigsti! He had a home for us and I went and looked at it. Jim and Ellen had been praying for renters and we had been daily seeking God's will. He did answer! In His time and it was perfect. 6 months before that we couldn't see why nothing was working out for us, and even 2 weeks before. Now in a case such as what shall I make for supper, that might be more of a coin flipping case. However, I don't flip coins.
oh, by the way Rob, do you really think God wants to answer you with a coin? But I can't understand the Lot either, the church I grew up in voted, but I don't see that either, where does being "Called" to the Ministery come in?
Shine,
Thanks for your input on this subject. I agree that on big decisions frequent and earnest prayer needs to be a big part of the process. However, couldn't part of "listening" be found in the circumstances that develope? A closed door could be considered a "no" from God. If you would not have found a home in that scenario you mentioned, would you have seen that as an answer of "no" from God? Also, the use of the "lot" is a scriptural concept. Just thinking along with you.
In my short expierence I have found that even after praying, waiting, etc. I have felt no clear direction. The point I am trying to make is this. Flipping a coin may in fact give you some direction. You can flip a coin and realize, you know what, that isn't what God wants me to do. Why couldn't God use a coin flip?
I am not in any way, shape, or form trying to minimize prayer. All I am saying is that this simple flip of a coin may in fact give you some direction. Good points everyone.....
Glen, your logic seems to really line up with mine on this subject! LOL
Rob, yes, we would have taken it as a no, if we wouldn't have found a house, but out of all the ones that we looked at and they didn't work out, we took each of those as No's from God. I'm not saying God won't make the coin land a certain way, it just seems a little funny to ask tell God you'll take Heads as yes and Tails as no.
Can you give me a scripture for the Lot?
Appriciate your thoughts.
I see I goofed on my last comment, I said God doesn't always answer in His time, I meant to say in our time.
If you type in the phrase "cast lots" at crosswalk.com's bible study tools, it shows 19 references to the use of the lot. Here is the URL:
http://bible.crosswalk.com/
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