Circumstantial Instructions: How GOD speaks to us through circumstances:

    GOD is speaking to you. Can you hear him?
We all think that God only limits his means of communicating to Man to just "the Bible", the Holy Spirit, or the Prophets.
  No, even by simply taking a trip to the beach, watching animals behave, visiting a forest, reading a graffiti etc etc, you can hear God speaking to you.
 

CIRCUMSTANTIAL INSTRUCTIONS FROM GOD TO MAN:
  (How GOD speaks to us through our circumstances.)
   God is speaking to you right now in so many ways and in diverse voices. Especially through your circumstances.
Circumstances are the way things are with you presently, both privately and publicly.
  It is also the way things are with the people around you. Plus how both situations intersect.
  The intersection of both circumstances is the ultimate indicator of an individual either being in a state of eudaimonia or in a lugubrious state.
  Whether you find yourself in an eudamonic state or in a lugubrious state, your circumstance is a form of instruction that directs you on the next step to take.

For example:
  The Prodigal Son after his profligacy found himself in a place and point where he even longed to join pigs to eat pig food.
  The horrible state he found himself brought him back to his senses.
Luke 15:17-20

He was like:
"Hey, wait a second! I'm a majestic prince for goodness sake. How on earth did it get so bad that I'm even trying to share some pig food with a bunch of pigs?"

His negative circumstances brought him back to his senses.

GOD explains to us why he allows or permits a few things to bring us some tears.
  It's because being too happy can cause you to forget yourself and in fact end up throwing garbage in God's face. If Sarah knew she was discussing with GOD, would she have laughed at God's declaration and lied even when God questioned her?

What about the rich guy who got so carried away with the bliss of making large lumps of profits until he denied GOD of his praises and had to pass that very same night. Don't end up like the rich fool.
Luke 12:16-21

Our circumstances are indicators of the state of our relationship with GOD.
 
GOOD CIRCUMSTANCES: indicate that God is pleased with you and then he's letting you have some time to enjoy some fatness of his endless and unsearchable wealth and riches.

BAD CIRCUMSTANCES: doesn't mean that God is absent or that God is not with you, it could mean that God is passing you through a process and, if your relationship with him is perfect and top notch, such bad situations won't exist for a long time.
  When bad circumstances linger longer than necessary, it means something is not right between you and God and you need to visit the drawing boards.

With that in mind, let's look at more examples of Circumstantial Instructions:

Example 2:
The Israelites in the wilderness for example is a typical case of a bad circumstance that lasted longer than it was supposed to.
  They weren't supposed to stay that long in the wilderness but due to their unbelief in God, the worshipping of the golden calf, Korah, Dathan and Abiram's insurrection plus so many more issues, they had to be stuck in the wilderness for decades until finally an entire generation of them passed away.
Joshua 5:6

Take a look at your present circumstances right now and ask yourself what you think GOD is trying to communicate to you through them.

It actually makes sense to pray and have a prayerful discussion with God on the matter, then find out the next step to take.

Example 3:
When the Brook Cherith dried up, the Prophet Elijah had no more water to drink. It was then that God instructed him to go to the Widow's house, and that marked the historic story of Prophet Elijah and the Widow of Zarepheth.
1 King 17:1-7

Example 4:
When persecutions sprang out in the early church, the early Christians were dispersed in various different directions. God designed those persecutions to cause the gospel to spread all over Europe and to so many parts of Asia, and Africa.
  This resulted in the various missionary journeys of the Apostle Paul of Tarsus.
  It also contributed to the multiplication of the Church across the world eventually.
Acts 8:1-5

What you're experiencing right now, is an instructive mechanism from GOD to go back to the analytical drawing board of your relationship with him and if your relationship is good, he wants it to be better and then from that you can have the best not just for you to sit back and start slapping your chest in self praise but for all men to see the wonder he's done in your life and give him all the praises he deserve.
  This is because your life is designed to be a channel of praises and thanksgiving and worship to GOD and when sinners see how God is good to you for being righteous, they will turn from their sinful ways and follow the path of righteousness in obedience to God's commandments as he wishes and as he wills for all men to do.

Article written by Apostle Constance C. Friday Ani

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