Have you ever felt like the world was pulling at you? Like your flesh wanted something or was focused on something that wasn’t in the Spirit? I know I have. That happens especially when I see some chocolate or yummy looking dessert that I know would be something I shouldn’t have.
What about the other way around though? Have you ever felt the spirit pulling at you to do something? I’ve talked about how as we mature in our faith; we end up committing sins of omission rather than commission. In other words, we sin when we don’t do something God is calling us to do rather than choosing to do something that is a blatant sin. Those are the ones that get me now.
I’ll give you an example. Imagine you are at church one day and your leader says, “now we are going to have a time where we share testimonies of what God has done in your life this week.” Then the microphone is opened for people to go up and share. Suddenly, you feel this tug in your gut. That’s what I call the pull. You may begin to get butterflies. Your heart may beat faster. Your head may feel a bit dizzy. That’s how I feel the Spirit pulling me to do something.
Now, I’ve felt the pull before, and I have not done anything about it. Usually, when that happens, I feel guilty or like I’ve missed out on doing something. Who knows? If I had done what the pull was calling me to do someone may have had a life-changing moment. But I don’t know that because I didn’t do anything about it.
James 4:17 talks about the sin of omission, or not doing what the pull is telling you to do. It says, “So whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin.” Knowing the right thing could be not doing one of those blatant sins. But it could also be feeling that calling to do something. It could be God leading you to grow and make a difference in someone else’s walk with Christ. But you won’t know that until you surrender to the pull.
So, have you ever felt the pull? What happened when you surrendered to the pull? How can you grow in your relationship with God so that the next time you feel the pull you surrender to its leading?
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