"Larry, God told me to leave the church and attend another church," the lady told me.  I asked her, "Is there anything wrong with our church?"  Her answer was, "No, but the Lord told me to move on."  My response, "Why?"  Then she said, "I don't know why, He just told me it was time to move on."  All of the while, during this conversation, I had a sick feeling in my spirit.  I knew that she was not hearing from God at all!  However, I learned long ago that when someone comes at you with, "God told me," there is not much you can do about it. 

I had to wonder how much counsel this woman had on her decision to leave the church.  I know that she certainly didn't consult with Corinne or I or for that matter, any other members of the church leadership team.  You know I really believe that the spirit of deception is working very hard in the ranks of the older, more mature Christians these days.  We all have to be careful about acting on the voices and dreams that we have.  In seeking direction, the good advice is to get advice!  Check out important decisions with those who can give you wise counsel and are not just "yes men/women!" 

The Bible states that in making accusations against elders in the church, it should be done with the input of two or three witnesses.  "Let every word be established by two or three witnesses!"  Let's hold the same standard in judging those directional prophetic words we get, the directional dreams and impressions we get, before we actually follow through with them.

God give your Body the gift of discernment.  We need it Lord!  I need it Lord!

Blessings~ ls