Tuesday, July 2, 2024

Reflection - Nurturing The Inner Life - Can You Trust Your Impressions?

Source (book): "Making All Things New", 52 Reflections to Challenge the Way You Live, Chapter 25, "Can You Trust Your Impressions?", Page 135.
By Robert M. Solomon, Bishop of the Methodist Church in Singapore from 2000 - 2012


 Years ago, a reader wrote to a columnist with a puzzle
PHOTO: Years ago, a reader wrote to a columnist with a puzzle: Suppose you're on a game show, and you're given the choice of three doors. Behind one door is a car, and behind the others, goats. You pick door number 1, and the host, who knows what's behind the doors, opens door number 3, revealing a goat. He says: "Do you want to pick door number 2 instead?" Would it be to your advantage to switch your choice?

The columnist, Marilyn vos Savant, who was said to have the world's highest IQ then (228), advised the reader to switch as there was a higher chance (two-thirds vs. one-third) that the car was behind door number 2. This provoked much criticism, especially from many maths professors in America. But the columnist stuck to her position. Experiments later showed that she was right. The logic in this puzzle is counter-intuitive. We might intuitively say that switching doors would make no difference, but cold mathematical logic says otherwise. How much should we trust our gut feelings?

A tragic mid-air collision between a chartered plane and a cargo plane occurred on July 1, 2002 in southern Germany. Seventy-one people died, including 45 Russian children. How did this tragedy take place? Each plane had a device called a TCAS (Traffic Control Avoidance System). Each plane's device gave warnings. The cargo plane's device instructed the pilot to dive, while the other plane's device told the pilot to climb. Unfortunately, the traffic controller on the ground insisted, repeatedly, that the chartered plane should dive. The pilot trusted the human voice instead of the machine's warning, resulting in disaster. Was the controller relying on gut feelings too? How did the pilot work out his decision?

How does God speak to us? We have the Bible, the Word of God. Every time we read it, we hear God speaking, like a person hears from a loved one in a letter from far away. But experience tells us that reading Scripture is also a dynamic experience. God is transcendent (beyond grasp), yet is very near us. Most of us can testify to times when our Bible reading spoke with relevance to the questions we were asking. Indeed, reading the Bible can, at times, feel more like a dynamic online chat with God than the static reading of a letter for Him.

When we have a decision to make, we can either look at established principles from the Bible to work out our decision, or wait for some direct impression from God to give us specific guidance. We can also rely on a combination of both. In reality, most Christians who are serious about obeying God rely on biblical principles worked out over the years. If you consider all your decisions, big and small, over the past week, the odds are that you would have relied more on objective biblical principles, as "do not lie", "do good", "have a servant's heart", or "deny yourself".

But what about those times when we have experienced strong gut feelings that seem to be spiritual impressions? These experiences have their value, for instance, when intuition compels us to rush to the hospital just in time to pray for a brother before  an emergency operation. Or when we are led to send financial aid to a friend, finding out only later that our gift was an answer to a specific and urgent prayer.

However, such impressions can also let us down. In more extreme cases, people may show signs of mental instability, like a young man who carved a cross on his forehead because he sensed an inner voice instructing him to do so. Thankfully, for most people, they merely experience the embarrassment of finding out that their gut feelings had misled them. Do you remember schoolboy games at bus stops, when boys would test their intuitive powers by trying to predict when the bus would appear at the street corner? Often, they would fail and just laugh it off. Nevertheless, strong impressions can, at times, be no laughing matter but a serious challenge. How can we find out if it is God who is speaking within?

Should you board a plane when you had a strong impression that something bad was about to happen? When hiring, how much should you rely on gut feelings? This was the problem the prophet Samuel faced when he was looking for someone to anoint as king (1 Samuel 16:1-13). When  Jesse's eldest son stood before him, Samuel's gut feeling was that he was the man, but God told him that he was wrong, speaking to him in an audible voice, something more tangible than intuition. After that, Samuel ruled out all the others and seemed to sense that there was another son of Jesse whom he had not seen. And God confirmed that he was to anoint David.

What lesson can we learn? Completely ignoring our gut feelings or intuition can shut out important things God may be saying. However, God speaks to us both subjectively and objectively, and it is necessary that we test our subjective impressions with objective criteria, simply because we are often misled by our intuitions. Remember also that Satan can plant thoughts and ideas in our minds. Or, as is often the case, we suppose our own thoughts and ideas to be God's. Thus, we must test every spirit and every intuition (1 John 4:1). Scripture assures us that even if our hearts (intuitively) condemn us, we, who believe in Christ, can rest in His truth (1 John 3:19-20). Objective criteria overrides subjective intuition.

Objective criteria includes Scripture and the tradition of God's people. If you have a strong intuition telling you to do something that Scripture prohibits, the objective criteria would immediately inform you that the intuition is neither from God nor acceptable to Him. Reason and common experience are further criteria we can use. It is always good to check our intuitions with Scripture and mature, Spirit-filled Christians. We may also confuse intuition with mathematical logic or rational thought, as the anecdote (a short amusing or interesting story) at the beginning of this chapter showed us.

At certain levels of reality, mechanical and mathematical logic are more reliable than our intuition. At other levels, intuition becomes more significant, such as in art, philosophy, or human relationships. Applying mathematical logic to relationships would be disastrous, as would be flying an airplane or treating illnesses based on gut feelings. Remember that our intuition can be wrong, and God gives us objective criteria to test our gut feelings. We can be open to impressions, so as not to miss what God may be dynamically communicating, but there are God-given ways to avoid being misled by them when they are wrong.


Years ago, a reader wrote to a columnist with a puzzle: Suppose you're on a game show, and you're given the choice of three doors. Behind one door is a car, and behind the others, goats. You pick door number 1, and the host, who knows what's behind the doors, opens door number 3, revealing a goat. He says: "Do you want to pick door number 2 instead?" Would it be to your advantage to switch your choice?

The columnist, Marilyn vos Savant, who was said to have the world's highest IQ then (228), advised the reader to switch as there was a higher chance (two-thirds vs. one-third) that the car was behind door number 2. This provoked much criticism, especially from many maths professors in America. But the columnist stuck to her position. Experiments later showed that she was right. The logic in this puzzle is counter-intuitive. We might intuitively say that switching doors would make no difference, but cold mathematical logic says otherwise. How much should we trust our gut feelings?


 The columnist, Marilyn vos Savant, who was said to have the world's highest IQ then (228), advised the reader to switch as there was a higher chance (two-thirds vs. one-third) that the car was behind door
PHOTO: The columnist, Marilyn vos Savant, who was said to have the world's highest IQ then (228), advised the reader to switch as there was a higher chance (two-thirds vs. one-third) that the car was behind door number 2. This provoked much criticism, especially from many maths professors in America. But the columnist stuck to her position. Experiments later showed that she was right. The logic in this puzzle is counter-intuitive. We might intuitively say that switching doors would make no difference, but cold mathematical logic says otherwise. How much should we trust our gut feelings?
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A tragic mid-air collision between a chartered plane and a cargo plane occurred on July 1, 2002 in southern Germany. Seventy-one people died, including 45 Russian children. How did this tragedy take place? Each plane had a device called a TCAS (Traffic Control Avoidance System). Each plane's device gave warnings. The cargo plane's device instructed the pilot to dive, while the other plane's device told the pilot to climb. Unfortunately, the traffic controller on the ground insisted, repeatedly, that the chartered plane should dive. The pilot trusted the human voice instead of the machine's warning, resulting in disaster. Was the controller relying on gut feelings too? How did the pilot work out his decision?


 A tragic mid-air collision between a chartered plane and a cargo plane occurred on July 1, 2002 in southern Germany.
PHOTO: A tragic mid-air collision between a chartered plane and a cargo plane occurred on July 1, 2002 in southern Germany. Seventy-one people died, including 45 Russian children. How did this tragedy take place? Each plane had a device called a TCAS (Traffic Control Avoidance System). Each plane's device gave warnings. The cargo plane's device instructed the pilot to dive, while the other plane's device told the pilot to climb. Unfortunately, the traffic controller on the ground insisted, repeatedly, that the chartered plane should dive. The pilot trusted the human voice instead of the machine's warning, resulting in disaster. Was the controller relying on gut feelings too? How did the pilot work out his decision?
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How does God speak to us? We have the Bible, the Word of God. Every time we read it, we hear God speaking, like a person hears from a loved one in a letter from far away. But experience tells us that reading Scripture is also a dynamic experience. God is transcendent (beyond grasp), yet is very near us. Most of us can testify to times when our Bible reading spoke with relevance to the questions we were asking. Indeed, reading the Bible can, at times, feel more like a dynamic online chat with God than the static reading of a letter for Him.


 How does God speak to us?
PHOTO: How does God speak to us? We have the Bible, the Word of God. Every time we read it, we hear God speaking, like a person hears from a loved one in a letter from far away. But experience tells us that reading Scripture is also a dynamic experience. God is transcendent (beyond grasp), yet is very near us. Most of us can testify to times when our Bible reading spoke with relevance to the questions we were asking. Indeed, reading the Bible can, at times, feel more like a dynamic online chat with God than the static reading of a letter for Him.
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When we have a decision to make, we can either look at established principles from the Bible to work out our decision, or wait for some direct impression from God to give us specific guidance. We can also rely on a combination of both. In reality, most Christians who are serious about obeying God rely on biblical principles worked out over the years. If you consider all your decisions, big and small, over the past week, the odds are that you would have relied more on objective biblical principles, as "do not lie", "do good", "have a servant's heart", or "deny yourself".


 When we have a decision to make, we can either look at established principles from the Bible to work out our decision, or wait for some direct impression from God to give us specific guidance.
PHOTO: When we have a decision to make, we can either look at established principles from the Bible to work out our decision, or wait for some direct impression from God to give us specific guidance. We can also rely on a combination of both. In reality, most Christians who are serious about obeying God rely on biblical principles worked out over the years. If you consider all your decisions, big and small, over the past week, the odds are that you would have relied more on objective biblical principles, as "do not lie", "do good", "have a servant's heart", or "deny yourself".
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But what about those times when we have experienced strong gut feelings that seem to be spiritual impressions? These experiences have their value, for instance, when intuition compels us to rush to the hospital just in time to pray for a brother before  an emergency operation. Or when we are led to send financial aid to a friend, finding out only later that our gift was an answer to a specific and urgent prayer.

However, such impressions can also let us down. In more extreme cases, people may show signs of mental instability, like a young man who carved a cross on his forehead because he sensed an inner voice instructing him to do so. Thankfully, for most people, they merely experience the embarrassment of finding out that their gut feelings had misled them. Do you remember schoolboy games at bus stops, when boys would test their intuitive powers by trying to predict when the bus would appear at the street corner? Often, they would fail and just laugh it off. Nevertheless, strong impressions can, at times, be no laughing matter but a serious challenge. How can we find out if it is God who is speaking within?


 Do you remember schoolboy games at bus stops, when boys would test their intuitive powers by trying to predict when the bus would appear at the street corner?
PHOTO: Do you remember schoolboy games at bus stops, when boys would test their intuitive powers by trying to predict when the bus would appear at the street corner? Often, they would fail and just laugh it off. Nevertheless, strong impressions can, at times, be no laughing matter but a serious challenge. How can we find out if it is God who is speaking within?
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Should you board a plane when you had a strong impression that something bad was about to happen? When hiring, how much should you rely on gut feelings? This was the problem the prophet Samuel faced when he was looking for someone to anoint as king (1 Samuel 16:1-13). When  Jesse's eldest son stood before him, Samuel's gut feeling was that he was the man, but God told him that he was wrong, speaking to him in an audible voice, something more tangible than intuition. After that, Samuel ruled out all the others and seemed to sense that there was another son of Jesse whom he had not seen. And God confirmed that he was to anoint David.


 Should you board a plane when you had a strong impression that something bad was about to happen?
PHOTO: Should you board a plane when you had a strong impression that something bad was about to happen? When hiring, how much should you rely on gut feelings? This was the problem the prophet Samuel faced when he was looking for someone to anoint as king (1 Samuel 16:1-13). When  Jesse's eldest son stood before him, Samuel's gut feeling was that he was the man, but God told him that he was wrong, speaking to him in an audible voice, something more tangible than intuition. After that, Samuel ruled out all the others and seemed to sense that there was another son of Jesse whom he had not seen. And God confirmed that he was to anoint David.
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What lesson can we learn? Completely ignoring our gut feelings or intuition can shut out important things God may be saying. However, God speaks to us both subjectively and objectively, and it is necessary that we test our subjective impressions with objective criteria, simply because we are often misled by our intuitions. Remember also that Satan can plant thoughts and ideas in our minds. Or, as is often the case, we suppose our own thoughts and ideas to be God's. Thus, we must test every spirit and every intuition (1 John 4:1). Scripture assures us that even if our hearts (intuitively) condemn us, we, who believe in Christ, can rest in His truth (1 John 3:19-20). Objective criteria overrides subjective intuition.
 

 Objective criteria overrides subjective intuition.
PHOTO: Objective criteria overrides subjective intuition.
Remember also that Satan can plant thoughts and ideas in our minds. Or, as is often the case, we suppose our own thoughts and ideas to be God's. Thus, we must test every spirit and every intuition (1 John 4:1). Scripture assures us that even if our hearts (intuitively) condemn us, we, who believe in Christ, can rest in His truth (1 John 3:19-20).
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Objective criteria includes Scripture and the tradition of God's people. If you have a strong intuition telling you to do something that Scripture prohibits, the objective criteria would immediately inform you that the intuition is neither from God nor acceptable to Him. Reason and common experience are further criteria we can use. It is always good to check our intuitions with Scripture and mature, Spirit-filled Christians. We may also confuse intuition with mathematical logic or rational thought, as the anecdote (a short amusing or interesting story) at the beginning of this chapter showed us.


 Objective criteria includes Scripture and the tradition of God's people.
PHOTO: Objective criteria includes Scripture and the tradition of God's people. If you have a strong intuition telling you to do something that Scripture prohibits, the objective criteria would immediately inform you that the intuition is neither from God nor acceptable to Him. Reason and common experience are further criteria we can use. It is always good to check our intuitions with Scripture and mature, Spirit-filled Christians. We may also confuse intuition with mathematical logic or rational thought, as the anecdote (a short amusing or interesting story) at the beginning of this chapter showed us.
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At certain levels of reality, mechanical and mathematical logic are more reliable than our intuition. At other levels, intuition becomes more significant, such as in art, philosophy, or human relationships. Applying mathematical logic to relationships would be disastrous, as would be flying an airplane or treating illnesses based on gut feelings. Remember that our intuition can be wrong, and God gives us objective criteria to test our gut feelings. We can be open to impressions, so as not to miss what God may be dynamically communicating, but there are God-given ways to avoid being misled by them when they are wrong.
 

 At certain levels of reality, mechanical and mathematical logic are more reliable than our intuition.
PHOTO: At certain levels of reality, mechanical and mathematical logic are more reliable than our intuition. At other levels, intuition becomes more significant, such as in art, philosophy, or human relationships. Applying mathematical logic to relationships would be disastrous, as would be flying an airplane or treating illnesses based on gut feelings. Remember that our intuition can be wrong, and God gives us objective criteria to test our gut feelings. We can be open to impressions, so as not to miss what God may be dynamically communicating, but there are God-given ways to avoid being misled by them when they are wrong.
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 Dear Lord
PHOTO: "Dear Lord, we pray that we understand that at certain levels of reality, mechanical and mathematical logic are more reliable than our intuition. At other levels, intuition becomes more significant, such as in art, philosophy, or human relationships. Applying mathematical logic to relationships would be disastrous, as would be flying an airplane or treating illnesses based on gut feelings.

Objective criteria includes Scripture and the tradition of God's people. If we have a strong intuition telling us to do something that Scripture prohibits, the objective criteria would immediately inform us that the intuition is neither from God nor acceptable to Him.

Reason and common experience are further criteria we can use. It is always good to check our intuitions with Scripture and mature, Spirit-filled Christians. We may also confuse intuition with mathematical logic or rational thought - like the pilot trusted the human voice instead of the machine's warning.

May we be open to impressions, so as not to miss what God may be dynamically communicating. Let us have the God-given ways to avoid being misled by them when they are wrong.

Through Lord Jesus Christ we pray. Amen."
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Reflection - Nurturing The Inner Life - Can You Trust Your Impressions?
Source (book): "Making All Things New", 52 Reflections to Challenge the Way You Live, Chapter 25, "Can You Trust Your Impressions?", Page 135.
By Robert M. Solomon, Bishop of the Methodist Church in Singapore from 2000 - 2012



"Faithful to the end", A Preacher's Exposition of 2 Timothy, @ 2014 by Robert M. Solomon

'Faithful to the end', A Preacher's Exposition of 2 Timothy, @ 2014 by Robert M. Solomon<br>
Reflection - Faithful to the end (Links)
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2017/06/reflection-faithful-to-end-links.html


"Finding rest for the soul" Responding to Jesus' Invitation in Matthew 11:28-29, © 2016 by Robert M. Solomon

Reflection - Finding rest for the soul (Links)
Reflection - Finding rest for the soul (Links)
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2018/10/reflection-finding-rest-for-soul-links.html


"God in Pursuit" Lessons from the Book of Jonah, © 2016 by Robert M. Solomon

'Reflection - God in Pursuit (Links) - PART I-III, posted on Saturday, 10 August 2019
Reflection - God in Pursuit (Links) - PART I-III, posted on Saturday, 10 August 2019
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2019/08/reflection-god-in-pursuit-links-part-i.html


"God in Pursuit" Lessons from the Book of Jonah, © 2016 by Robert M. Solomon

'Reflection - God in Pursuit (Links) - PART IV, posted on Saturday, 10 August 2019
Reflection - God in Pursuit (Links) - PART IV, posted on Saturday, 10 August 2019
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2019/08/reflection-god-in-pursuit-links-part-iv.html 


"Songs of Christmas", The Stories and Significance of 20 Well-Loved Carols, © 2018 by Robert M. Solomon

Reflection - Songs of Christmas (Links), posted on Friday, 24 April 2020
Reflection - Songs of Christmas (Links), posted on Friday, 24 April 2020
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2020/04/reflection-songs-of-christmas-links.html
 

"Growing Old Gracefully", Following Jesus to the End, © 2019 by Robert M. Solomon

Reflection - Growing Old Gracefully, Part I - III (Links), posted on Wednesday, 09 December 2020
Reflection - Growing Old Gracefully, Part I - III (Links), posted on Wednesday, 09 December 2020
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2020/12/reflection-growing-old-gracefully-part.html
 

Reflection - Growing Old Gracefully, Part IV - V (Links), posted on Thursday, 22 April 2021
Reflection - Growing Old Gracefully, Part IV - V (Links), posted on Thursday, 22 April 2021
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2020/12/reflection-growing-old-gracefully-part_9.html
 

"Teach Us to Number Our Days", © 2008 by David Roper

Reflection - Number Our Days, Chapter 1 - 40 (Links), posted on Tuesday, 16 November 2021
Reflection - Number Our Days, Chapter 1 - 40 (Links), posted on Tuesday, 16 November 2021
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2021/11/reflection-number-our-days-chapter-1-40.html
 
 
Reflection - Number Our Days, Chapter 41 - 64 (Links), posted on Wednesday, 16 March 2022
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Reference
[1] From "Making All Things New", 52 Reflections to Challenge the Way You Live, Copyright @ 2022 by Robert M. Solomon, Chapter 25, "Can You Trust Your Impressions?", Page 135.


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