Lee Strobel

And everything has to be measured against that to make sure because God's not going to lead you to do something that's inconsistent. But I've had those moments too. I had one in 1994 back when we used travel agents, remember, to book airline flights. So I had to fly to a city in Ohio.

And so I'm on the phone and the travel agent said, okay, you got to fly to Pittsburgh and then you get in a smaller commuter plane and it takes you, it lands right across the street from where you're going in Canton, Ohio. And I said, okay, sounds great. And you hear the type, type, type, she's typing my reservation. And I had one of those impressions of, Is there another way to go?

And so I'm on the phone and the travel agent said, okay, you got to fly to Pittsburgh and then you get in a smaller commuter plane and it takes you, it lands right across the street from where you're going in Canton, Ohio. And I said, okay, sounds great. And you hear the type, type, type, she's typing my reservation. And I had one of those impressions of, Is there another way to go?

And so I'm on the phone and the travel agent said, okay, you got to fly to Pittsburgh and then you get in a smaller commuter plane and it takes you, it lands right across the street from where you're going in Canton, Ohio. And I said, okay, sounds great. And you hear the type, type, type, she's typing my reservation. And I had one of those impressions of, Is there another way to go?

No, no, no, you have to fly, I think it was to Cleveland and rent a car and drive for several hours. No, no, this is perfect, gets you right where you're going. I just don't feel comfortable with it. All right, well, I can, so type, type, type. She unbooks me on that first flight, books me on the United flight heading somewhere else to Cleveland or wherever it was.

No, no, no, you have to fly, I think it was to Cleveland and rent a car and drive for several hours. No, no, this is perfect, gets you right where you're going. I just don't feel comfortable with it. All right, well, I can, so type, type, type. She unbooks me on that first flight, books me on the United flight heading somewhere else to Cleveland or wherever it was.

No, no, no, you have to fly, I think it was to Cleveland and rent a car and drive for several hours. No, no, this is perfect, gets you right where you're going. I just don't feel comfortable with it. All right, well, I can, so type, type, type. She unbooks me on that first flight, books me on the United flight heading somewhere else to Cleveland or wherever it was.

Both flights took off at the same time, the one to Pittsburgh that I would have been on and the one to Cleveland that I was on. And I rent a car, I get dinner, I get back in the car, I'm going to drive down to Canton or whatever it was, and I turn on the radio and that other plane had crashed. Wow. That was the 1994 crash in Pittsburgh of the US Air flight that killed everybody on board.

Both flights took off at the same time, the one to Pittsburgh that I would have been on and the one to Cleveland that I was on. And I rent a car, I get dinner, I get back in the car, I'm going to drive down to Canton or whatever it was, and I turn on the radio and that other plane had crashed. Wow. That was the 1994 crash in Pittsburgh of the US Air flight that killed everybody on board.

Both flights took off at the same time, the one to Pittsburgh that I would have been on and the one to Cleveland that I was on. And I rent a car, I get dinner, I get back in the car, I'm going to drive down to Canton or whatever it was, and I turn on the radio and that other plane had crashed. Wow. That was the 1994 crash in Pittsburgh of the US Air flight that killed everybody on board.

I think about that and I go, was that God impressing on me that, you know what, I don't want you on that flight? Or was that just me saying, you know, it's US Air, I don't like them as much or whatever. I think it was God. I think it was God protecting me.

I think about that and I go, was that God impressing on me that, you know what, I don't want you on that flight? Or was that just me saying, you know, it's US Air, I don't like them as much or whatever. I think it was God. I think it was God protecting me.

I think about that and I go, was that God impressing on me that, you know what, I don't want you on that flight? Or was that just me saying, you know, it's US Air, I don't like them as much or whatever. I think it was God. I think it was God protecting me.

What I typically do in my prayers in the morning is at the end, I say, Lord, I'm just going to stay still for a few minutes. And if there's something you want me to know, if you want to communicate something more directly to me, I'm open, I'm in a posture of receptivity, and I just spend a minute or two in that posture and most of the time, nothing.

What I typically do in my prayers in the morning is at the end, I say, Lord, I'm just going to stay still for a few minutes. And if there's something you want me to know, if you want to communicate something more directly to me, I'm open, I'm in a posture of receptivity, and I just spend a minute or two in that posture and most of the time, nothing.

What I typically do in my prayers in the morning is at the end, I say, Lord, I'm just going to stay still for a few minutes. And if there's something you want me to know, if you want to communicate something more directly to me, I'm open, I'm in a posture of receptivity, and I just spend a minute or two in that posture and most of the time, nothing.

But then every once in a while, there's this impression about something. And I remember when I was in, I was a journalist at the Chicago Tribune, very successful in what I was doing, and I felt God was starting to call me out of that into, after I became a Christian, into the staff of a church at a 60% pay cut. And- I remember that too.

But then every once in a while, there's this impression about something. And I remember when I was in, I was a journalist at the Chicago Tribune, very successful in what I was doing, and I felt God was starting to call me out of that into, after I became a Christian, into the staff of a church at a 60% pay cut. And- I remember that too.

But then every once in a while, there's this impression about something. And I remember when I was in, I was a journalist at the Chicago Tribune, very successful in what I was doing, and I felt God was starting to call me out of that into, after I became a Christian, into the staff of a church at a 60% pay cut. And- I remember that too.

You're gonna have to tell me three times for this. But those are the moments that you're receptive to that kind of thing. I think to take the initiative to say, almost like putting up an antenna and saying, God, I'm here, I'm waiting, I'm listening. And if you don't have anything for me, that's fine. But if you do, then please,