2 Kings 7:1 (NKJV) Then Elisha said, “Hear the word of the Lord. Thus says the Lord: ‘Tomorrow about this time a seah of fine flour shall be sold for a shekel, and two seahs of barley for a shekel, at the gate of Samaria.’
When we are faced with a difficult situation, we mustn’t be rash in our decision making or be impatient to wait upon the Lord because the chance of making a wrong decision is very high, especially when we have not consecrated our plans to God and gotten His blessings.
The best way to walk out of it is to place our faith in God. God and His Word are One. Therefore, whatever He has spoken to us personally, He will bring it to pass, but the key is that He has spoken to us personally. You will know without a doubt that He has spoken to you because it is something that is personal. God knows about your struggle because you have shared with Him through your prayers, or it could be just a sigh, complaint or even venting of frustration throughout the day.
In this passage, God was aware of the plight faced by the people of Israel, and He sent forth His prophet, Elisha, to comfort and assure them of the breakthrough that would come the next morning. While in the Old Testament, God sent His prophets to tell His people what to expect, to warn and to guide them, as New Testament believers, we have the Bible as our guide and a means for God to speak to us. Therefore, the safest guide for us is the Word of God and the witness of the Holy Spirit to lead or guide us in our decision. We need to get a book, chapter, and verse from God as a form of promise or an answer. The current role of the prophet in the fivefold ministries—if one were to prophesy over you—might just be to confirm what you have already heard from the Lord.
We are born again and are the children of the living God, and God will speak directly to His children when we seek His face. We should seek God for His opinion and wisdom on a particular situation. We have the Holy Spirit as our guide, teacher, and He will give us a witness through the spirit man and teach us all things because the same Spirit of God that was upon Elisha is living within us. We can perceive and receive instructions from the Holy Spirit just as Elisha did. The most important thing for us to do is to train our spirit man to be receptive to the leading and instructions of the Holy Spirit.
Proverbs 16:9 (NKJV) A man’s heart plans his way, But the Lord directs his steps.
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列王纪下 7:1-16 以利沙说：“你们要听耶和华的话。耶和华如此说：明日约到这时候，在撒马利亚城门口，一细亚 细面要卖银 一舍客勒，二细亚 大麦也要卖银 一舍客勒。”
当我们面对艰困处境，我们不应轻率地做出决定，也不应在等待神时失去耐心，因为人在这种情况下作出错误决定的可能性很高。尤其是当我们尚未把我们的计划分别为圣献给神，还没有得到神的祝福时。
摆脱这种光景的最好方法之一就是相信神。神和祂的话是一体的。因此，无论祂对我们亲口说了什么，祂都会确保祂的话成为现实。关键是祂必须亲自跟我们说话。你会毫不迟疑地知道祂对你说了话, 是因为这是一件个人的事情。神了解你的挣扎, 因为你通过祷告与祂分享了。这可能只是一声叹息，一声抱怨，甚至是一整天的发泄沮丧情绪。
在这段经节里，神知道以色列人面临的困境。祂派遣先知以利沙来安慰他们，并向他们保证第二天早上会有突破。在旧约中神差派祂的先知告诉祂的子民会发生什么，警告并指引祂的子民。作为新约时代的信徒，我们有圣经作为我们的指南，也是神对我们说话的渠道。因此，对我们来说，最安全的指南是圣经以及圣灵的印证，以引导或指导我们做出决定。
我们需要从神那里得到一卷书、一个章节和一节经文，作为应许或回答。五重职事中的先知目前的职分是–如果有个先知对你发了预言–也许只是确认你从神那里已经听到的。
我们已经重生。我们是永生神的孩子，因此当神的孩子寻求祂的面时，神会直接对祂的孩子说话。我们要寻求神对特定情况的意见和智慧。我们有圣灵作为我们的向导，老师，祂还将通过灵人给我们一个印证，祂将教导我们一切。那在以利沙身上的神的灵同样也住在我们里面。我们可以像以利沙一样感知和接受圣灵的教导。最要紧是训练我们的灵人接受圣灵的引导和教导。
箴言16:9人心筹算自己的道路，唯耶和华指引他的脚步。
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