For instance, smiling, kneeling or even outward temperance do not mean that one is a virtuous woman hence the need for perception and discernment. 17. Disobedience to spiritual promptings In life, one moment can be a defining factor to the many years ahead. In EXODUS 2:16-21 Moses at the well stood up, and helped Reuel’s daughters who were driven away by shepherds, and further watered their flock. This though to one might have been minor, but it opened a door for him to be given a hand in marriage to Zipporah by her father. Spiritual prompting is when God with urgency demands one to do or say something without even them having a full comprehension of the entire outcome from the prompt. Some men ignoring such instructions has caused them unnecessary delays hence frustrating what should have come easily. 18. Inability to ponder on the silent instructions from God God usually gives people hints on who their marriage partner is. In ESTHER 2:15, Esther obtained favour before king Ahasuerus because she required nothing but what Hegai the king’s eunuch, the keeper of the women, advised. PROVERBS 25:2 says, “It is the glory of God to conceal a thing, but the glory of kings is to search out a matter.” This knowledge is important for Page | 9
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