Under Good Teaching

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I was tormented by the Holy Spirit with a phrase for about 4 years. I heard someone say it, but could not believe it. I had been taught that speaking in absolutes was not wise unless referring to Jesus. The phrase was, “Under good teaching, you may learn a lot, but you won’t grow a lot.”

How could it be true that it was not possible to grow in some environment, especially one where there was good teaching? No. It was an easy to assess situation.

Months later, the phrase came back into my mind, even though I was not wondering if it was true, nor was I considering the subject that caused me to hear it the first time. I found myself passing back through the same process of deciding that it could not be true, wondering why I was doing so. I was quite convinced, so why was I wondering?

Again and again for years I heard the phrase in my mind. It no longer sounded like it was spoken by the first voice I heard say it. Now it was sounding like the voice I attribute to the Spirit of God when I believe that I am hearing Him. Becoming convinced that it might be the Lord trying to make me able to believe it, I considered again and again the possibility of it being true. No, it was too absolute. How could it not be possible? Maybe not automatic, maybe not likely, but not possible? No.

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