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What would Noah do?

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What if Noah had gone around asking everyone he knew, "God told me to build an ark. What do you think I should do?" It sounds crazy when we put it that way, yet that is exactly what we usually do when the Lord tells us to do something. We know that 100% of the poeple would have advised Noah against building the ark. Why? Well, first of all, it had never rained on the earth yet, so they didn’t even know what rain was (including Noah). Second of all, it sounded just plain nuts! How do I know that 100% would have been against Noah building the ark?  No one got on board. What do we do when we know God is telling us to do something? Do we doubt that we heard from Him?  Do we doubt ourselves - our ability to carry out His orders?  Do we run to everyone we know for their "input?" Don't!   God knows exactly what He is doing.  We don't.  Remember, He sees the beginning from the end, so He knows what is about to take place up ahead.  We don't.   So when He tells