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Originally Posted by Chan
I'm not so sure about that. I don't think Saul was willing and yielded when he came among the prophets and all of a sudden started prophesying. This notion that God is in any way hindered by man is an idolatrous one because it has the effect of placing man above God.
Of course we need to pray. Of course we need to be consecrated. But we need to pray and we need to be consecrated because it is for our benefit and not because God is somehow prevented from doing something without it.
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But yielding and submission to God is key in being used by Him. When you're in that position you don't place yourself above God.