It’s too uncomfortable where you are & you gotta get away. Out of sight. Out of Mind. That makes it easier to get over hurt from specific things and people, right? You don’t have to see them or be in their presence because it’s a consistent reminder of what happened & now you’re healed and over it, right? But, what if you’re forced to stay there in the midst of that hurt? What if God allowed things to happen around you and in your life that forced you to remain right there in the very place that’s painful & uncomfortable…to face the individual(s) that caused your pain…to face what always causes you to run/move away from?
THE ALMIGHTY GOD WANTS GROWTH OUT OF US. He wants us to be strong in the faith & strong in the mind. He wants us to gain spiritual muscle through our experiences and pain (James 2). It’s easy to walk away but, it takes strength to fight. It’s not a fight of the fist but, a fight in the spirit (Ephesians 6:12), in prayer, to submit our ways & our thoughts (2Cor.10:5; Philp.2:5) to God in order to get through what we’re going through & to OVERCOME those familiar patterns. With that being said, sometimes God will instruct us to STAND STILL (Exodus 14:13-14, Psalm 37:7, 46:10-14). We allow our emotions, our frustrations and anger to move us prematurely and react without talking to God and WAITING on His response. We make decisions based on how we feel in the moment. LOGICALLY: We’re human & we do things any human would do, right? The thing about that is, it doesn’t work for God; THE HOLY SPIRIT. He knows more than anybody that we’re human and he knows exactly what all of us can and cannot handle. In addition, if we’re going through it [whatever “it” is], HE KNOWS that we can handle it (1 Cor. 10:13) and already have a way out of it for us. We just have to apply HIS word to our flesh/pain. SPEAK LIFE OVER A DEAD SITUATION and sometimes we have to do it while remaining in the eye of the storm.
IT IS IMPORTANT THAT OUR PERSONALITY, CHARACTER AND OUR ENTIRE BEING, SUBMITS TO THE WILL OF GOD (Romans 8) because, if not, we end up making moves and decisions that we suffer the consequences for later. It takes faith to wait, be patient, and STAND STILL just as it does to move. Especially when we’re uncomfortable. We say, “God, this doesn’t feel good & I don’t like it here. I’m leaving!” but, did he give you that command/instruction? The best way to get through life and any foggy ordeal, is to be led by God. HIS LIGHT. (Psalm 23, 119:105). We can not see our way without His light guiding us. And we know, when we’re going through pain, that’s usually our darkest hour/season. I encourage you to allow your faith in God to guide you, totally! I have no idea where my current test is going to lead me but, I TRUST that if I allow God to continue to guide me, I won’t error. I won’t stumble or fall. He sees beyond what we can see. He sees our finish line and already provided the door for us to walk through. We just have to TRUST that in the midst of Him instructing us to STAND STILL, He’s moving things/ppl out of the way, He’s working on that husband, on that child, on that co-worker/supervisor, HE’S WORKING ON US & HE’S MOVING ON OUR BEHALF. THINGS ARE WORKING IN OUR FAVOR for HIS PURPOSE. All he wants us to do is get out of His Way, remain in His Will & OBEY HIS INSTRUCTIONS.
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