Most
times we face situations in life that makes the mind wonder "was God really aware" that this was
going to happen?
We
get into some difficult and heart-breaking situations, which makes us wonder
whether “does God truly care”?? Yes
he does!
I
had a terrible encounter where I knew people would actually wonder whether what
I preached made sense. How could I preach that scripture says "None shall
cast their young" but still I lost a pregnancy. For another person, it
might have been easier to receive counseling and sympathies after all they had
not been preaching to a childless neighbor a few weeks back about how God loves
her and made her fruitful, and that she shouldn't fear deaths or miscarriage
because that is not what God said in His word.
It
was a dark moment of despair. At the point of losing a child or loved one, it
all doesn't make sense and something always doesn't add up, especially when you
have prayed (got the church community to pray with you) believed, decreed and
understood that such evil will never befall you.
Now
the question is, did you not pray enough? Did you not believe? Of course you
did, but then I came to understand that I had to let God be God!!! I realized
that I might not understand all that happens or why He allows certain things come
to be, but my duty is to do what am instructed in the scripture and let him be
God! Again, I understood that when it made NO SENSE at all, l either let
frustrations and depression rule over me or I choose to TRUST that He knew me
before I was born and He has a plan for me that is greater than anything I can
ever imagine.
The
lady I preached to must have wondered why It happened to me. Even I could not comprehend
that either. I also cannot fathom why God let's bad things happen to good
people. But I choose to TRUST Him when in the wilderness; I choose to trust Him
even when it all doesn't add up and when all my senses are screaming at me to
do the opposite of what He is telling me.
The
enemy has one motive; "To steal, kill and destroy"!!! Even if God
lets him destroy everything around you, don't let him destroy YOU!!! God is in
charge even when the storms rages highest, learn to trust God completely even
when it doesn't make sense. I wonder how the Israelites would have felt in
front of the red seas when Moses told them to stand still…
Learn to TRUST God and hold onto your faith
even when all doesn't make sense.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Fruitful Sisters, 26th January 2016
Thankful for the write up! What we need as we advance through the new year.
ReplyDeleteIsaiah 43:2 "WHEN you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they shall not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned, Nor shall the flame scorch you." reminds me constantly that on this side of heaven I will have trying times, being a Christian does not immune me from the vicissitudes of life, rather it tells me I always operate from the level of victory. I fight a good fight. I win always, regardless! Jesus left for us a peace that passeth human understanding - I get from that that I will have very mind boggling situations, that won't make sense to the human mind, would unsettle the human mind, but because I carry Him on my inside, I shall have peace through the storm, selah...