It's
how we act while in the places we don't want to be that determine how
long we need to be there. Character grows when we're in places we don't
want to be; when we're uncomfortable, removed from our familiar &
faced to look at how much do we really trust God. We're placed on
standby...if we believe God then we believe He'll move us when it's the
right time. And most of us believe that we do believe Him! But it's these places that test what we profess to believe & then lead us to what we're certain we believe!
Believing is easy when all is going as planned... people we love are getting along & following Jesus, the home sold as predicted, raise & bonus money came through, doctors report was good, slow sales picked up, hard work & commitment recognized, etc. But the kind of believing that walks us through every trial is the believing that still believes when we see no way out & our world is crashing around us...that's the kind of believing that no devil in hell can ever steal! But that kind of believing isn't developed just because we believe...we have to be tried & tested to get to get to that type of believing!
It's these places that develop our character; where we realize we never had any control to begin with-we just relied a lot on our familiar routines, comforts & predictable schedules. It's where we're honest, mad, sad & crying laying before God & holding nothing back...asking Him to get us through! It's in these places that God has us exactly where He wants us...raw & real with Him! This places us in a position to totally depend on Him-our familiar & predictable is gone & there's nothing else to cling to & it leads us to trust His truth...the truth that sets us free!!!
These places are where we find God's approval-He loves us too much to let us squander the talents He put in us to be used for His glory...so He puts us in places we don't want to be so He can get us to the places He needs us to be! Welcome the places you don't want to be in so God can grow & develop you into who He made you to be...His masterpiece making a difference for Him in this world! One more thing-these places can't be avoided, but you never fail either-you will grow & develop or stay there until you cooperate! Will you cooperate with God? (Jn 10:10, Eph 2:10, Pr 3:4-5, Jas1:2-5, Phil 1:6) 7/14LMM #uncomfortable #unknown #trusted #tried #tested #christisninsightforlife
Believing is easy when all is going as planned... people we love are getting along & following Jesus, the home sold as predicted, raise & bonus money came through, doctors report was good, slow sales picked up, hard work & commitment recognized, etc. But the kind of believing that walks us through every trial is the believing that still believes when we see no way out & our world is crashing around us...that's the kind of believing that no devil in hell can ever steal! But that kind of believing isn't developed just because we believe...we have to be tried & tested to get to get to that type of believing!
It's these places that develop our character; where we realize we never had any control to begin with-we just relied a lot on our familiar routines, comforts & predictable schedules. It's where we're honest, mad, sad & crying laying before God & holding nothing back...asking Him to get us through! It's in these places that God has us exactly where He wants us...raw & real with Him! This places us in a position to totally depend on Him-our familiar & predictable is gone & there's nothing else to cling to & it leads us to trust His truth...the truth that sets us free!!!
These places are where we find God's approval-He loves us too much to let us squander the talents He put in us to be used for His glory...so He puts us in places we don't want to be so He can get us to the places He needs us to be! Welcome the places you don't want to be in so God can grow & develop you into who He made you to be...His masterpiece making a difference for Him in this world! One more thing-these places can't be avoided, but you never fail either-you will grow & develop or stay there until you cooperate! Will you cooperate with God? (Jn 10:10, Eph 2:10, Pr 3:4-5, Jas1:2-5, Phil 1:6) 7/14LMM #uncomfortable #unknown #trusted #tried #tested #christisninsightforlife
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