November 22, 2009

• So much to still learn

       Interesting times in life allow God to work in our lives to help us through them. It allows us to see in another way how me He loves us despite how we can take it so much forgranted.

       As life keeps getting more interesting, we have a choice to complain to increase in bitterness in time even though we may be blind to it.  Or, we can pray and apply faith in God will take us through it. Yes, we will still have those days and such that we doubt. We wonder why? Yet, it allows us time to learn.  It allows us a choice to Praise the Lord in all times to watch His blessings flow in times that are interesting. The words I chose to speak can encourage the situations either way.

       Within the last few years, I have learned more about people. When times are good you think you can trust some people to be there and don't expect others. Yet, when things do get interesting, it may amaze you who is there sincerely for you. So many empty words verses actual actions. It allows you to see people in another way.  Sadder yet, when you start getting better, it is amazing who can try to destroy you again by twisting things. Purpose? Attention for themselves can be a reason for some. Those who can hurt you can help you in ways. New hurts can seem pale compared to those of old ones due to the old ones taught you things to help you deal with new ones knowing God is in control.

        Yet, even with people, God sees. We can't fool God. Interesting things happen in life. We can chose to do good things and bad things can still happen as the enemy attacks including using people claiming whatever. Yet, when the bad things happen we can start to doubt ourselves like we mess up and cause ourselves to withdraw instead of fight.

        Is turning the cheek the same thing in letting the enemy win when he attacks? It is not a blanket statment. Our doubt can cause distance in our relationship with God. Unfortunately when attacks come we need that relationship with God so much tighter than allowing doubts to come and create distance.

        Yes, you can say I'm writing vaguely but God knows the details to what I'm writing as He is in charge and my avenger (Romans 12) in His judgment and patience for people to come to Him.  The same patience He has with me, He has with others to come to Him in repentance before their death. My direction He gives us is to love others and forgive others as He does us. That is challenging and only acheived with God's help. We can't do it by ourselves. One can assume they do it but yet don't realize the extent of what it is.  I'm suppose to be faithful to work in the gifts He has given me to work with. It amazes me how He can open doors for them to be used wherever we are at as we are seeking Him. The older I get, the more I learn what serving Him means. We can use words and not understand what it takes to live them.  

       Brokeness is what God can use more than how strong we think we are. No matter how good we think we are trying to be we can still mess up. Yet, sometimes, we blame ourselves when there is a bigger picture we can't see in things.  Humbleness is key. Jealousy with others is real which can reak havoc in lives. People who attend church or stand up there stand up there to lead things can reek so much spiritual destruction in people's lives.  Are they examples for God or examples for.....? Pride can destroy so much.

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