This journey in life is full of twists and turns and they don’t always come out the way we expect. An unexpected sickness comes to you or maybe you didn’t get that job you really wanted.
A relationship turns sour and you never dreamed that the situation your in has become disheartening. The financial hardships are relentless and perhaps you’re even facing a bankruptcy or foreclosure. It wasn’t too long ago in 2008 that many people lost their homes, most of their retirement, and even jobs. (Get ready for another coming storm soon)! We get embarrassed by our failures or disappointments don’t we?
We start to question God, ourselves, or even blame others for our failures and disappointments. Behind everything we face God has a different plan and future that we just can’t see yet, because we’re so wrapped up in our losses and disappointments.
Peter one of Jesus disciples denied him three times before God was able to use him. He would not have been ready to be used the way God wanted for the plans and purpose He had for him.
Have you ever thought about what you may be facing right now in your life that you just can’t see or it just isn’t clear yet? Hold on because God has a divine purpose in this in your life. In all the disappointments you and I face, one thing is for sure, God is faithful even when we miss the mark or experience a loss.
God is not punishing you, but you may be thinking just that. He is just trying to get your attention! I know from first hand experience and its been several times in my life thus far.
God loves you enough to push the envelope to get your attention and what He is trying to say to you. His grace is relentless and there is no quit in Him to draw you to that place. I know when I have appointments I usually write them in my calendar or put them in my phone. Other times they come unexpectedly like at the last minute. Perhaps you struggle with whether God is real or if He even exist because of the mess you’re facing.
“Meanwhile, the moment we get tired in the waiting, God’s Spirit is right alongside helping us along. If we don’t know how or what to pray, it doesn’t matter. He does our praying in and for us, making prayer out of our wordless sighs, our aching groans. He knows us far better than we know ourselves, knows our pregnant condition, and keeps us present before God. That’s why we can be so sure that every detail in our lives of love for God is worked into something good”.
Romans 8:26-28.MSG
Let me encourage you to take some quiet time and do some soul searching, ask God the hard questions like, “God are you real?”, “Why does God seem so far away?” or “Where is God when it hurts?”. I can promise you one thing, God is real and personal and not beyond your reach. He has always been faithful, even when you have blown it. God does not disappoint! Jesus came to give us an abundant life, and He never said it was going to be easy.
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