It truly is a test between if you are solid in God or not. Tell me how many times I've went through a time and thought God and I were tight then I fall, and I'm like oh didn't really surrender did I.
God is always there, it is our choice to have him intercede in situations, no matter what they are.
You know those days when you are like God I want you to reconcile this part of my life, He doesn't do it then, but a few weeks later He does.
It blows your world and it gets messy, kind of ugly, crazy, maybe horrific.
Remember this and that is to take a step back, look at the big picture God has began painting for you, and take time to seek His will out.
1. It won't be easy to forgive in all situations, in fact you might say it, and have to say it over and over to believe it and make it happen in your actions.
2. It's okay to cry, it's okay to hurt, it is okay to admit that you are a human.
A story behind this is for me whenever I see someone else crying, whether it be on a tv show, movie, or in real life, you could be someone I knew, you could be a stranger, I always cry when someone else cries. I don't know if that is a gift or not, laugh out loud, but I know one thing, you can meet someone where they are at by sharing in their experience by being with them. So crying is a way to let people know you need them as well as a way to express how you feel.
3. Pray, vent, talk to God, He is really the only one who can understand you fully and grasp every point of what you are going through. He is there to be there for us. Have Him hold you in those times, let Him take care of the details, He will carry you and I.
4. Let it go, move on, love again.
Do not let that situation, whatever it may be, whether it is a family member, or a stab someone took at you in the past, someone who used you, learn from it, but don't let that change you in a negative way.
One thing I've learned and that I'd like to share is God can take the biggest mistake and make it for His glory. Our redeemer, lover, provider, He can do it, call upon God whatever you are going through, He rocks.
God loves us through the history of our world, I mean one time He did send a flood to make a new world, but anyways besides that, God uses it all, the ugly, bitter, dark places to resonate His light.
If you look at your family from the bigger picture, look at what God has done through you guys, within the family, if you are the spark for the change within that family, isn't it cool to see God's plan in that bigger picture mentality. I mean our minds cannot even grasp, we only see slight things, but God can see all those little things.
If you are hurt right now, figure out why, pray about it, and let that hurt go to God. If we carry that burden it is going to wear down our souls, our hearts, God is there to take it away and help us grow and move on.
Just Do It.
Let your light shine.
If you maintain that light even though it may flicker in the darkness, God will use that to show His glory.
Stay strong, find support, pray, consult the body of Christ, be open, be bold, take action, sit in silence and grasp God's love even in the pain.
Follow God's will above all else and everything else will fall into place. . .
Let me tell you it is not hard to let things go, you just do it, and have a clear conscience....
But we want control so that's the hard part, we can't control things, sometimes we have to let them go and let God do more than we ever could...
So I want to encourage you to do whatever it is God is having you do in your life, whether it is hard, easy, freeing, breaking the chains, letting love back in, you know what you are dealing with.
Sit in the silence and listen to God's voice, turn off your cell phone, facebook, music, let God be the center of your attention.
Be excited and have God literally be number one in your life, over all else, material, relationships, etc.
Last of all, love, let God love you, and have grace in how you live and walk on a day to day basis :)
Encouragement After A Horrific Week That God Redeems Regardless Of It All....
All things are possible through Christ.
Leaving ya'll with a prayer....
Say it if you want to, if not I'm speaking it over you anyways :)
God I pray for all of us in this world, whether our lives are good, there are hard things coming right now, or if we are in desperate need of Your love. I pray you would reach us, help us to get up from where we are at. We want You, we don't want to hold this in any longer. You are going to toss this into the Sea of Forgetfulness. The sin, the pain, all the things we are giving up are behind us. God grant us wisdom as we walk through this life together and experience this pain. God you alone can help us, without You we fail. Epic fail to be exact. So help us to understand our human ways and die to our flesh everyday. Let us not be controlled by that but led by Your word that leads us to a plan that will lead us into eternity with a loving father :)
In Jesus' name,
AMEN
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