Our lives are not made up of what we see. When you serve and understand who you are in Christ, then you can see that walking by faith and not by sight must be a way of life (II Corinthians 5:7). Situations and circumstances that face us can seem so overwhelming. By the looks of things it seems easier to give up or give in. The quest to persevere is often hampered by our inability to look beyond the surface. We must focus to find the bigger picture of our circumstance and see how God can use, sometimes the worst, situations for His glory. Every great leader in the bible (i.e. Moses, Joshua, John the Baptist, Paul, Jesus, etc.) had to see beyond themselves. Jesus came to die for the sins of the world. He had to look past his own desire, his own pain because the bigger picture in mind was freedom for all that believed in Him. He was not thinking about himself, he was thinking about God's plan. Before He died, he prayed, "Not my will but Yours be done (Luke 22:42)."
In Proverbs 3:5 it states, "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not to your heart and do not lean to your own understanding." What we know and what we understand does not stack up to God. We can think we have a plan and think that all that we desire is what we need, but God is the only source that knows these things. If you are discouraged by what you are seeing in your life, take heart. Understand and ask God to help you the change what is in your power to change and to give to God what is in His power to handle. In I Corinthians 13:9, Paul says, "We only know in part..." It is not up to us to know everything. Sometimes it is not about knowing how, we just have to know that God is able and that the prayers of the righteous are valued to God (James 5:16). In Him you can do all things. There is nothing that is impossible without God (Ephesians 3:20). Trust in His plan for your life and not your own. I don't know how many times, I made plans and God stopped me dead in my tracks. In retrospect, my plans could never compared to what God fulfilled in my life once I let go and let him. We must be still and know that He is God in our lives (Psalms 46:10). God wants to be all things to you. We all must open our hearts to receive His grace (Ephesians 2).
God does not want to leave you suffering or in a bad situation. You are not stuck. Every answer to every problem that you have or will have is in Him. We must seek God first and trust His response (Matthew 6:33). Be blessed and unwavering in who He is in your life. If you do not know God, it would be your best interest to find out who He is. Your life and your family will never be the same.
In Proverbs 3:5 it states, "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not to your heart and do not lean to your own understanding." What we know and what we understand does not stack up to God. We can think we have a plan and think that all that we desire is what we need, but God is the only source that knows these things. If you are discouraged by what you are seeing in your life, take heart. Understand and ask God to help you the change what is in your power to change and to give to God what is in His power to handle. In I Corinthians 13:9, Paul says, "We only know in part..." It is not up to us to know everything. Sometimes it is not about knowing how, we just have to know that God is able and that the prayers of the righteous are valued to God (James 5:16). In Him you can do all things. There is nothing that is impossible without God (Ephesians 3:20). Trust in His plan for your life and not your own. I don't know how many times, I made plans and God stopped me dead in my tracks. In retrospect, my plans could never compared to what God fulfilled in my life once I let go and let him. We must be still and know that He is God in our lives (Psalms 46:10). God wants to be all things to you. We all must open our hearts to receive His grace (Ephesians 2).
God does not want to leave you suffering or in a bad situation. You are not stuck. Every answer to every problem that you have or will have is in Him. We must seek God first and trust His response (Matthew 6:33). Be blessed and unwavering in who He is in your life. If you do not know God, it would be your best interest to find out who He is. Your life and your family will never be the same.
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