He never means for us to feel comfortable...
When I'm going through a rough spot I feel and know I need to get closer to God... Be able to rely on and trust Him...
When I get to the top of a hill and get a break from outright trials, I start to get comfortable and within a day or two realize that I think I have it under control and don't rely on God as much... It's such a see-saw. And while I'm going through stuff that's hard, I cry out for Him to help me. But when He does, and I get a breather, I realize I need something to get me to focus on Him again... And I hesitantly ask Him for trials once more. I'm scared to, but I know I can face them with Him, and if trials are when I'm closest to Him, then I'll go through anything just to know Him more...
I guess that is what they mean when they say, "don't be afraid to stand out.". For a lot of us, the trials will vary from great to small. But I think no matter how much they differ, like you said, we need to not only cry out to GOD, but ask others to help us when we are broken.
ReplyDeleteIt's like you said in one of your enrtys, we as Christians are made up of one body --the body of Christ. Think it as a real human body for just one mommnet. If one part of the body is hurting for example, then the rest of the body won't function as well.
So I think GOD is also asking us to rely on other Christians to help us through our trials. But I dunno. I'm still thinking on how to say this. But I hope I'm not confusing anyone.
I love this entry Batya!! About a year ago around Christmas, I got myself in this big trial(and weird thing is, I'm still in it), and ever since then, I think I've been closer to GOD than ever!!
I talked to some girls in my church about it, and one of them said "Don't worry, God won't give you any trial you can't handle.". She gave me a verse in the bible that talked about that. But I don't know where it is in the bible. But anyways, it really encouraged me to be able to get through half of it.
I'm still in that very same trial, but I have this really weird feeling that he gave me that trial so that I could get closer to him. :)
I love hearing from you Bethany :) it's awesome to hear how you're doing spiritually and stuff. I pray for you k? He'll listen :)
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