Give Over Control12/1/2013 Have you ever asked yourself, why don’t I just let God have control? Then a second later take matter “into your own hands”. I know I have!! Yet, when I do this I only bring pain upon myself because nothing seems to work out the way we want it to. We sit here trying our hardest to have the “perfect solution” to a conflict, relationship, marriage, or a simple conversation… But when does it ever turn out perfect? Never. And it never will. The only way that all of our pain, struggles, and conflicts can even remotely become bearable is if we allow ourselves to give power to the Lord and allow Him to do whatever He sees fit in our lives. If that means we must go through trials and He must create patience in our hearts… Then so be it! For He says: “Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness.” James 1:2-3 God is telling us that we must not only allow him to place these trials, struggles, and conflicts in our lives, but to rejoice at them! The reason He gives us is so we may have “steadfastness” or patience in our lives. This lets us take a step back from the troubling situation to actually take a breath and stop taking it into our own hands. God continues: “And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.” James 1:4 “LACKING IN NOTHING”. Our patience needs to continue throughout the ENTIRE trial or else it does not have “its full effect” in our lives. He promises that if we do this, in His sake and fully trust the situation in His hands, we will “be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.” I have never had that type of result before when I decided what I was gonna do, instead of what He wanted me to do… [And by the way, a lot of the time God just wants you to sit back, continue your walk in faith growing closer to Him, and not do anything more concerning the situation.]
Lord, allow my heart to trust you in all situations and STOP me from trying to make my own situation as “perfect” as I think it should be, instead of how You think it should be. Do this in all of our lives. Amen. Are you ready to give control to Jesus Christ in your own life? I am. Will you continue to have situations turn out horrible by your own “solutions” that may only work for a temporary time or crash and burn from the beginning? I won’t. In His Love Always, The Hopeful Woman In Christ Samantha Medina
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The Lord's Will11/10/2013 The car ride to the adoption agency where I was placing my son for adoption was the most difficult hour I have ever endured. As I weeped aloud the entire time, looking at Samuel while my pointer finger was being grasped by his tiny hand, I spoke to God in my heart and quietly. I repeated Jesus’ prayer most of the way in a begging manner: “My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as you will.” [Matthew 26:39] God has already told me His will, so He felt no need to answer my prayers. Now was His time to stay silent and see if I am faithful. It hurt that He did not “let the cup pass”, but I know His ways are much higher than mine: “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts.” [Isaiah 55:9] Last night was the first night I questioned God on the death of my Husband Benjamin. I began to weep and ask God why He took my Husband: Were we not doing His will? Were we fighting too much? Did I not show godly marital wife characteristics? The Holy Spirit was not silent this time. “It was My will” He said replying to my questions about why he died. I ignored that answer and got the urge to open my Bible. It was dark, I was tired, yet I knew all the times I ignored the Spirit when I wanted to sleep and He wanted me to read His word, now was not one of those times to ignore Him. I reached my arm over, grabbed my Bible, and my phone flashlight app, and remembered a funny joke my Pastor said last Sunday about opening your Bible to a random spot, so I did… My eyes looked down to see Matthew 26:36 and on. I read. The answer I ignored at first was spoken to me again, “It is My will”. Now all I strive to do is live as my Husband told me to if he were to pass away: “With complete faith in God”. -Benjamin Borick, 20 years old 2012 (1 month before he died) In His Love Always, The Hopeful Woman In Christ Samantha Medina Leave a comment:
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