Do you ever think you have learned your lessons and now we are good to go? (Que child’s voice: Silly Rabbit!) If these last few years have taught me anything, I have learned again and again just how human I really am. Ups and downs still shake my confidence in my own skills, but they certainly build my faith muscles in the ONE who can’t be shaken. I have laughed, cried, and everything in between. Life, right?
I am going through a season of learning again about my position with the Lord, learning at a deeper level how important it is to trust Him, to stay faithful to Him, to keep resting in Him, to keep developing a deeper relationship with Him. He has been bringing to my attention so many lies that the evil one has thrown my way, lies that keep me bound from the true freedom that God wants for me. I see it so clearly in many other people, but I don’t always see it right way in my own life. Is anyone shaking their head in agreement with this? Or is it just me?
As I venture into another career pivot, I am given an idea of how to continue my life’s passion- helping others to have a healthier relationship with Jesus (see “Unsticking My Sticky Life”). What I wasn’t prepared for was the testing I would have to go through to truly learn this topic at a deeper and more personal level. My reactions have surprised me, not always in a good way. My pity parties and freak-out moments took me by surprise for sure. But I also see some growth, as my questioning is getting less frequent and scripture is becoming my comfort in ways that are hard to describe.
Matthew 6:25-34- this passage (don’t worry about tomorrow) is definitely easier said than done… so this is where I get to practice II Corinthians 10:5- “taking every thought captive to the obedience of Christ…” I never thought of myself as an anxious person, but going through this season, I can look back and see how I have has moments through my whole life of anxiety. If I had a feeling of control, I was in “good” shape. Once I felt out of control, that was another story (enter: Anxiety). Hmmm- control… My dad used to say that God only helps those who help themselves. Sorry Dad, not the truth! We just think we have control, and our release of that goal is to put our faith completely in God’s hands. This makes us take a look at these questions: Is He faithful? Is He good? Is He a loving Father?
I still don’t know how this is all going to turn out, but I am confident in the ONE who can see tomorrow, the ONE who loves me more than any human ever could. Here are some of the verses that keep flooding my mind with peace:
Ephesians 2:10 “For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them.”
Philippians 1:6 “For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus.”
Psalms 34:8 “taste and see that the LORD is good” – is anyone yelling AMEN?!
Wow- I could keep going all day. The Lord is so good. He is teaching me so much. I am a work in progress.
How about you? What is God teaching you? Has anything caught you off guard? Do you find any lies invading your thoughts that need to be taken captive? Let’s pray for each other as we walk through this journey. Let’s pray that the Holy Spirit, the Comforter and Helper, will continue to give us the courage to hold on to our faith in God and to grow in our relationship with our Heavenly Father.
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