I read something once that said "God, I'm frustrated but I trust you." Those words have been extremely true in my life recently! I know all of the "churchy" responses. But there are times that we are simply frustrated or when we are feeling broken and politically correct responses just won't get it. Not long ago; I pulled up at home, turned my engine off, and tears just quietly began to stream down my cheeks. I sat in that car in this Arkansas heat for what seemed like an eternity. I just began to pour my heart out to God right there. Not just the emotion of the current moment, but the sum of my present frustrations.
Don't get me wrong, I never once doubted that God could bring me through. But in that very moment, I just wanted to express how I felt at this point in my journey. If we are not careful, we'll be walking around with the weight of a burden that doesn't rightfully belong to us. Because those feelings of frustration, fear, and hurt belong at the feet of Jesus. It's only when we leave them there that we can feel completely free. And when we truly desire to develop an intimate relationship with God, there's nothing that we can't share with Him and nothing that He won't shoulder for us. The real problem is that too often, we are sharing our frustrations and fears with people who don't have the capability to fix them. As I began sharing my heart, Psalm 27:14 dropped in my spirit. "Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and He shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord." That's amazing to me because if the text admonishes that if we wait, He will strengthen our hearts. That infers to me that the Lord knew that there would be times in our waiting that we would need His strength to get through. I hope that this post serves as a reminder that we all have our moments of weakness. Even the people who look like they have it all together have moments of helplessness. But what we have to remember is that while it's ok to have those feelings, we as believers don't have to stay there. Because our hope is in Christ Jesus, we know that everything that we are currently experiencing has been divinely orchestrated to work for our good. Where you are in your journey today is not your final destination. God desires to bring you to an expected end. So although those times will come; deal with the emotion, shake it off, and encourage yourself in the word!
1 Comment
|
AuthorMarshunda Thomas Archives
January 2020
Categories |