Fear drives us to self-willed solutions.
You invite so much confusion in your life when you do things your way. Two months ago, I stepped out and started something that has since been such a weight in my life.
Deep down, I knew I didn't want to move forward, but because the doors opened, I figured I’d keep going until it closed. But sometimes, the door remains open, not so that you can go through but so that you may exercise your judgment. This decision has kept me up at night, my mind wandering through the day, and had just been heavy on my heart. Still, I didn't have to courage to pull out.
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Yesterday, the Pastor prayed for me and reassured me that everything would work out. He also prayed over the heaviness that I have been subtly living with because I was caught between two decisions.
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Sometimes we know what we should do, but because we have received so many opinions and have pressed into our own fears instead of trusting God, we are then stretched between making things happen for ourselves and or trusting God to work things out for us.
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Abraham, the father of faith, did this same thing. He received a promise from God, but when it didn’t happen in the time frame he expected, Sarah, his wife, concocted her own plan. Fear drives us to self-willed solutions. Sarah’s plan brought on so many consequences that we still see to this day. Sure, God redeemed, but the consequence was still there.
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This is a humble reminder for us all! Trust God! Wait on God! Don't go and open doors for yourself because, contrary to what most believe, every open door doesn’t mean God did it. The enemy is deceptive and knows how to stir up our hearts in a direction to get us off track too.
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If you are walking through similar circumstances, I pray that this post was encouraging. I joke, but my life always feels like I'm in this pool of constant prayer and decision-making. But this is the way God strengthens our wisdom in Him and His Word. Though this has been troubling for me, I'm grateful for the lesson. Onward.
Be encouraged
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'Wait on the LORD: Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD .'Psalm 27:14
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