Expecting God is ALREADY at Work

In my life lately things can feel very unsettling; relationships have been wavering with tension, health issues may seem overwhelming, parenting can be challenging… yet in the chaos, as I began to feel the road is too untrusting to even put one foot in front of the other succumbing to the chaos only brings forth more fear, worry, and anxiety! This is when I have to turn my eyes upward and focus on God’s truth… that He is big enough to weather any storm and through Him I can have true peace.

Philippians 4:4 says, “Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice.”

God knew from the beginning life would overwhelm us, yet we are to rejoice in Him! For when we do our perspective changes and are outlook is revived! No matter what, we can trust in His sovereignty. For He is already working even when we feel like He is nowhere to be found!

I found this to be true in a relationship that is very near and dear to my heart. Now this relationship I have had since the beginning of my life and this specific individual has impacted me in numerous ways. Yet as I allowed my hurts with this individual to take hold of not only my heart but my mind, I began to be clouded by judgement and the transgressions overrode any logic or grace. As a result I started to distance myself from this person. Now I want to take a moment to say that hurts happen and they happen on both fronts, yet when we get lost in our hurts our ability to see past it becomes impossible. This is when Satan loves to spin his lies and blocks us from moving forward through grace and love.

Now as a believer I know the damage that can take place when we hold onto grudges, taking that bitterness and using it as a weapon to validate our wrong doings. Yet God calls us out to be forgiven and with that forgiveness we are to forgive others.  Proverbs 3:5-6 says, “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.” Forgiveness isn’t something that we as people do naturally, it takes humility and trust in order to lay down our own shortcomings. As I lean into this truth and I trust in the Lord with all of my heart, that He will make my path straight, I see that His goodness ALWAYS prevails!

Allowing faith to be my guide I have been rejoicing in the Lord through these unsettling times. Knowing that He would make things right and praising Him before the answer is before me. Through this faithfulness, He has proven yet again to be a faithful and trustworthy God. He has brought healing and restoration to this relationship that without His grace could have ended on a bitter note. It is through His love we can be set free! I hope that when situations arise you will lean on not your own understanding but look to God for renewed perspective and truth. It is through these initial faithful steps our victories are highlighted and our families are strengthened! have a blessed day.

Hugs,

Julie Black