I often find that great men and women of God get tripped up in the matter of relationships. This truly pains me to see the enemy come in and begin to tamper with a relationship that God has ordained. So I felt the need to post this to try and help people in their troubles
First thing to know is that confusion is not of the Lord.
1 corinthians 14:33 "For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace"
This is important because the first thing the enemy does is try to make you question your beliefs and commitments. He tries to confuse you and in your pain bad desicions are often made.
secondly psalm 55:22 reads "Cast your burden upon the LORD and He will sustain you; He will never allow the righteous to be shaken."
This says that He will never allow the righteous to be shaken! NEVER!! If you believe that, yet you are shaken then you must know the enemy is at work. SO it is often key not to go running to other people but instead Give it to Jesus, Remain focused on God and God alone. Often if you just focus on living for Jesus and not even worry about your relationship God will take care of your problems for you.
Proverbs 3:5 "Trust in the LORD with all your heart And do not lean on your own understanding. "
In my observation, this is the biggest mistake I see people make. They get so worried and/or hurt that they start trying to figure it out on their own. Without Jesus you cannot succeed in knowing the solution to your problem.
For those who know this scripture, I see them often make a similar mistake. They dont ant to lean on their understanding, so they go to someone else and get that persons understanding. This is still problematic because it is still just a persons opinion. It has no more value than your own opinion.
Continuing on Matthew 6:33 says "But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you."
Are you seeking the Kingdom first? the answer to this question will be known when you see if the thing has been "added unto you."
Ultimately, If you are a follower of God, and in a relationship that God has confirmed is true to be his work, then you should expect troubles but know that God will not Give you anything you cannot handle. People give up far too quickly these days.
James 1:3 says "Knowing that the proving of your faith worketh patience."
Faith is to be proved to God and to one another, If you ahve faith in your relationship then you should be SURE of what you hope for and CERTAIN of what you DO NOT see.
Many times you will not see success, love, or even happiness, but if you walk by faith and not by sight then you will know that your success is nearby.
People of God, live in the scripture, don't allow your emotions to cause you to make bad desicions. God births beautiful lasting relationships but it is sometimes up to us to make them last.
If you are always confused, hurt, uncertain, emotionally pained, and faithless, then you know now that you are not casting your cares upon the Lord. It is time to change. It is time to prove your faith! it will test your patience, but be obedient to the Lord and after the Storm your reward will be great! I love you all. Blessings. .5
1 comment:
Wow! From a man never yet married, you have much wisdom in this area! You mentioned that when someone does not have understanding and they go to someone else to get their understanding it is still not the way to do it. I agree! From my own experience that just complicates matters because then the one that is trying to help may become too much of a crutch. That is a way for the enemy to cause more confusion, especially if the friend one goes to is of the opposite sex! Then, the hurting person may fall in love with their friend and mess everything up even more. No, don't go to people for understanding! Go right to God! It takes far too long to undue the confusion the other way!
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