Explosive Situation or Don't Make it Worse—It's Badenov
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Sometimes things can get just absolutely overwhelming. Whether you're dealing with relationships(the emotional), jobs/school(the physical), or just discernment(the spiritual). When you're struggling with an issue all these thoughts can enter your mind as if you'd been drinking from a fire-hose and then they just whirl around up there. 'what to do, what to do?' repeated over and over. So what next? Prayed up? Man you've prayed the paint off your walls. Read up? You've worn the pages through of your Bible. Peace has eluded you, anguish won't seem to leave you be and though you've thought through every facet in every possible direction and meaning towards every outcome possible still you're no closer to understanding let alone making a decision about what to do. And so you're stuck. Even worse you're stuck knowing better than to be stuck, knowing better than to dwell on these perplexing, bewildering situations and allow them to steal your peace.
And which of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life’s span? - Luke 12:25
I mean I know, right? We've got to be all Zen like or live and let live or there's another fish in the sea or go with the flow or just surrender. Shoot I've probably listened to Control by MUTEMATH a hundred and fifty times, but that doesn't make some of these things any easier. Sometimes you really just want to smack the person who says, 'just be silent before the Lord and listen' or 'His timing is not our timing'. Again true, but not helpful to hear when you've already listened and already waited for just about as long as you can possibly bear it. I would encourage you that God is there and He is not silent. God loves us and does not desire for us to dwell in confusion or to be deceived. However as believers we can get convinced that every direction and answer from God will come directly from his mouth in a loud booming voice, through visions and dreams, or through some miraculous sign. We've almost persuaded ourselves that these are the communications we must receive or it is not His will or His word and direction for our life. But what about Godly counsel? It is at these times I am most thankful to be a part of a body of believers. There I have access to Godly wisdom and understanding. There I have formed friendships that I rely on not only to hold me accountable, but also to help mentor and advise me. So when I'm in the midst of a problem and it's got me so sideways that I don't know which way is up and which way is down then I have mature and trusted counsel I can speak with. Someone who has been through the fire and come out the other side and I can sit down with.
**Side note: I do not say this to belittle or direct anyone to listen to man before listening to God. In 1st Samuel 28, 'He(Saul) inquired of the LORD, but the LORD did not answer him in dreams or by the Urim or by the prophets.' So then later Saul turned to a medium for counsel and she brought forth the spirit of Samuel only for him to say, "hey you dunce, I told you the Lord has done exactly as I already said He would."(paraphrased and modernized of course) As in Saul's case sometimes we know the answer we just hesitate to accept it. I'm not talking about seeking out a second opinion to justify our actions or to hear what our itching ears desire to hear. Just to be clear. And yes God is still our fortress that we run into and who we should turn to in times of trouble. This is not to diminish that.**
As in a couple of cases here recently I've had to and I mean REALLY had to seek out objective, trustworthy and Godly advice. God can use our parents or our mentors as easily as he can scrawl a message on the morning sky. So we shouldn't be hesitant to humbly ask for counsel from those he's put in places of authority round about our lives.
Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed. Proverbs 15:22
In my case the situation hasn't necessarily been resolved because of the advice given, but just having their words of counsel spoken to my spirit man has been comforting, even if difficult. At least a bit more peaceful though still in the midst of the trial. You'll weather the storm yet.
Since I mentioned it here's the song Control by MUTEMATH along with the Amazon link to the live DVD.
Kudos to anyone who picked up on the Bullwinkle reference in the title.
And which of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life’s span? - Luke 12:25
I mean I know, right? We've got to be all Zen like or live and let live or there's another fish in the sea or go with the flow or just surrender. Shoot I've probably listened to Control by MUTEMATH a hundred and fifty times, but that doesn't make some of these things any easier. Sometimes you really just want to smack the person who says, 'just be silent before the Lord and listen' or 'His timing is not our timing'. Again true, but not helpful to hear when you've already listened and already waited for just about as long as you can possibly bear it. I would encourage you that God is there and He is not silent. God loves us and does not desire for us to dwell in confusion or to be deceived. However as believers we can get convinced that every direction and answer from God will come directly from his mouth in a loud booming voice, through visions and dreams, or through some miraculous sign. We've almost persuaded ourselves that these are the communications we must receive or it is not His will or His word and direction for our life. But what about Godly counsel? It is at these times I am most thankful to be a part of a body of believers. There I have access to Godly wisdom and understanding. There I have formed friendships that I rely on not only to hold me accountable, but also to help mentor and advise me. So when I'm in the midst of a problem and it's got me so sideways that I don't know which way is up and which way is down then I have mature and trusted counsel I can speak with. Someone who has been through the fire and come out the other side and I can sit down with.
**Side note: I do not say this to belittle or direct anyone to listen to man before listening to God. In 1st Samuel 28, 'He(Saul) inquired of the LORD, but the LORD did not answer him in dreams or by the Urim or by the prophets.' So then later Saul turned to a medium for counsel and she brought forth the spirit of Samuel only for him to say, "hey you dunce, I told you the Lord has done exactly as I already said He would."(paraphrased and modernized of course) As in Saul's case sometimes we know the answer we just hesitate to accept it. I'm not talking about seeking out a second opinion to justify our actions or to hear what our itching ears desire to hear. Just to be clear. And yes God is still our fortress that we run into and who we should turn to in times of trouble. This is not to diminish that.**
As in a couple of cases here recently I've had to and I mean REALLY had to seek out objective, trustworthy and Godly advice. God can use our parents or our mentors as easily as he can scrawl a message on the morning sky. So we shouldn't be hesitant to humbly ask for counsel from those he's put in places of authority round about our lives.
Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed. Proverbs 15:22
In my case the situation hasn't necessarily been resolved because of the advice given, but just having their words of counsel spoken to my spirit man has been comforting, even if difficult. At least a bit more peaceful though still in the midst of the trial. You'll weather the storm yet.
Since I mentioned it here's the song Control by MUTEMATH along with the Amazon link to the live DVD.
Kudos to anyone who picked up on the Bullwinkle reference in the title.
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