We are so used to allowing our current circumstances consume us, we lament we groan and moan and we are often so confused as to what the next step must be that we should take. The groaning and moaning of How unfair this is, Why is this happening to me? What did I do to deserve this? Etc and we find people to complain to but we do nothing about our situations.
We then use our situations to fall in abuse of substances and we even turn to other things we never thought we were capable of…because we are so vulnerable and the enemy will use that vulnerability to his advantage.
We worry about what this one is going to say. How is it going to look to others? I won’t be able to do this and that? My question to you is, can you afford not to walk away? These are the thoughts that keep us captive.
In Hosea 4:6 God reminds us that my people perish through lack of knowledge. So surely when you know better you should do better, right?
Look we are all at different spaces in our lives but when we are attentive, we know that God has spoken to us about certain things that we need to work on, we need to get rid of, we need to walk away from, but we stay because we are familiar and we are scared of the unknown.
“Familiarity breeds contempt.” I found the Afrikaans translation better: “Bekendheid kweek minagting”
We get so used to the little that someone has to offer us and we are genuine in our receiving but because that person does not have an expectation to raise up to, because we have just been used to the crumbs that has been given to us, cause we must be grateful we still get mos, that is how we are raised, “Wees dankbaar jy kry nog!.”
Well that is not God’s best and He certainly does not want us to settle for less than we do…
How would our faith then be tested when we choose to stay? Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God. Peter had to take a step in faith to meet Jesus on the water. He had to act on his faith in Jesus and keep his eye on him, because the minute he took his eyes off of Jesus. He sank!
In order for our faith to strengthen, we have to take those steps to build our trust in God and so that we can see we can indeed trust Him with anything and everything.
“With man it’s impossible but with God ALL things are possible.” Matthew 19:26
Don’t be foolish to just walk away, be strategic. Seek counsel too and be quiet, hou jou mond! We are used to sharing news prematurely with people we don’t pay attention to who it is and then we wonder why stuff don’t fall into place. Ons was mos voorbarig om nuus te deel. PEACE BE STILL! (Psalm 46:10). Pray and ask God for guidance and in the midst of your waiting period, stop groaning and moaning, soak (listen to it on repeat) in worship, listen to seasoned preacher, read the word of God and also read a book that you can resonate with, with whatever situation you are facing. Empower yourself!
Jy het al die signs gekry, jy weet in jou hart wat dit is wat jy moet doen. Onthou vir enige iets om uit te werk, moet jy ‘n plan het. Skryf dit neer en baie belangrik – lay it at God’s feet and trust that if it’s in His will, he will have it come to pass.
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