Okay, so it’s time to get real. It’s time to admit that I’ve been wrong in my thinking. Maybe you’ve been here before, or you’re headed along the same path as I have been. Wherever you may be on your journey (in faith, in a relationship, in an ongoing battle with your weight or your financial situation); whatever it is that you’re working to achieve, understand this, it’s not going to happen…
…at least not in the way that you expect it might.
Sure it would be great to, with the snap of a finger, lose 10 pounds in order to fit in those skinny jeans you bought a month ago. The ones you were able to slide into on the day of purchase, but now they mock you from the closet because there’s just no chance in heaven or hell that your frame might be squeezed into it’s waistband.It would be fantastic to wish, or even pray away cravings, and then suddenly your love affair with chocolate or anything the slightest bit unhealthy would be over. No wishy-washy residual feelings; ties would be severed, over. What I would give for someone to pull this sweet tooth of mine!How incredible would it be to find the job of your dreams, the one that would fulfill your passions and pad your bank account. One that would ensure that when you’ve just barely managed to survive the coldest winter in who knows how long, that your utility bills won’t end up breaking the bank. And the one that would allow you to jet set off to London on a whim. Hmm…
Okay, reality check! Life doesn’t happen that way and do you know why? Because God designed it to be this way. But wait! Before you start spouting off how unfair that is or start doubting His love for you, read this quote from Lysa TerKeurst:
“You see, He knew even before I was born that I could easily allow food to be an idol in my life, that I would go to food instead of to Him, to fulfill my needs. And in His great wisdom, He created my body so that it would experience the consequences of such a choice, so that I would continually be drawn back into His arms. He wants me to come to Him for fulfillment, emotional healing, comfort – and if I could go to food for that and never gain an ounce, well then, what would I need God for?” — Pg. 105, Made to Crave
If you’re not battling food, then insert the vise or the one thing that you’ve used to measure fulfillment in your life and read that quote again.
And now you may be questioning why God wants us to come to Him. If He’s all seeing and all knowing, then how come He can’t just fulfill our desires out of sheer love for us?The answer is simply that life is a process, a journey in which we must travel. A road that has twists and turns, valleys and mountains. And inside of each of us is a desire that this road will lead us to an end goal, to achieve the ultimate reward.God has placed us on these roads as a way to strengthen us, to mold us and shape us into the people we need to be in order to achieve the goal and be worthy of accepting the reward at the end of our journey.
The days that are a struggle and feel overwhelming are days that are grooming you to overcome other challenges or to assist others in facing the very same ones. They are the days that God places before you for you to simply rely on His strength, His grace and His ability to even overcome death.
It’s easy, on days where the world seems to be resting on our shoulders, and the demands of busy schedules, financial strain and stressful situations in our lives, to allow doubt to creep in and whisper the lies that we’re not good enough or worthy enough. That our attempts at success are feeble and not worth our while. We need to be ever conscious of these whisperings and also of our desires to do everything ourselves.
When you recognize doubt creeping in or the thoughts that your plan is better than that of the will of God, as I have this week, find someone to confide in; someone who is willing to talk it out with you and willing to lift up a word of prayer on your behalf. Just the ability to talk through your situation is sometimes all you need to set yourself back on track.
And if you are unable to find someone who is willing the lend an ear or a word of prayer, then contact me. I may not have the words of advice you so long to receive, but I’m happy to listen and more than willing to lift up a prayer on your behalf that God will help you to overcome whatever you may be facing on your journey.
When the road of life seems too difficult to climb, remember that Jesus climbed a mountain for your salvation.
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So today, as you face the unknown of the craziness of life, remember that this journey is part of the process. God is walking it alongside you and cheering for you every step of the way.
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