There are seasons of life when we wonder how long must I endure this _____. It seems like you have waves that you go through in order to get through and tolerate the pain or discomfort of this troubling season. Yet here you are no matter what direction/choice you make you end up with the same problem or set of problems. For me it is the idea that what I am passionate about and desire the most seems to get further and further away. I look back as to where I first started in ministry and see where I am now...polar opposites. "How long oh Lord..." David cries this out in brutal honesty before God. What boldness, yet this is what our/my heart screams.
I can't imagine what Joseph felt when he was thrown into slavery, thinking "God, you showed me in a dream that I would be in great powerful position... why am I here?" When Joseph went into slavery he was 17, when he became second to Pharaoh he was 30! That was 17 years of learning what it means to be great leader.
Perhaps in the most polar opposite world that you are in is the exact sort of training that is necessary to move you/me into the next phase or season. The bigger question is do you trust God or your circumstances?
Psalm 13:1-5
1 How long will you forget me, Lord? Forever? How long will you hide from me?2 How long must I worry and feel sad in my heart all day? How long will my enemy win over me? 3 Lord, look at me. Answer me, my God; tell me, or I will die. 4 Otherwise my enemy will say, "I have won!" Those against me will rejoice that I've been defeated. 5 I trust in your love. My heart is happy because you saved me.
Thursday, July 28, 2011
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