Following the voice of God is always the clearest path, but it's usually the most exhausting journey. It always seems that as you grow closer to God, His voice, and His direction, the more susceptible you become to Satan's lies and snares. There have been many times lately where I can hear my self say, "I know this is of God but it sure seems to be spiritually, physically, and emotionally draining." My clear purpose becomes cluttered with worries, fears, and doubts and it becomes an internal struggle to push them aside and to keep my path straight to the destination God so clearly told me to go.
I've heard people tell me, the closer you grow to God the harder the devil has to work at forcing you away.
We are getting ready to make a major move, to start a role in Ministry within a church miles and miles away from our families and friends. While we both know that this is the will of God, each day seems to come with more and more resistance, as the moving date quickly approaches. Thoughts fill my mind of "what about this, or what about that, or what if this happens, or what if this doesn't happen." Discouragement, fear, and lies consume my mind and its an every day battle to push them aside and to take that next step boldly in faith. I don't know all the answers of how things will work or how things will turn out, I don't know all the answers to my questions but I know who holds the answers and I know that His response is never a lie, never a trick, but always a promise of hope.
There is a battle for our minds, there are traps set for our feet, and there are lies being spoken that we must choose what to do with. Every opportunity to fear is an opportunity to trust. There is always a choice and there is always a response. My prayer is that my choice will always be quick and that my response will always be the same, "May the peace that passes all understanding guard my heart and my mind in Christ Jesus."
The journey is certainly exhausting these days but the purpose is clear and I will continue to take each day as it comes and choose to walk boldly in Christ.
I've heard people tell me, the closer you grow to God the harder the devil has to work at forcing you away.
We are getting ready to make a major move, to start a role in Ministry within a church miles and miles away from our families and friends. While we both know that this is the will of God, each day seems to come with more and more resistance, as the moving date quickly approaches. Thoughts fill my mind of "what about this, or what about that, or what if this happens, or what if this doesn't happen." Discouragement, fear, and lies consume my mind and its an every day battle to push them aside and to take that next step boldly in faith. I don't know all the answers of how things will work or how things will turn out, I don't know all the answers to my questions but I know who holds the answers and I know that His response is never a lie, never a trick, but always a promise of hope.
There is a battle for our minds, there are traps set for our feet, and there are lies being spoken that we must choose what to do with. Every opportunity to fear is an opportunity to trust. There is always a choice and there is always a response. My prayer is that my choice will always be quick and that my response will always be the same, "May the peace that passes all understanding guard my heart and my mind in Christ Jesus."
The journey is certainly exhausting these days but the purpose is clear and I will continue to take each day as it comes and choose to walk boldly in Christ.
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