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Wednesday, February 28, 2018

(Decisions Of The Heart Part 2) - Free Indeed - Abundant Living After Abuse



In my previous post, I was focusing on strife, God’s promises and our determination to bring someone with us through a journey that God only ordained for the person that he promised something to. So, for example Abraham, he was promised that he would be a father to A Special People but he decided to take his nephew Lot along in this journey and strife began. Hence, Abraham had to say goodbye and that is when God was able to follow through with His plan.

How do we get rid of strife? First, seek the leading of the Holy Spirit and put those who are causing strife and put you in deep prayer.  Second, ask the Holy Spirit if the person who is causing strife is for you to learn a lesson, for you to help or for you to let go? Third, letting go of people who cause us strife is not about being a Christian or non-Christian but rather, is how we handle letting go of people in a Christ like manner. Of course, we must remember that Satan will put guilt trip on you for letting go of someone who maybe were not ordained to be in your life in the first place.

When God does not give us instructions or ordain us to take someone with us in our spiritual journey there will be strife. I am not directing this statement to married couples that is a different post. When we decide to take it upon ourselves to ask others to go along with us in our journey and when our Creator did not say so, we invite strife. 

If you find yourself in strife with someone who is bringing you down and you seem not to be able to move forward spiritually, mentally and emotionally, maybe it is time to let go. Here is an example, one day I had a girl come to me for counseling and she asked me why she was not being blessed? She had been with a handful of men and they all promise to marry her but they let her go and the one she was with at the time was showing signs that he would also be leaving her soon and this was causing strife in her relationship. This young lady did believe in Christ, she had gone to church when she was a little girl but did not have a personal connection with Jesus. I asked her, what if God has the right person for you but since you have chosen in your journey men who don’t love you as they should and you are with them when the right man comes along, would you be ready for this type of blessing? She replied, no! So you see, you are blocking your blessing. I would love to say that she made positive changes in her life but that was not the case. She has chosen to live the life that God does not want for her. She has blocked her blessing because she chose to have a person be with her that God has not ordained. 

The decisions of the heart are not easy but necessary. Who do you have in your life right at this moment that is causing you strife? Are you seeking the Holy Spirit and our Lord Jesus Christ? If so, we will be placed in situations where our faith will be tried and the trials and strife in our lives may be an indication that we need to let go. Whether it is your mother, father, sister brother or whomever when we choose Christ and follow Him we are now in his grace and his promises he will fulfill. The bible says “If you come to me but will not leave your family, you cannot be my follower. You must love me more than your father, mother, wife, children, brothers, and sisters—even more than your own life! Whoever will not carry the cross that is given to them when they follow me cannot be my follower.” Luke 14:26-27

When choose someone other than what God wants for us and it causes us strife, it is not that we are carrying a cross for Jesus but rather, a cross that we make for ourselves. 

No matter what you are going through if you desire to be saved, invite the Lord and he will give you the power to let go. He will provide for you because with God nothing is impossible. Letting go of strife is important so that you can live the life God has for you.

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