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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