I was reading in Genesis 25 22-23 where Rebekah was pregnant with twins and she called out to GOD for knowledge of why there was a struggle within her. Jacob and Esau could not wait untill birth to begin their odds with one another. GOD spoke to Rebekah and assured her that all was as it should be!!! Two great nations were already at war. She just needed to accept her role in the grand scheme of life.
Oftentimes we all have struggles inside of us in which we do not understand. We may be expecting one thing in “The Natural” and be experiencing the complete opposite in “The Spirit” . We are moved along paths even though they seem foreign to us. We are asked to accept what seems strange based upon our belief that we have been guided by our Faith!!!
I have come to know that we cannot “talk” our way out of problems which we “behave” ourselves in to. We need to accept who we are as people and learn to accept , with gratitude , the struggles which come with being human!!!
Tonight as I ready for bed I do not wish for my own understanding. I am going to ask GOD for HIS!!!!!!! Mark
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God bless you too, Mark!
And we do need His understanding–a thing dangerous to forget. When we slip back into relying on our own understanding, we’re sure to slip and fall!
When one finally “gets” that everything is in His time and His purpose and plan.. When one finally lets go and lifts up life’s struggles to the Lord.. it is a wonderful feeling.
Two of my favorite sayings are “It is what it is” and “I’m too blessed to be stressed”.
I am living the life I am.. the good and the bad.. because it is God’s design for me. And although sometimes I fall back into my ego, deep down I know that it is not my place to know his plan but to live it.
Thanks for the link to your blog, Mark! I’ve missed reading your postings. This one struck me as particularly pertinent in my own life. I need to let myself be guided by God and not my own pride or what I think I know.