Will he?
But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.”
2 Corinthians 12:9
Is it?
No temptation (test) has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted (tested) beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted (tested), he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it.
1 Corinthians 10:13
True?
“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.
Matthew 7:7-8
Will it?
All of these verses are absolutely true. The problem arises when I think I know what it looks like.
Oh how dangerous it can be to take the Word of God out of context. Oh how tempting it is when trials come and you're "thrown for a loop".
Cherry-picking (the action or practice of choosing and taking only the most beneficial or profitable items, opportunities, etc., from what is available) is ill advised. Finding a verse and slapping it on one's circumstances is often done when one is trying to justify their actions or to find God favorable or responsible in the midst of a trial.
I'm reminded of Moses. He felt ill equipped to do what God was calling him to do.
He began like this:
“Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?”
Exodus 3:11
Insert here a lot of conversation between God and Moses. Important conversation!!God told Moses exactly how he would equip him with exactly what he needed, to do what he was asked to do. Read Exodus 3:11-4:17
His insecurities lead to this argument:
“Pardon your servant, Lord. I have never been eloquent, neither in the past nor since you have spoken to your servant. I am slow of speech and tongue.”
Exodus 4:10
To which God replied:
“Who gave human beings their mouths? Who makes them deaf or mute? Who gives them sight or makes them blind? Is it not I, the Lord? Now go; I will help you speak and will teach you what to say.”
Exodus 4:11-12
And even after that Moses gave it one more try because he was still insecure with what God was asking him to do:
“Pardon your servant, Lord. Please send someone else.”
Exodus 4:13
Moses had a lot of questions and doubts about his ability to do what God was asking him to do and he spoke those boldly to the Lord.
After God told Moses all that he would do through him....he still asked why?
Sound familiar? Sure does to me. Can I be blunt? I feel like I am getting hammered right now. I can't even dodge the arrows because I never even see them coming. I, like Moses, want to say, "Please send someone else. I'm not equipped nor do I feel capable to carry, let alone carry out, what you're asking of me. It's TOO much."
Two weeks ago I wrote in a journal, "I don't understand what you're doing." That comment was regarding him clearly telling me to be still and know him. And here I am two weeks later so burdened in life I'm praying for the discontent I felt then.
I cannot tell you how important it is to walk for TODAY. Enjoy quiet if that's what you've been given. Hold fast if the trial is difficult. Don't look to a future you do NOT know. Don't plan further than you can see. Don't assume you can actually see further than the day you've been given. If I can get up and say, "Lord, you promise new mercies each morning", and look to him who is able to do more than I can ask or imagine..... immeasurably more....than I can rest that he is in control, he KNOWS, he's on it....and there is rest for my soul.
"Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own."
Matthew 6:34
And every single time I fully rely on God's Word...no not out of context....not just plucking for my circumstances....but truly grasping what he is saying...I am resting in the One who KNOWS me better than I know myself.
Matthew 6:34 isn't all there is...in context I am told not to worry about my very life....not just tomorrow....but what I will eat or drink.....what clothes I will wear...whether I'm successful or not...whether I'm prosperous or not .....it's ALL incompassing.
Everyone who hears these words is like a man who builds his house on the Rock. That Rock is Jesus Christ. ...the Way, the Truth and the Life.
I can't be more right when everything else looks so wrong....so unfair ..so skewed....so undeserved....when I sit at the feet of Jesus. There is peace that passes all understanding. Easy? No! Necessary? Yes! Commanded? Absolutely!
Tuesday, June 7, 2022
Dont cherry pick scripture....
Philippians 4:19
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