You ever find yourself changing so much that you ask yourself, "Where did I go?" Where is the man or woman I used to be? Change is inevitable and necessary. We grow, we evolve as we have new experiences. Our values change as our needs change. In one season of your life, the most important thing to you may be landing the perfect job while in another season it may be having a home of peace to return to after a long day. One day you may be chasing love while your family's health may be the focus in another. But does the core of who you are change?
Yesterday I watched Pastor Sarah Jakes Roberts' teachings Get Out of Your Routine and The Undoing. The messages came at a time when I felt hopeless about a situation so out of my control but so impactful on me and my family. She stated that even though it may feel like it, we are not starting from scratch. We have the same anointing and [my translation] the same foundation of faith, hope, and love to help us be warriors in this battle.
The enemy will often attack in areas of weakness where he's seen you fold before. Family has definitely been that area in the past for me. I panicked when I didn't have control over a situation. I wanted to know the end result. But I also watched Pastor Steven Furtick's message yesterday God's Got Your Back where he offered that we need to stop worrying about the end. Stop thinking about what's going to happen years from now or even days. Follow God's instruction for today.
Very seldom does God give you direction and then provide a vivid picture of the end goal. He may show minute details of the path but He's a big reveal at the end kind of God. All He expects of you is to trust Him as He leads you along the way. Yes, plan, but be open to God derailing your plans, as He most likely will.
So how do we keep a cool head when we have no clue of the twists and turns ahead? We reflect on how we've overcome before. I think that keeps me from losing it when I encounter a hardship. Like, I know this hurts right now but experience tells me that it's going to hurt less and less as time goes by so I might as well start out with that less now.
One thing we do have control over is how we respond. I feel like everything comes back to this. We stay in a pit the longer we respond with anger and anxiety and frustration. But if we choose to step away and force ourselves to do the things that bring us peace (for me, it's writing it out in this here blog), then the quicker we climb out of that thing.
Choose to overcome. Choose to smile and not let this situation to get the best of you. You were built for this. I know because God allowed it. He wouldn't have if you didn't have the tools to overcome and not only that, conquer what you're facing.
So get on your knees in worship and lift your hands to surrender your circumstances to God. Worship Him for He is holy. Praise Him in advance for getting you through this and walk with expectation that it is already so. Speak positively and remove negativity. You...were...built...for...this!
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