Sunday, August 12, 2012

The Struggle Collides with the Understanding

So often we look at out life and our "circumstances" and think why? Why GOD am I going through this struggle? The struggle that is what we most see in our hard moments. Our hard/difficult seasons we see the struggle. While God sees His child. HEAR me out GOD views us as HIS. He died for us not only so we can know Him but He DIED for that "struggle". We are always in constant questioning God. God why am I going through this? God why did you take that loved one away from me? God why did my parent's get divorced? God why did you not answer that prayer? Why do we think we can question God??? WHY! It isn't in our play book to question God. Don't you realize that struggle has a PURPOSE in your life? Don't you realize that GOD is the Author of your LIFE? Your life is written in a book in God's library, each and every day He knows! He knows before a word is on your tongue before a thought is in your head. God knows everything about you and HE is the one in control. So my question is why do we get mad when life doesn't go according to how we "planned"? I have learned you CANNOT plan life because you never know what will happen. You never know what crazy life changing events will happen. I have learned in the past 4 years that God is in control. YES I may not understand what He is up to but what I have learned is GOD works it ALL out for the good. Hear me out when I say that OUR GOD is a GOOD God. Yes we may view it as a crappy season we are walking through but let me ask you have you looked at this season how God see's the season you are in? God sees the struggle as your growth. I can boldly say this that these past 4 years I have gone through a lot of not good stuff, from struggling with suicide, to my best friend's dad's death, to my grandpa's death to my family members getting cancer. From insecurity to dealing with poor self image to harboring unforgiveness. It wasn't till recently I found all of those struggles HAD a purpose in my life! God uses the broken parts of us to make it beautiful. Think of stained glass it is broken but when it comes together it becomes beautiful. God doesn't have that "hurt" a part of our life if it wasn't needed. A really good analogy I heard a while back is this think of how a pearl is made. Some people think a pearl is made by a grain of sand getting lost in the ocean. It isn't a grain of sand. It is a food piece something the oyster just cannot swallow. So only one time a certain gland opens to coat that food particle in a silvery substance called nacre. AN IRRITANT THE OYSTER JUST CANNOT DIGEST. THAT storm/struggle HAS a purpose in your life. IT IS creating a pearl in your life. Pearls are RARE and EXPENSIVE. Then the world sees that pearl and they try to copy a pearl by speeding up the gestation process. IT TAKES PAIN AND SORROW to produce BEAUTY in the KINGDOM! God has a plan for that pain in your life! God has your back! So why do we stress over life when we cannot change it! Sometimes the only thing you can do is let go... LET GO! And trust God. Trust that God has your back. If God had Moses back how much more will He have your back. Believe that God is the God who FORMED YOU in your mother's womb. Who has your days ordained before the heavenly chorus. God has a plan and purpose for your life don't ever forget your purpose! The moment you forget your calling is the moment you begin to doubt your calling is the moment you lose your passion. YOUR PASSION is what drives your purpose. God has great things in store you just HAVE to trust Him with your life! :) I love you all! Let me know if you need prayer for anything! God bless you all!