His Will Over Yours

Before all this Coronavirus craziness happened I had been praying big prayers, well big prayers for me anyways. I had been praying for God to strengthen my trust in Him, for Him to help me grow more in my faith. Never in my life did I think I would be tested like this so quickly. I have been so angry at God and frustrated. I have sat here questioning myself, did I hear Him correctly?, I know this is what He was pointing me towards but why does everything feel so wrong?! It’s so easy for us when the path gets hard to question God and his goodness. The world we live in offers us a multitude of compromises in our relationship with God, and if we have strayed to far it’s going to be easier for us to give in. I have learned that to live a life according to His will is full of  sacrifices, heartache and fears, but on the other side of that is experiencing a love greater than I ever knew could be possible.

There is so much uncertainty ahead for all of us, people losing their jobs, people putting their lives on the line to make sure we are safe and taken care of, small businesses are suffering, the list goes on. There are so many devastating things happening that if you just sit and focus only on that you will spend your days in defeat and fear with no hope in sight. Our hope does not lie in our circumstances, it lies in Him! Nothing on this earth will bring you the peace your heart seeks. When God asks us to seek Him and to spend time with Him, He doesn’t say to spend time with Him in the chaos of your life, in binge watching the news for hours hoping for it give you the peace you are so desperately wanting. No, He wants to quiet our minds and slow our lives, because when the chaos is gone we are allowed to focus on Him and allow the peace that only He can provide calm us. In my Bible study this week I was reading in Joshua, and as I was reading I began to smile and peace started taking over my heart and you will see why.

“And the Lord gave them rest on every side just as He had sworn to their fathers. Not one of all their enemies had withstood them, for the Lord had given all their enemies into their hands. Not one word of all the good promises that the Lord had made to the houses of Israel had failed, ALL came to pass.” Joshua 21:44-45

He is faithful, He is good. He is a man of His word. Even though right now this valley seems like there is no mountain top on the other side, you can rest assured in His promises. He is a God that makes no errors in His judgment because He is without flaw. He is compassionate but will also show us consequences. Let this valley grow you closer to Him. We are being forced to stop and slow down, and there is no better time to start investing back in Him. We need trust in the one truth that will stand the test of it all and that is God. He is our Father and He will see us through it all. It’s okay that you are not okay right now, because honestly I’m not either, but in this place you cannot question the goodness of God.

“And I pray that Christ will be more and more at home in your hearts as you trust in Him. May your roots go down deep into the soil of Gods marvelous love.” Ephesians 3:14-19

Pray big prayers in this season and don’t give up. We will get through all this together.