Our human desires drive us to stay in control of our life and to live it as we choose, rather than in submission to any created or divine being. We feel the need to manage our life and the life of all of those who have influence over our existence in any way. We do not want anyone, who could possibly disturb the orderly peace we create in our sphere of reality, to have the control.
If anyone tries to disrupt our peace, we reject or fight them with every ounce of effort we can muster. However, true rest comes from submitting to God’s will for our life. In reality, we could never attain the amount of peace through our own vigilance over the order of our life. Our true victory is in responding in kindness and forgiveness to those who attempt to abuse us.
When the situation is impossible to bear, we do not have to remain in an unsafe or disagreeable situation, and we can remove our self to a safe space to await God’s will in the situation. There is absolutely never any reason to divorce our self from any person or situation; but if possible, we simply reposition our self in order to have some freedom and protection from the situation.
We wait on God to move in the circumstance and to work it all out for our benefit (Romans 8:28). He often takes His time in these issues, giving the other party plenty of time to repent and to follow His will. He will influence their decisions, but He will never force His will on them. Regardless of their choices, God will always protect His Saints, even in our moment of death.
Those Believers who are imprisoned for their faith and unable to escape, find that He sustains them from the inside out. He gives them His supernatural comfort and joy, which surpasses all the horrifying circumstances they are forced to experience (Philippians 4:6-8). They live in victory and in praise for the honor and glory of Jesus, our Savior and Lord.
Prayer:
Father God, we start dying to self by denying our flesh in simple areas, such as that second piece of cake; then we soon develop less of a desire for carnal appetites and more of a desire to live in submission to Your will. We start rejoicing in holiness rather than in debauchery and carnal practices. We are drawn toward righteous behavior rather than fleshly conduct. Our intimacy with You grows, and we do everything You show us so we deepen our union with Your Spirit.
We start this walk of total dependence on You by developing quiet times in our daily schedule in order to sit in Your presence. Even in Your silence, we can still pray as You bring people to our mind. Ultimately, we spend our time in praise for who You are and all that You do for us. From these habits, we reap intimacy with You and have fewer areas in our life, on which the devil can feed. Our one desire is always to bring glory to Your name.
Thought for the Day:
True victory comes into our life when we rely heavily on the hand of God to use every trial for His glory. We live in quietness and confidence, which is our strength; and we dwell in peace and safety forever regardless of our circumstances. God has His perfect plans for our life, and we find complete peace and joy right in the center of His will.
– Isaiah 30:15, 32:17-18
