Regardless of our choices, God will always protect His
Saints, even to the point of death. Those Believers who
are imprisoned for their faith and unable to escape, put
their faith in Him, and 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).
We grow up with insecurity in many ways. Even the most sincere and loving parent will make mistakes and our insecurities will negatively influence our children. As adults, some of us may feel the need to focus on our human desires which 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 those who have influence over our existence in any way, in order to help us to feel secure. We drive our self needlessly to please others and to make a name for our self. Many of us fail to achieve a life balance between work and rest. We cannot find equilibrium between caring for others and caring for our self.
However, true rest comes from submitting to God’s will for our life. In reality, we could never attain any amount of peace through our own vigilance over the order of our life. Our victory comes when we respond in kindness to those who attempt to abuse us as we rely heavily on the hand of God to use every trial for our good and His glory (Romans 8:28).
When the situation is impossible to bear, we do not have to remain in an unsafe or unsavory conditions, and we can remove our self to an alternate space to await God’s will in every circumstance. 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 space and protection from the situation.
We wait on God to move in the circumstance and to work out every detail for our benefit. He often takes His time in these issues, giving the other party plenty of time to repent and to surrender to His will. He will influence their decisions, but He will never force His will on them because He gave each of us a free will in order to choose or reject Him and His will for our life (Romans 8:28; Isaiah 30:15, 32:17-18; Ephesians 2:10).
Prayer:
Father God, Your Word challenges us to do everything, even what we eat and drink, for Your glory (1 Corinthians 10:31). These minor details are as important to You as the more meaningful and life-altering decisions that we make. 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. We spend each moment in praise for who You are and all that You do for us.
Guard us from working for You and lead us to allow You to work in and through us. We start dying to self by denying our flesh in simple areas, then we soon develop less of a desire for carnal appetites and more of a desire to live in submission to Your will. Our health often depends on what we eat and drink, and that is why You challenge us to pay attention to every detail in our life and to do everything for Your glory. We owe You for all that we are and all that we are going to be now and throughout eternity.
Thought for the Day:
When we totally surrender our life to God, we live in quietness and confidence, which is our strength; and we dwell in peace and safety forever. We live in victory and in praise to Him. God will even lead us in our thoughts, words, and behavior to bring honor and glory for His name’s sake.
- Joshua 7:9; Psalm 23:1-3, 25:11, 143:11; Isaiah 48:9-11
