True faith is learning to let go, trusting that God can and will do what is best for you as you choose to walk in obedience to Him no matter how hard it may seem. In fact, the harder it is the more we must press into Him, cry out to Him. Letting go of Idols is difficult. Even when God says "do you want _____ or ME?" my sinful heart hesitates and only by His grace decides that it's HIM I truly want. Yet, I still want to look back, question why I have to give it up, bargain with Him..."what if I promise to put You first, can't I still have _____?" God is so patient, so gentle and kind, abounding in steadfast love for those He calls HIS own. Why am I afraid that He will "leave me hanging"? Why can't I trust Him, why can't I stay the course? I can relate so well to Paul when he talks about doing the things he doesn't want to do and not being able to do the things he wants to do...the Spirit is willing, but the flesh is soooo weak. Praise God that we have ONE who was able to do it for us. ONE who was tempted in every way as we were, but was without sin, who sympathizes with our weaknesses, who fulfilled the law we NEVER could and then died in our place so that we can be declared righteous before a HOLY GOD! Oh, how aware I am of my weakness, but even more aware of the power of GOD to save. He is my strength and He alone is my refuge. Oh, God, help me to turn from my Idols and my sin and Follow You. I am weak and unable to do so on my own. I need Your help. You are my Salvation! I praise You oh Glorious One.
What is God calling you to leave behind?
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"Joy in Christ is not the opposite of suffering. The fight for faith or the fight for the joy of faith is not a fight for the prosperity gospel. It is not a fight for health, wealth and prosperity. What I would in fact argue is that it’s a fight for that alone which can enable you to suffer. It’s a fight for a relationship with Jesus that enables you to say “I count everything as loss bcause of the surpassing worth fo knowing Christ Jesus my lord.” That’s what I want more than anything. I want to be so related to Jesus that if my wife dies and I get a phone call tonight and my little girls dies…. if that happened and my wife and child were gone I would say "Christ is all." And He will be there. And I will not ever abandon Him. I will not ever fault Him for anything. I will always embrace Him. I will always fly to Him. That’s the way I want to relate to Jesus. That’s saving faith." - John Piper
i can feel for you..i am experiencing the same thing.. i have yet to understand the pain and purpose of singleness...but you are right God is faithful..my friendship/relationship w/ my x is my alabaster jar, something w/c i value and treasure so much...but i need to break it down at the feet of Jesus...He is more than enough though...The pain is unbearable, it is sucking all the life in me..i understand the feeling of going to bed and you do not want to wake up anymore and when you are awake you just can not sleep...i wanted to pray but all i can do is groan..i am actually reading WHEN GOD WRITES YOUR LOVE STORY right now..it is by eric ludy...try it.
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