STUCK
Ever feel like you're heading the right direction, but you can't seem to get there? You feel like you are going where you should, but something doesn't add up or feel right?
If you're a parent you've probably been on both sides of the issue. Your child is learning to drive; you offer advice only to be told "I've got this...take it easy!" Your toddler wants a big kid cup for the first time and, as you're trying to show them how to be careful, they spill the chocolate milk all over themselves and the floor.
You want to show your supervisor how good you are, ignoring the counsel of others, and fail as a result.
As a Christian, when faced with challenges, we try to "fix-it" on our own. We even talk with friends and seek their advice. We take matters into our own hands. Then when everything is crumbling around us, when we can't seem to make any advances forward we throw up our hands in frustration and cry out to God and ask "Why?"
It's the age-old question: "Why do we always approach the One who can handle everything as a last resort?"
I know I do this all the time. I'm a "fixer." I have a strong feeling you do this too. It never works. Not like it's supposed to. Never.
It's not until we let our master take the stick and lead us through that we will find the answers we are looking for. James 4 has something for you and I today:
You want to show your supervisor how good you are, ignoring the counsel of others, and fail as a result.
As a Christian, when faced with challenges, we try to "fix-it" on our own. We even talk with friends and seek their advice. We take matters into our own hands. Then when everything is crumbling around us, when we can't seem to make any advances forward we throw up our hands in frustration and cry out to God and ask "Why?"
It's the age-old question: "Why do we always approach the One who can handle everything as a last resort?"
I know I do this all the time. I'm a "fixer." I have a strong feeling you do this too. It never works. Not like it's supposed to. Never.
It's not until we let our master take the stick and lead us through that we will find the answers we are looking for. James 4 has something for you and I today:
7Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. 8Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.9Grieve, mourn and wail. Change your laughter to mourning and your joy to gloom. 10Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up. (James 4:7-10)
What would it look like for you and I to "submit," "come near," and "humble" ourselves? I think we would find ourselves running into walls over and over again wondering why things aren't working out the way we thought.
What "sticks" do you need to give to your Master?
What "sticks" do you need to give to your Master?
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*Originally posted on this blog here on Jan. 30, 2013
**I'm facing a bit of, what writers call, writers block. I'll be posting new Wednesday content soon. Thanks for your patience and understanding.
*Originally posted on this blog here on Jan. 30, 2013
**I'm facing a bit of, what writers call, writers block. I'll be posting new Wednesday content soon. Thanks for your patience and understanding.
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