Keep Plodding

Some days are harder than others to get through.  When a few of those days string together, it makes one feel like a bull gingerly walking through a narrow aisle china shop!!

Most of the time, it's because of comparison living--it seems that when your life is going rough, EVERYONE ELSE seems to have such wonderful things happening and are living a stable life.  Doesn't that seem to be the case??

I know what some of you are thinking; as a Christian, we can place this kind of thinking in the hands of the evil one as being no more than a distraction.  But sometimes it's hard to see your way past the distraction!!

Taking one step forward, then being pushed back 10 is daunting, discouraging and disappointing.  The best thing seems to just be still and let God take over.  All that you've done prior to your struggles wasn't due to your "skill" and "abilities".  It was ALL God's GRACE AND FAVOR.  We have to let go of this dependence on ourselves and lean solely on God.  "It is HE that hath made us and NOT WE OURSELVES" (Psalm 100:3)

Keep plodding.  God will make it all clear one day.  In the meantime, be okay with hanging out with God for now.  Rest up, 'cause He's preparing you for something!!

ONWARD

Rest.

28 Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding.
29 He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength.
30 Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall:
31 But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.
--Isaiah 40:28-31
There are times when there are no answers. There may be times when you think God has forgotten that you have been waiting. It can be devastating to your spirit and give you no hope of getting your breakthrough. You watch and even help others through their period of struggle to see them come through and experience great victory; while you are still in that same space, wondering when your time will be.

Well, I'm not here to impress you with any new found promise to envelop you or gird you with some new found strength. Sometimes it's hard to see through to the other side of the tunnel and it's easier to just lie down in the dark. I FULLY understand.

It's in those moments that God gives you the opportunity to rest in your weakness. He doesn't need any fancy words from you in prayer, he already knows your heart, your pain and your despair. Trust that He is with you, even in your times of discouragement.

Rest. Rest your mind, your heart, and your soul. If you feel guilty about resting, know that guilt is NOT of God. There are many instances in the Bible when He says for us to rest.

Rest is sometimes the best thing you can do when life gets too hard. They say that in order to gain strength, you must get good sleep/rest. Unfortunately, life stresses can often block your ability to get the restorative rest you need. Still take the time to try to rest. God is waiting to comfort you and might even have a message for you that He can only give when you're in rest mode.
Take heart. Know that God is with you. Rest.
ONWARD