Believe it or not I sometimes find myself singing the blues. When I find myself depressed I try to remember not to take myself too seriously. What I need is to find a way to laugh at my troubles because it certainly beats crying.
The experience of life has taught me that the circumstances of life that get me down can basically be broken down into three categories. First, God sometimes will use the hardships of life as discipline for my sin and disobedience because “the Lord disciplines those he loves” (Hebrews 12:6). Closely connected to the first is the reality that many of my difficulties are the result of my own choices. My actions have consequences; “A man reaps what he sows” (Galatians 6:7). The third possible cause of life’s hardships is the attack of our adversary the devil. “We wrestle not against flesh and blood” (Ephesians 6:12).
The unfortunate reality is that more often than not it is God who gets the blame whenever people go through tough times. We raise our fists toward heaven asking God “Why?”
- A man's own folly ruins his life,
yet his heart rages against the Lord.
Proverbs 19:3 NIV
How foolish to pick a fight with God! The Lord does not seek to destroy us but to restore us. Though painful, God’s discipline is intended for our good. Yet like a rebellious teen-ager we harden our hearts and just get angry with God. Fortunately God is not moody and patiently works in our lives to accomplish His purposes.
Raising our fists to fight against God is like the ’98 pound weakling taking a swing at a heavyweight champion. We keep swinging but God is unshaken by our tantrum. God patiently waits for us to see that He is really in our corner; the Lord is for us and not against us!
Let’s learn to laugh at our folly of raising our fists against God. That will be a big step toward getting out of our depression. Maybe then we will be able to see who or what we should really be fighting. What do you think?
2 comments:
Sometimes you just have to leave it in God's Hands. If we trust in God the way we say we do as christian believers. LET GO AND LET GOD. Quit trying to do it in your strength and knowledge, for everything happens for reasons we will never know and understand but God does, and we may never see his reasoning or plan in our lifetime. One day at a time!
Pastor G..I am one who due to illness did not attend church service last Sunday, and when I read your attachment, I wanted to cry....I know the feelings, all that you have been going through...not the SAME ones, but, all the testing, temptations, diciplines....you know, because we have spoken....All I can say is I am so happy that God's decision is to keep you at Praise! you and Susie and your family are so much a part of our Christian family. To lose you would be as bad as a family break up. You and Susie have been so much help to me personally with so much of my personal problems over the years.
I don't know what I would do without you folks!!!
I would rather be disciplined by God than be so engrossed in the secular world and running in my own will, that only Satan would help entertain me.
God Bless you, and I will pray for you as always.......
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