The Ways of Life
A man’s mind plans his way [as he journeys through life],But the Lord directs his steps and establishes them. A man’s mind plans his way [as he journeys through life],
But the Lord directs his steps and establishes them. Proverbs 16:9
I had just written the words above when the Holy Spirit reminded me of something he had me pray and write about. When I had finished praying I knew that there was something he said, but I could not remember what it was, however, he reminded me of it later on.
I was praying about the season that I was in and I was giving thanks to God for everything: the good, difficult and hard times. All of it! Everything that I had been experiencing I was giving him thanks. He then reminded me of the many people I had come across within the last few days that were in their various seasons. I just began to pray for every single individual that I saw.
He then said these words, “There is no situation that I do not see, no heart that I do not hear, no need that I cannot meet, no pain that I cannot heal. I am God! I began to rejoice because at that moment I had a deeper revelation about my God!
Everyday we are going to experience something different. Our situations and seasons change as we move through our days, months and years. Our relationship with God changes. Sometimes we may feel close to him and other times he may seem far away, but that is a part of the journey. He never leaves us, but just like a parent with children there is a time to be very close and a time to give some space.
He has ordained our journey and our path lead us to intimacy with him. Many times when we look back over our lives we never would have expected to be put in this place and relationship with him. I know all the crazy things I did, the trouble I caused and situations that happened to me that were pure evil, yet God still kept me and used every one of those situations to grow me into this space with Him. I cannot explain how the unfair painful things that I went through helped me get to this space, but I now know each one of them drew me closer to the answer.
Whether you are in a situation where you cannot pray and there are no words that come, God is there and he has you covered. If you are in a place where you are angry with God for what has happened to you, or your loved one, he knows and feels your pain. He will comfort you. Every situation of pain, sorrow, brokenness, he is the fourth man in the fire. Scripture says the Lord is my shepherd which means no matter what season you are experiencing, the shepherd is going to take care of his sheep.
Father, thank you that we get to call you our Father! That is what you said, “you are our Father!” Hallelujah! There are paths that we are experiencing that are hard, difficult, painful, unfair and everything else in between and we sometimes feel that we can’t make it. Thank you for the reminder that you are here and you are directing our paths to a quiet, peaceful, joyful place full of abundance in you! Hallelujah! To you be the glory and praise. Amen!
Affirmations: Matthew 10:20; Luke 24:32; Ephesians 6:19, Isaiah 55:11
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