How many of us have
asked God to allow us to grow? Ya know, "Make me stronger in you Lord",
" I desire to be closer to you Lord”, “Align my life to your will
God...but when the time comes for us to grow in Him and we struggle or even
sometimes give up. I know I have been there. You are just sick and tired of the
same ole struggle right? Me too. I am there right now. But we must press on.
When we ask God to allow us to grow and mature in Him, we should expect to be
hit up with tests and trials. Those make us stronger. For example I was tested
the other night BIG TIME... directly after church (I know I am not the only one
this happens to)
After coming home I got
in bed to relax. But, then I received a text from someone twelve or more hours
after I had texted them. So I get extremely upset because when I text them
back they act as if I had just texted them a few minutes prior and it’s no big
deal. In church, that particular night Bishop Daniel Robertson had preached a
sermon title called "My foundation". In this sermon, he explained the
importance of God being our foundation and that we should not LOVE anyone more
than God. He then went on to say that, many times we as individuals will say
"I love that person with all of my heart". WRONG! We should not love
anyone with all of our heart except GOD! Because when the people in our life
are not consistent, considerate or just do not live up to our standards/expectations
we will not fall apart in disappointment. However, we can always depend on GOD
to go over and beyond any of our little standards. In the middle of my anger, I
heard a still small voice say...This is a test. My response, if I can be real
was, "BUT I AM PISSED OFF, WHY CANT I BE MAD? But then I realized I had put
my hope and expectancy in the wrong person. I depend on GOD not MAN. Let’s be
honest sometimes we get mad at God and He never denies us and is always there
for us, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and 365! Can you say that for all of your
friends and family? (SN: I need to blog on God tugging on your spirit and your
flesh)
I say all of this to say
that, we must be ready for the tests that come in our growing season. That
means staying grounded in the word of God and spending a lot of time with God
everyday! We will then be ready with what we have studied and heard from God
during our quiet time.
Blessings,
Ciera
