I Can, I Will, I Must, Pt II...
Job 13:14-16 (Amplified Bible)
14) Why should I take my flesh in my teeth and put my life in my hands [incurring the danger of God's wrath]? 15) [I do it because, though He slay me, yet will I wait for and trust Him and] behold, He will slay me; I have no hope--nevertheless, I will maintain and argue my ways before Him and even to His face. 16) This will be my salvation, that a polluted and godless man shall not come before Him.
Today a man came into my place of business for help. His face was filled with gentleness and with sorrow. He seemed as if he had so much on His mind, a he sat down and began to discuss the nature of his business it became clear to me that he was not just here for business as usual, but for business as unusual ( The God kind of business). He relayed a story to me that made my heart sink into my feet and my mind reel with concern and wonder. He told a story of a wife with cancer, who had lost both breast and most of her hair. A wife that had work all day everyday for 25 years, but in the last 8 months she could only work a half a day, most the days when she could even work. He spoke of a wife that he loved and cherished, but had allowed her illness to consume her and wish him dead and ask for a divorce. But even in the midst of this he said I am here to protect "our future." I am not here to hurt her, and I am not giving up on her, I only need to ensure that we both have a future. He said I will take anything she dishes out, because my perspective is that I love her and that I did not get married to get divorced, and I will stand with her and see her through this. As I listened in amazement, wonder and concern, the man broke into tears. It was truly overwhelming and pain flooded His heart. I prayed and asked God to give me what He wanted to say to this precious man that sat before me. God poured out scriptures and words of encouragement and trust. The man thanked me for my obedience and reminding him of the scriptures he knew to be true. As he left my presence and the building, he thanked me for going above and beyond my job and giving of myself in ways that others, surely would not have.
How many of us could say that when circumstances that put the pressure on the very nature of who we are could stand and trust God? It is easy to trust God when we do not require of Him, but what about when our very life depends on it, where is our trust? Human nature has us leaning to human means, to rational thought and temporal solutions, because these are often things we can touch, smell, and see, they are tangible. But when we are in the pressure cooker and life seems to be serving up a heaping bowl full of sorrow, discomfort, trial, testing and tribulation, how easy is it to see with the eyes of faith and believe what we can not see, or even rationalize how it can come into being or manifestation. Proverbs 3:5-6 says "5)Lean on, trust in, and be confident in the Lord with all your heart and mind and do not rely on your own insight or understanding. 6) In all your ways know, recognize, and acknowledge Him, and He will direct and make straight and plain your paths." It is not for us to concentrate upon on what makes sense to us, but trusting in God and allowing Him to order and direct our steps and our very lives, the way that He would have them to be. Although we are challenged by circumstance, if we are in a trust relationship with God and we have all of our confidence in Him, it is then that it is easy to stand through the most menacing of circumstances and the most trying of times.
When life strikes at you with uncertainty, upset and harshness, strike back with unyielding trust in God and unwavering faith in who God is and who you need Him to be in your life. Place your trust in one who will always be able to sustain you and keep you in ALL of His ways!
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