Is There A Yes Even When It Is Difficult?
Matthew 9:27-29 Amplified Bible (AMP)
27As Jesus passed on from there, two blind men followed Him, shouting loudly, Have pity and mercy on us, Son of David! 28When He reached the house and went in, the blind men came to Him, and Jesus said to them, Do you believe that I am able to do this? They said to Him, Yes, Lord. 29Then He touched their eyes, saying, According to your faith and trust and reliance [on the power invested in Me] be it done to you;
Recently I had something happen, that shocked me and made me feel “some kind of way.” I was struggling with my emotions, feeling let down and even betrayed, for I was sure I had done the right things, by this individual, although I had not been given that same treatment. As I began to pray, I knew in the eyes of the law I had grounds to handle this matter, and when I first lay prostrate upon my stomach I was sure I was in the right to do so, but I was committed to not telling God how wronged I had been, but asking Him for His guidance, I was determined to get passed my flesh to God and really hear the truth of what I should do. In those moments, I was not expecting God to tell me to pray for this individual, my first thought was like is He kidding me; I am not here for all of that, I came to get over my own pain. But it was clear; God would not speak until I was able to say “yes” to His request. As I began to pray mercy and place the situation in the hands of the Lord, I felt God say, stand still, and just let it go, knowing I am enough. I have kept you to this point. He said it is not for you to repay, I have this. He made me to know that prosperity would never come to one that would intentional harm another, in that way, especially not one of His children. I felt like God was making a comment like Celie from the Color Purple, “Until You Do Right by Me, Everything you touch will fail.....”
When we are in a tough spot, when things seem near impossible and when our back is up against the wall, can we still give God a yes? When we are sick and the doctors report is not good, when nothing makes sense and it seems that life has become like a runaway freight train, can we still say, yes Lord, here am I send me, or that I will do your will?” When the bills are due and money is nonexistent, when pay is short and the month is long, will we still say yes to tithes and obedient to give? Can we still give God a yes when all hell is breaking loose around us and it is clear that hell has unleashed all the demons and imps upon us is there still a yes present? Can we give God a yes when we know we have been done wrong and God says lay down your sword this not your battle? Can we say yes to God, when He has emphatically told us NO? Can we give God a yes when our flesh is screaming to be appeased, and it looks good, smells good, sounds good is standing right in front of us? To say yes to many things is saying No to God, and vice versa; it is always our choice.
It is so easy for many of us to give God a yes when things are good, or when we just came out of church and the word was good, or the Spirit of God was moving in a particular way. But what happens to most of us, if we are being honest is that yes wears off, it goes into hibernation mode, or takes a leave of absence. Our yes is often conditional; it is predicated on our mood and our circumstance. But I am beginning to understand in a big way that the more I desire God the more that yes has to be implanted, embedded in the very fiber of my relationship and connection to God, whether I feel like it or not, whether I like what is going on or not, whether I want to or not. You see our yes should be an act of faith, an act of submission and an act of obedience. Our “Yes” should never be attached to our mood, or status or our station, because we rarely understand that God is doing something in us in those moments. That He is pulling us out of operations that rely so heavily upon our sense and our flesh. He wants us to rely on Him, to have faith enough in Him to trust that He knows what He is doing and He will handle every aspect of our lives (to include the physical), even when we have no understanding of how it will get done. You see “yes” in times that are challenging takes us out of what is comfortable so that we are forced to stay connected to God in a way we might not otherwise do. I often think when I am struggling with a yes, about Jonah, if he had only followed through with his yes, he would not have had to go in the belly of the whale. But the funny thing is that his disobedience or his no, didn’t keep God from getting His “yes.” You see we can give it voluntarily or when things get so nuts that a yes is all we can give because we have no other choice.
Is there a yes in you? Is there a yes in the house? AS my Grandma James would say, “Is there a yes way down in your sanctified soul?” If there isn’t that sanctification thing may be part of the problem. Is there a yes all the time or just on special occasions and holidays? Is it only there when it suits you or looks good on you? God wants our yes to be a yes that resonate from our spirit and is present in good times and not so good times, and even down right horrific times. Can we say together, Yes Lord, Yes to your Will, Yes to Your Way! I will follow you Forward!
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