Child
of God,
When
outsiders (close to you, or strangers) look into your world and see your hurts and your struggles, it may
seem a slight thing to them. They may see that your blessings so much outweigh
your complaints that they scoff at how ridiculous you sound; especially in
light of all they suffer. They don’t see you, they compare your world to
theirs, never stopping to consider that what you wrestle with is the very
trying of your faith.
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As
others grapple with their own faith and get frustrated with their own doubt and
unbelief, they may hold you in high esteem and wonder how you could even bring
up your struggles in light of theirs, whether you know how much they struggle
or not.
But,
know this, God sees your heart. When no one else seems to understand what you’re
going through or how much you hurt, God sees you and understands. He’s not
ignoring you or playing on His cell phone there on the sidelines while you’re
getting tackled on the field.
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God
sees you. He holds your breath in His hands. He’s continuously pouring His life
into you, even when it seems you’re at your weakest.
God
hears you. He saves your tears as treasures, because He knows how much they
cost you. He knows when it’s a battle to even shed those tears, when they won’t
quite breech the surface of your eyes.
(Psalm 56:8)
God
feels your heart break. He’s forever joined to your spirit, facing your pain
and anguish with you.
No
matter how you read Isaiah 59:19 – God is there to rescue you.
“When
the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the LORD shall lift up a
standard against him.”
“When
the enemy shall come in, like a flood the Spirit of the LORD shall lift up a
standard against him.”
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Moving
the comma only accents where the flood is coming from; do you feel the raging flood
of your enemy? Or do you allow the flood of God’s raging rescue?
No
matter how small your struggles feel when you compare them to the struggles others
face – they are the trying of your faith.
Stop
comparing battles, don’t be discouraged if others don’t take you seriously.
God
is in this with you all the way. ---All. ---The. ---Way.
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“…He who began a good work in you will
carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.” – Philippians 1:6
(NIV)
The
trying of your faith proves the power that’s within you. God already knows how
strong you are; He IS the power that’s within you. The same Spirit that raised
Christ from the dead – LIVES IN YOU! (Romans 8:11)
He’s
merely exposing that power, so that you can see it and use it!
“Fear not, little flock; for it is your
Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.” – Luke 12:32 (KJV)
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