How do you handle conflict or a problem? Do you run towards God or away? I always revert back to when I was little and hated getting in trouble. So I always run towards God to make sure "we" are okay and my walk is right and I use it as a self examination of my spiritual walk. Lately though I noticed that I feel I am being punished when adversity comes and my husband has to keep reminding me that self condemnation is not of God. And who taught him that? Me! He preaches back what I have taught. Pretty neat. But I just want to make sure that I am right with God in everyway. Am I doing enough? Should I serve more? Am I working too much again and not in the word enough? It is a constant temperature check for me. Again yesterday something happened and I cried and then just felt a peace and seeked Him. When my husband came home from basketball he told me to stay with him and accompany him to the local church and help hand out food at the foodbank. I immediately said I would and I knew I was running towards God. It made me reflect and realize that these adversities from God make me run towards Him. So that is why they are happening. Would I have gone to the church and prayed and helped if the "problem" didn't arise? Honestly? No. And here I was amongst all these beautiful women and little kids while they were washing cars for the church event. They were handing out packages of food to the poor who came for a meal and some groceries. I stood at the street with the kids with signs to attract people to the car wash. I met the Pastor and her sister and the members and one of my followers and I felt so welcomed and so warm. I immediately took a liking to the environment and the people. It was truly a wonderful and precious experience for me. I immediately wanted to serve them and so I invited the Pastor and the prayer group to my home this week so I can cook for them and allow them to sit back and be pampered and allow the Pastor to be blessed because she is always blessing everyone else. I pray they can work it out. So does God do things to get our attention? You betcha! But more importantly He wants to see how you handle it. Do you run towards Him or away?
Psalm 4
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