It happens all the time.
Someone is wrestling with a hard core issue and needs help.
Butt, not knowing what to do or say, we revert to classic Christian go-to's, such as:
"Everything happens for a reason"
or
"God will never give you more than you can handle."
Weve all done it at some point.
But here's the deal:
Sometimes, talk is cheap and words are meaningless.
Sometimes the best thing for a friend to do
is just throw up their hands, admit they dont understand
what God is doing, and intercede for them.
The story of Job exemplifies this perfectly.
In a matter of seconds, Job lost EVERYTHING.
Hs livestock, family and servants.
all of it- gone.
To make matters worse,
he is inflicted with painful sores all over his body
that cause him to toss and turn in the night as he tries to sleep.
because of this, Job cursed the day he was born.
Jobs friends tried to counsel him,
but they show him no compassion
and their words are meaningless.
The very first thing that the Lord says is,
"Who is this that darkens my council
with words without knowledge?"
He is saying that the advice of Jobs friends
were without knowledge.
Just today, the Lord asked me to do something
that wrecked me like nothing else ever has.
He asked me to stop talking to my best friend for this season.
i have no idea how long it will last.
im secretly hoping that we don't have Internet next month
so it won't be quite as hard.
Just to give you all a little background,
my friend and I have never gone a day without talking
(we've been friends for almost a year).
i know that sounds crazy, but we're just that tight.
But talking to my friend had become a distraction.
i haven't been fully here with my teammates,
And that's not fair to them.
Ive cried multiple times today.
More like bawled.
This is by far the hardest thing the Lord
has ever asked me to do.
im being attacked hard core.
i actually want to believe the lie
that I didn't really hear this from God.
But the truth of the matter is,
i would never do this on my own.
Whats my point in all of this?
Well, if I'm being honest,
lm not sure I believe that God
doesnt give us more than we can handle.
Because its then, when we can't handle it
and recognize our weakness that he reveals his strength.
Secondly, I'm realizing that simply relying on
head knowledge isn't enough.
No, the fact that he works everything together for our good
needs to register in my spirit.
I can't walk in head knowledge anymore.
i have to walk through the refiners fire
and understand that it's there that his truth becomes fully alive.
He is all I have to cling to.
All I have is Jesus.
And dear friend, if you're reading this as I know that you are:
Know that this is in His hands.
Let's WALK in trusting Him together.
