This is your mid-year reminder to keep going, keep pushing, and keep fighting.
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Our purpose and calling is found in the “why me,” even if it takes some time for God to pull us out of our own despondency. But while we are focused on receiving a divine answer, we miss the non-answer…It holds the ultimate explanation.
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One of the best parts, but also one of the most difficult parts, of committing to and living a Christ-led life is the internal work that has to be done. The pain, resentment, past trauma, anger, character flaws, and so on that have taken root in our hearts continually pop up and cannot be covered up or planted over. They can hinder the growth of our relationships with God and restrict how God can use us.
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Sometimes life can get a little out of control. Day to day activities have drained you, you’ve pushed through as much as possible, and every little thing is adding up. It should be a huge red flag when you can feel your peace and joy slowly diminishing. That means it’s time to take a break, retreat, and fill up.
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The sunny days are much more enjoyable after a few days of clouds, and I will be sure to not take for granted those sunny days that come in a row. And I can’t forget that all the plants need to be refreshed by connecting to the source of their growth, even if it means not receiving direct sunlight for a day or two.
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When we feel rejected by God, as incorrect as those feelings may be, the result is often that we reject God. In circumstances where God is actually drawing closer, we push Him away. In situations when God inaccurately seems absent, we lock Him out.
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Having a heart of gratitude goes beyond surface level recognition and into a lifestyle of appreciation. It means easily finding and acknowledging blessings regardless of circumstances. It makes complaining harder and praising God easier. Thankful hearts acknowledge God’s daily extensions of grace and mercy, and call us to extend the same to others. Our purposes can often be identified where we have conquered suffering with praise and thanksgiving.
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Our illnesses can become our idols if we’re not careful. Illnesses often affect our activities, where we go, what we eat, and how we live day to day. They can shift our way of thinking and cause our emotions to overflow. They change the ins and outs of our entire lives; so, of course, our focus is turned toward our illnesses.
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Rewriting and shifting the way we look at ourselves after diagnosis is a challenging process. Loving our bodies is exponentially harder when our bodies don’t operate the way they are supposed to.
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Our second days can last anywhere from a moment to many years, and during that time our hope and faith can waver, we may come to acceptance, frequently get angry, attempt to make personal goals and changes, and so much more. Sometimes, we become comfortable with the dysfunction of the second day and end up living with no peace, little happiness, and minimal hope. And if we’re not careful, we will be so focused on what happened on our “Good Friday” and how it affected us, that we will miss our “Resurrection Sunday.”
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We were not designed to live disconnected from God. We are to seek Him first and foremost as the source of encouragement. Our friends, family, spouses, even pastors and leaders, are all amazing people who can provide us with some of the support we need, but they aren’t always available when we need it, nor should we expect them to be.
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I’ve come to realize through my own experiences that sometimes we think we have peace, but we really do not. I think we confuse peace with being happy or satisfied in a moment. And it’s not to say that that isn’t peaceFUL, but do you really have peace?
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