The holiday season can be truly beautiful for many. But for others, for various reasons, this season can hold a lot of stress. Some are balancing being cheerful for others’ sake with feelings of grief. I understand. For that reason, I am inviting you to play a little game of hide and seek.
Money, I’d give easy because I valued knowledge as my currency. But when God taught me how to give it away and pour, He gave more, and in abundance. Now I look back on the spiritual currency and how it blesses others, and I think, “How could I have been so selfish.”
I wanted so desperately to do what God was telling me to do in His word because I really loved Him and wanted to please Him. It seemed like every time I tried to obey, I couldn’t. That is, until I stoped trying and just did.
Sis, lets take responsibility for cleaning the inside of the cup. Let’s allow God to train us in isolation no matter how uncomfortable it is. Let’s be thankful for the private correction rather than the open rebuke or fall from grace. Let’s cooperate with God rather than fight Him on this. Do you really want to grow? Then take the gloves off with God.
Sisters, the journey of singleness is beautiful and challenging all at the same time. We have liberties and boundaries that are uniques to this season of our lives. Somedays I am grateful for the portion, others I would trade it in quicker than you can say, “Would you like fries with that?” One thing that is consistent however is that God wants my perspective to be ever bent to giving Him glory out of my life.
Have you ever been so frustrated, so bothered in your spirit by an act against God by you or others that you could scream, or cry? I have been there so many times. I believe that every true follower of Christ has been there at some point in time.
One thing I have learned about relationships is that they take work to thrive. You have to work to get into a relationship and you have to put in work to keep a fresh, vibrant relationship.