Allowing God in the hard places of your life can be difficult but, it can be done and it is needful. It really boils down to a matter of trusting God to be a deliverer.
I had been emotionally hurt, the pain cut so deeply until I was determined to not let that kind of pain come my way again so I built up a wall. I thought that this wall was protecting me from the possibility of future attacks but, instead it was keeping me captive to my pain.
Yes, I wanted God to heal my wounds but, I was reluctant for Him to remove the walls that I had set up because I had used them to shield me for so long. It really was false protection because it was setting up an entirely different set of problems that I didn’t clearly see. That kind of false protection will keep you glued to the problem when Jesus came to set us free!
God with His genuine love, compassion, grace, mercy, infinite wisdom, and divine counsel directed His light to shine on my place of darkness. He extended His powerful hand and beckoned me to come out of the darkness and into His marvelous light and experience the good life far away from the things that tried to permanently steal my freedom.
When I took the time to look back and examine that dark place in my life I realized that the enemy had blown it out of proportion and made it appear much bigger than it really was. I thank God for bringing His all consuming light into a place of darkness that tried to disable me for the rest of my life. I am truly a witness of “who the son sets free is free is free indeed.”
Please allow God into the hard places in your life. He is the only One who has the answers to every problem. He loves you unconditionally and wants you to enjoy His abundant life
Reflections
- Take some time to examine your life. Are you holding on to any areas of pain?
- If you answered yes, make a commitment to turn that pain over to God. Sincerely ask Him to bring healing and deliverance in your life?
- Be totally honest with God even if you are disappointed, angry, or hurt about the way He handled something. This is not a disrespectful conversation with God but, a cleansing of the heart. It’s releasing your burden, telling Him how you feel, knowing that He has the correct answers, and expecting His love, light, and peace to permeate place of pain?
Also, feel free to download my free ebook “How to Overcome Trials” to allow God in the hard places in your life.
God Bless!
Minister Kimberly Smith is a woman who is dedicated to God and has been serving the Lord for more than 30 years. She is a woman who radiates the love and compassion of Christ and emanates God’s great hope for people. The Lord uses her mightily in areas of intercession, teaching, counseling, and encouragement. She is also a prolific prophetic writer, watchfully scribing the whispers of God. God graced her with gifts that have brought inner healing and hope to many. Minister Kimberly and her husband Minister Michael L. Smith created an anointed Spoken Word CD titled “The Pastor’s Journey.” She is the author and her husband is the musical arranger, composer, and reciter. She is a graduate of Kent State University with a M.Ed. in Rehabilitation Counseling, and of Wilberforce University with a BA in Rehabilitation Counseling
Special Note: Many of the beautiful images seen on this website were created by photographer Norman Fairman. More of his work can be seen on Facebook at Grassy Creek Images by Norman.
As Christians we should always seek to please the Lord. In fact, that should be our highest aspiration. We can get so much accomplished when we are flowing in His perfect will. God’s peace accompanies us when we yield ourselves to His way of doing things. Many of us can relate to times in our lives when things just didn’t flow as well as we thought they should especially for a child of God. Although there are various reasons why this may occur we are going to take a look at three very important indicators of not following the will of God.
Denying the Omnipresence of God
Would you really do what you shouldn’t be doing if you could actually see God standing right there with you? We know that God is everywhere at every time and He sees and knows everything. Would you speak to others harshly and proudly say, “Oh that’s just the way I am, take it or leave it.” Would you flirt with someone’s spouse? Would you dress inappropriately? Would you lie in order to get ahead? Acting like God is not present is a huge indicator of not following the will of God.
Trying to Make Your Ways Fit
This includes trying to make your plans or philosophy of life fit into God’s way of doing things. For instance, you may have already gotten instructions from the Lord to do something but, it doesn’t line up with what you had already planned prior to talking to Him. Trying to make our plans work when God has already laid out perfect instructions is a waste of time. If we want things to turn out right we have to follow our Heavenly Father’s directives. His plans and His word always work!
Shutting God Out
This scenario happens when you know that you are not doing something that lines up with God’s will and you don’t have any intentions of repenting and getting it right with Him. Acting as if God doesn’t see your heart or motives is prevalent in ignoring God. When the Holy Spirit brings conviction, in so many words you tell God, “that’s ok God, I don’t need your help. I’ve got this.”
It is so important that we take a real look at our daily walk with God. We have been doing some things for years. Some of the things may have been from learned behavior, bad habits, generational curses, etc. If you have found yourself in any of the three indicators of not following the will of God sincerely ask Him for forgiveness, and help in submitting to doing things His way. He will not turn you aside.
Reflections
- Examine yourself and determine if you have been shutting God out of any situations in your life.
- How do you think God will respond to a true heart of repentance?
- Why should you trust God’s way of doing things 100% of the time?
God Bless!
Minister Kimberly Smith is a woman who is dedicated to God and has been serving the Lord for more than 30 years. She is a woman who radiates the love and compassion of Christ and emanates God’s great hope for people. The Lord uses her mightily in areas of intercession, teaching, counseling, and encouragement. She is also a prolific prophetic writer, watchfully scribing the whispers of God. God graced her with gifts that have brought inner healing and hope to many. Minister Kimberly and her husband Minister Michael L. Smith created an anointed Spoken Word CD titled “The Pastor’s Journey.” She is the author and her husband is the musical arranger, composer, and reciter. She is a graduate of Kent State University with a M.Ed. in Rehabilitation Counseling, and of Wilberforce University with a BA in Rehabilitation Counseling
Special Note: Many of the beautiful images seen on this website were created by photographer Norman Fairman. More of his work can be seen on Facebook at Grassy Creek Images by Norman.
The greatest thing about doing things God’s way is the fact that you will always come out on the winning side. His word even declares that He always causes us to triumph (2Cor 2:14). What an awesome promise. When we do things His way it is an actual fact that victory will be evident in our lives.
Oftentimes we have our own way of doing things in which we do not consult God. We take it for granted that we can do particular things on our own only to end up going to God later for help when we could have initially started out seeking His perfect guidance. But, He is so loving, compassionate, and forgiving that He will extend His hand of grace and show us how to do things that lead to guaranteed success.
Realizing the greatest thing about doing things God’s way will keep us routed in knowing where to get our most valuable information. It will also save us unnecessary steps as well and unwanted heartache.
We must never forget that God’s way is always the best way.
Reflections
- What is the worse thing that has happened to you because you failed to include God in the situation?
- If you could relate to the first question what have you done to ensure that this will not become a pattern?
- What is the greatest thing that has happened in your life because you included God?
God Bless!
Minister Kimberly Smith is a woman who is dedicated to God and has been serving the Lord for more than 30 years. She is a woman who radiates the love and compassion of Christ and emanates God’s great hope for people. The Lord uses her mightily in areas of intercession, teaching, counseling, and encouragement. She is also a prolific prophetic writer, watchfully scribing the whispers of God. God graced her with gifts that have brought inner healing and hope to many. Minister Kimberly and her husband Minister Michael L. Smith created an anointed Spoken Word CD titled “The Pastor’s Journey.” She is the author and her husband is the musical arranger, composer, and reciter. She is a graduate of Kent State University with a M.Ed. in Rehabilitation Counseling, and of Wilberforce University with a BA in Rehabilitation Counseling
Special Note: I want to give a special acknowledgement to Grassy Creek Images by Norman. Norman’s photos are truly a gift from God and an inspiration to The Angelic Pen.
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