December 14, 2012
Whenever we experience something difficult in our personal life, we
are tempted to blame God. But we are the ones in the wrong, not God.
Blaming God is evidence that we are refusing to let go of some
disobedience somewhere in our lives. But as soon as we let go,
everything becomes as clear as daylight to us. As long as we try to
serve two masters, ourselves and God, there will be difficulties
combined with doubt and confusion. Our attitude must be one of complete
reliance on God. Once we get to that point, there is nothing easier than
living the life of a saint. We encounter difficulties when we try to
usurp the authority of the Holy Spirit for our own purposes.
God’s mark of approval, whenever you obey Him, is peace. He sends an
immeasurable, deep peace; not a natural peace, “as the world gives,” but
the peace of Jesus. Whenever peace does not come, wait until it does,
or seek to find out why it is not coming. If you are acting on your own
impulse, or out of a sense of the heroic, to be seen by others, the
peace of Jesus will not exhibit itself. This shows no unity with God or
confidence in Him. The spirit of simplicity, clarity, and unity is born
through the Holy Spirit, not through your decisions. God counters our
self-willed decisions with an appeal for simplicity and unity.
My questions arise whenever I cease to obey. When I do obey God,
problems come, not between me and God, but as a means to keep my mind
examining with amazement the revealed truth of God. But any problem that
comes between God and myself is the result of disobedience. Any problem
that comes while I obey God (and there will be many), increases my
overjoyed delight, because I know that my Father knows and cares, and I
can watch and anticipate how He will unravel my problems.
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