It's Friday and my God am I glad to be here! Cheers to the weekend! But to be completely transparent I didn't know how much more I could take this week. This week tore me DOWN! And I suspect this may be the case for many of us. But thank God for just one more day!
This week I had been asking God for more patience, more forgiveness, more comfort and I stumbled across the B attitudes in Matthew. All my prayers were being answered but in "requires faith" kind of way. The B attitudes essentially say "You want more comfort from God? Well you're gonna get more sorrow." Wait?! Yes you read this right. God is basically saying in order for me to give you more flowers I have to send the rain.Â
Who likes tons of rain? No one except crop growers. And I guess in a sense believers are crop growers. We have this seed that has been buried deep within or spirit man. This seed has to be hidden from sunlight and the elements so that it can grow. At the appointed time and in the right season, God sends the rain, so the seed can be watered. And finally after much watering, God allows others to see this seed blossom into a bud and then a full blown rose.Â
All that to say this, the rain is necessary. The more we require and need from God, the more He needs and requires of us. This ask and receive foes on forever until we become perfect men in Christ. So don't think this Faith Walk will be easy. There will be rain but just know the rain won't overtake you. You will grow! Inside and outside!Â
It won't be easy but it will be worth it! Happy Friday!Â