The struggles we go through in this life are all relative. It seems that some people escape real tragedies while others experience more than their share. Why is this? Is it because some Christians have made wrong choices that have led to pain and loss? You may have asked yourself this question about certain events in your life. I know that I have.
I'm not quite sure how to post the topics that I have experienced in my life without coming across as a "nobody knows the trouble I've seen" follower of Jesus Christ. It is a contradiction is it not? We hear a great deal about the promises of God and the fact that He wants to bless us with every physical and financial blessing. Let me say that I
do lay hold to that belief as well, but I don't believe that it is some kind of formula that will
guarantee these blessings.
I have known some amazing Christians who have had to deal with disease, loss, and pain in their lives and I think the difference would be in the phrasing of the term "struggling Christian". If we are in Christ, then our problems should not be a "struggle" should they?
And what about satan? Isn't he the one we are to blame for the tests and trials that come our way? Christians who have endured such might be labeled as a failure in their faith, unable to somehow latch on to just the right amount for each situation because it stands to reason, based on some scripture, that the situation or trial would go away...eventually...based on our degree of faith, or obedience. And what about grace? Where does grace and mercy come into play on our journey? Why do some
seem to receive more than others? As you read this, I'm sure you can quote a scripture regarding all these topics: faith, struggle, trials, satanic attack, grace, mercy,and a lot more! It can get down right confusing for some. It did for me. To the point where I wanted to chuck it all....
but then that was done for me. How? Well, I'm hoping that this blog will help me, and others with these topics. I appreciate your input as I muddle along. Those of you who have read this blog before will see that most previous posts have been deleted. They were
not what the Lord wanted me to write about. I confess that fear kept me from writing about the things that I have experienced and how the Lord is continuing to heal and restore my soul. A fear that I might be labeled "A Defeated Christian". That in itself is an oxymoron.
There are a lot of self-help books and ministries that are out there that I believe that are helpful and contain a great deal of Biblical Truth. There are actually "buzz" words most of us
wounded warriors (that is one of them) have heard and used and in context they are valid (and I will probably use them as I progress). But sometimes we can get locked in, dragged down, and stuck in the terminology. I have been progressivly being restored for the past 12 years or so. That's a lot less years than I have been a professing Christian. Was I on a timer that the Lord waited to work His healing in me? In a way, yes I was.
Without getting deeper into this, I would like to ask those of you who read this to put in your thoughts. It may not sound like I'm going anywhere with this, but I assure you that the Lord is making it clear where this blog should go. I am hesitant and still a bit fearful. I believe the Lord wants me to "walk" through the fear, just as He has asked me to do many times before. Eventually, He gently prods me along with "baby steps".
What are your thoughts?
