Is what you want what God wants? That is what matters, Jesus defined the way for us to walk, He has put it in the Bible for a purpose 2 Timothy 3:16 "All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness,". Hebrews 4:12 "For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart." We have the choice to follow what the Bible says or do it the way the world does it. Isaiah 30:21 "Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, "This is the way; walk in it." Jesus has defined which way we go. The things that are written are not just to put words on a page, but to give us direction in our lives. The stories you may read are not just for entertainment, but to give us the truth that we are to follow.
Look at Job, we could say what does that have to teach us? He followed God though everything was taken from him, He did not give up on God. What a testament to who God is and should be to us. We complain when the heat is turned up on our lives, but have we ever really lost everything? Job lost everything, but he gave thanks to God for all that he had. He did not give up on God, but now when the heat is turned up in our lives, do we turn our back on God? I know that life is a choice, following God is a choice, what we do with God is our choice. Not easy to put yourself in Job's shoes, but is life hard for you? Who are you blaming? Does it cause you to doubt God? Jesus wants a deeper relationship with us all, are we willing to have Him purify us by fire? He will turn up the heat to show us what is more important than Him. If I view my desires over what God desires, He will turn up the heat and He wants to be first in ALL things, even before my own feelings.
There is a scripture in the Bible for pretty much anything you may be going through. Don't be afraid to look, because Jesus has defined a way, we just need to walk in it. His way is higher than our way, His truth is higher than us. He is the only way, not the way the world does it, but God's way. What way do you want to walk in today?
Remember this: John 10:10 "The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly." The devil wants to destroy us, but God wants us to remember that He has come to save us from ourselves.
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