Think of the biggest problem you've got right now. It probably will come to mind quickly; yet, regardless of what that problem is, it is likely that it all boils down to these two issues:
1. 'Will I obey God in this situation and do what He says is the right thing to do, whether I like it or not?' Or,
2. 'Will I trust God in this situation, letting him handle it?'
No matter what your problem is--financial, physical, relational, social, and vocational--your biggest problem is not your problem. The real problem is not obeying and trusting God. And that makes the problem bigger.
Have you ever been in a no win situation? Perhaps you're in a 'no win situation' right now. Who do you think is behind that? God is! God backs you into a corner. Why? Because God often allows crisis in our lives in order to get our attention. All of a sudden we’re laid flat on our backs and we're forced to look up.
God loves you just the way you are, but He loves you far too much to let you just stay stuck in your habits, hang-ups and hurts. He wants to change you. He wants to help you grow, to be better, to be different, and to be all that you were meant to be. And so He allows a crisis.
Why? Because we rarely change until the pain we feel exceeds our fear of change. We don't change when we see the light; we change when we feel the heat.
Read the full devotional from Purpose Driven Connection.
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