Romans 12 : 11 – 12 “Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent
in spirit, serve the Lord. Rejoice in
hope, be patient in tribulations, be constant in prayer.”
1.
Hope
For a moment or a couple of days I was not focusing on the Lord and I was
looking at my circumstances. I was
fearful of the situation and worried about the consequences of this
circumstances I was facing. Most of which
of course was in my mind and not truly in the physical.
After a while it struck me that I had to face the situation and believe and
trust in the Lord I serve. I let go of
my emotional uncertainty and decided to focus on the Lord. I have no idea what will happen but in the
meantime I am trusting in the Lord to sort this situation and circumstances out
for me. Now I am rejoicing in the hope.
2.
Tribulation – Trying experience
‘Be constant in prayer’ is one of the other hurdles as a Christian I learned the hard way. We have to train ourselves to pray and when things go wrong we want to start praying. The problem with that is we don’t get the results we wish for and then give up in praying.
Pray while I walk in the shopping center, pray while I am deciding on what to buy for dinner and pray for my family and friends. I pray for the lives of the people I feel are important to me.
‘Be patient in tribulation’ to my mind I
have mastered this part in my working world to such an extent I don’t know when
to let go. I have been in such difficult
circumstances that I believe it was meant that I was to resign my position but
was just not focused on the difficulties I was facing. I stood on the ‘Word of God’ and never
allowed it to hurt or harm me.
Thinking about it reminds of a saying ‘if you can’t take the heat, get out of
the kitchen’. To mind I have been in
really heated situations and just stood fast.
I was steadfast in that I didn’t allow the
person or persons bringing the tribulation or trying times on my work situation
to get the better of me. I kept on
trusting and focusing on the Lord my God.
3.
Prayer
‘Be constant in prayer’ is one of the other hurdles as a Christian I learned the hard way. We have to train ourselves to pray and when things go wrong we want to start praying. The problem with that is we don’t get the results we wish for and then give up in praying.
Pray while I walk in the shopping center, pray while I am deciding on what to buy for dinner and pray for my family and friends. I pray for the lives of the people I feel are important to me.
To recap, we all need hope and
yes we all face difficult and trying time which activates our prayer
lives. Take up the challenge with me and
start praying don’t give up.
You are a blessing to me, thank
you for reading my thoughts around hurdles I face many times.
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