Speechless

Job 40:4-5 (MSG) "I'm speechless, in awe—words fail me. I should never have opened my mouth! I've talked too much, way too much. I'm ready to shut up and listen."
How many times do I experience this? I would have to say I have lost count. I did it again today.
Sometimes we get trapped when people ask for our story. Before we know it we are a victim again, feeling very low and having a totally wrong perspective, considering God had set us free from so much.
I think, in fact, the trap was sprung last night when I had to relate to someone who had hurt me badly and not seen a problem with their behaviour. I realised that although the problem had been some months ago I did not trust myself to be too friendly. In fact my mind was rehearsing the story and that is definitely not good.
I found myself praying, 'Lord how do I act? I have to love the unlovely but I don't have to trust. What would You do.'
Today as I drove home I remembered how the Lord remonstrated with His people, through the prophets, about how they had treated Him. It is not as if He never spoke up or was upset. Jesus himself sat on the hill outside Jerusalem and grieved.
The important thing is to not wear the responsibility of others but our own and press in to God for His ways. I want His ways, not mine. His brings life, mine death.
Meanwhile the Lord is bringing people to me, He is still working and I praise Him for that. Amen!

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