Have you been embattled, it may be a family situation, a job issue or a church problem. It may be your failure or someone else’s. No matter which end of the stick you are on, I think some of these things can guide you through times of trouble. 1. Don’t defend yourself, don’t talk bad about people when you learn they are talking bad about you. 2. Ask God to bless those who have decided to treat you like the enemy. 3. When you fail, some people will question and attach bad motives to every good thing you have ever done. 4. When you fail, some people will not only blame you for what you have done, but for many things you have not done, and for their problems that have nothing to do with you. 5. People you thought were friends for life will turn against you. 6. People you thought were good friends, will suddenly want nothing to do with you. 7. People who couldn’t stand each other will become allies against you. 8. When you get a Word from God, give it a high priority, above all the chatter. 9. Ask God for some scripture passages that can be your hiding place that takes you to him. Read and pray them over and over. 10. Old friends who you haven’t seen for years will come to your side. 11. God will give you new friends who believe in you. 12. Don’t make blanket assumptions based on your experience. All churches are not bad, all spiritual leaders are not abusive, and God has not forsaken you. 13. Examine your heart and be determined to grow, change and let your pain and suffering work in you to help you become the person you are supposed to be. 14. As much as possible stay connected to your world. Resist the temptation to drop out. 15. When you want to retaliate, cut someone out of your life, say something harsh, feel sorry for yourself or any of the many responses you could have, wait. 16. Listen to who is talking bad about people and who is holding their tongue, people whose heart is right with God resist the temptation to talk bad about others. 17. Ask God to be redemptive in your difficult situation. 18. Be quick to overlook other people’s bad reactions. Don’t be self righteous. 19. Do everything you can to encourage the healing of anyone you have wounded. 20. If you have truly repented, have assurance that God has forgiven you and don’t let others condemnation and labels keep you down. 21. You are not required to be crucified for your sin and failure, Jesus already did that for you, but you do need to repent. People who won’t forgive you have their own problems. Pray for them. 22. Give yourself an obsessiveness examination, if the situation is all you can think about, or talk about quit blaming and find healing. 23. Don’t let people force you into things you are not ready for or that you don’t hear the voice of God saying yes to. 24. Don’t stay under abusive leaders, they can’t help you heal and change. 25. Satan wants to trap you in unforgivness and bitterness, it is not worth it. 26. There are good people who can help you out there, find them. 27. Everything you do to deal with your situation should be Jesus honoring, people forgiving and self healing. If it is not reject it no matter how credible the source. 28. Remember that shame and condemnation do not come from God, no matter whose mouth it is coming from.
Posted on: Fri, 02 Aug 2013 03:35:14 +0000
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