Promises

One of the greatest struggles we each have in life is overcoming broken promises. We feel lied to and have a sense of lost trust. For many of us it does matter how big or small the promise is, it matters that someone did not do what they told us they would do. This mountain becomes especially large when we feel as though God has broken His promises to us. It strikes us at our deepest levels because we believe above all else that if anyone is capable of keeping all of their promises it should be God. When dealing with these feelings I have noticed some typical responses in myself and others.

1.We question God in general. We question if he really does care for us. We can get angry because we feel like He promised us something and that we have been trusting that promise and yet it has remained unfulfilled.

2.We question ourselves. We start thinking about all of the ways in which we might have messed up the promise God has for us. We blame ourselves for our lack of joy and contentment. 

3. We question our relationship with God. We can begin to question everything we have heard from Him. We can even begin to question our faith in Him.

For most of us none of these responses are the truth. I believe that we mis mark because we have a hard time understanding the idea of the fullness of time. We get an idea in our minds of how things should look and when they dont match that ideal then we question the whole thing rather than taking a step back and considering how much of our ideal is from us and how much of it is from God. I know in my own life I had an idea of how I would be serving in ministry and it has been nothing like what I envisioned. Maybe someday what I had in my head yeas ago will happen and maybe it wont but the key for me is to keep moving forward with all of the opportunities that God has for me and my family in the here and now. I must lead them to a place where they will simply allow Him to be God and enjoy the adventure that He will take them on.