It's been an interesting life, these past seven years. And I have learned some invaluable life and key spiritual lessons that I would not have understood without going through the things I did. I'm not unique in this regard, for I know God teaches in this manner, but I feel I need to share with someone out there those things that may be helpful when confronted with seeming impossible circumstances where there seems no truly "right" thing to do. There are some solid principles that God gives us through scripture and daily guidance through His Spirit that will guide your heart in making hard decisions. Now, there are a multitude of counselors out there that one could go to for advice in these matters, but I think we all have a story to tell. We are all useful to a certain extent in the Kingdom. So here is mine.
The first principle is that if you have accepted Christ as your savior you have become a child of God. Rom 8:14 "For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. "
It's important to have the first principle our identity in Christ.
The second principle is related to the first: You have a spiritual authority as a son of God. You are royalty. Rom 8:17 "And if we are children, then we are heirs; heirs of God and joint-heirs with Christ; so that if we suffer with Him, we may also be glorified together. " It's important to know we have a glorious future. A rich one in complete harmony with God and each other.
The third principle is that anything we possess here in this life is expendable for the latter, even your honor if need be. "...so that if we suffer with Him...". The only thing that isn't expendable is your faith. That is to be guarded with your life. 1Ti 6:20-21 "O Timothy, guard the Deposit, avoiding profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of falsely-named science,
which some professing have erred concerning the faith. " MKJV
With these three, we can approach our Father in prayer and ask for His guidance. My last major life decision culminated after loosely following these principles. I was faced with giving up a passion of mine in order to promote growth in a ministry. It was even against the advice of my good friend and Pastor. I would have to sacrifice my position in order to promote another more suitable. That's hard for a man to do to himself. In our sports minded society that would be branded a loser. Not just one that played hard at the game and was beaten, there's an honor even for that. But one who has willingly given up his place for the sake of peace and unity. With no fight or malice, but with blessings. Recognizing that God is in control of circumstances, even those that seem to be against you at the time. You might have to look like a loser.
More on this at a later time.
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