Let your mind reflect on the one issue in your life you thought was going to take you out. The days were dark and the nights were long. A feeling of loneliness and frustration filled the room. Anger and defeat were my best friends. When I looked around, there was no-one there I could talk to. Of all the lives I had poured into here I was standing alone with tears in my eyes.
I thought for sure I was not going to make it out of this one. Too proud to admit I was confused and too strong to say I needed help, or so I thought. Eventually, I realized that my strength was in admitting I was weak and therefore, I reached out for help. Can you believe, I had to tell someone my heart was hurting? My spirit was broken and I felt lost in this world.
In the book of Exodus chapter 3 verse 2, it talks about a bush burning but not consumed by the flames. This is how I related this season of my life. Flames were violently gushing all around me. There seemed to be no place for me to turn. No matter how I tried, I could get no rest. My heart hurt so badly there were times I felt like I could not breath. I cried so much my eyes would swell.
Fortunately, in the midst of the burning bush, God sent me an angle just like He did Moses in Exodus. My angle helped me understand that I was not crazy. This season in my life was for a purpose. Although I did not understand it then, it is clear to me today. The purpose of my burning bush was so that I could be an angle to someone else. I can honestly say to you, it is possible to be living with flames of fire (issues of life) all around you, and not be consumed.
How is this possible you may ask? It's simple, " we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose." (Romans 8:28) for this reason, you may see the bush burning but you won't be consumed. In other words, the issues of life may become quite intense but God will not let them destroy you.
I thought for sure I was not going to make it out of this one. Too proud to admit I was confused and too strong to say I needed help, or so I thought. Eventually, I realized that my strength was in admitting I was weak and therefore, I reached out for help. Can you believe, I had to tell someone my heart was hurting? My spirit was broken and I felt lost in this world.
In the book of Exodus chapter 3 verse 2, it talks about a bush burning but not consumed by the flames. This is how I related this season of my life. Flames were violently gushing all around me. There seemed to be no place for me to turn. No matter how I tried, I could get no rest. My heart hurt so badly there were times I felt like I could not breath. I cried so much my eyes would swell.
Fortunately, in the midst of the burning bush, God sent me an angle just like He did Moses in Exodus. My angle helped me understand that I was not crazy. This season in my life was for a purpose. Although I did not understand it then, it is clear to me today. The purpose of my burning bush was so that I could be an angle to someone else. I can honestly say to you, it is possible to be living with flames of fire (issues of life) all around you, and not be consumed.
How is this possible you may ask? It's simple, " we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose." (Romans 8:28) for this reason, you may see the bush burning but you won't be consumed. In other words, the issues of life may become quite intense but God will not let them destroy you.