What happens when
we become disillusioned? This can take
place in our marriage, our jobs, school and life in general.
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It
may be our fault because we’ve lost focus, lost interest or we are coveting something
or someone different. It could be there
is sin in your life. Yes, the “S” word.
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It
may be somebody else’s fault or God allowing us to go through some corrections
or testing.
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What
if you feel like you’re doing everything right and your partner or God aren’t
responding as expected?
Start by asking yourself
what the core issue is. Am I just
discontented in my partner? How is my
relationship with God? Did something
outside your control change such as health, raising kids, increased job
stress? Knowing if God is working on you
or your spouse is harder to identify.
Search your heart. Take inventory
of where you are at in your relationships.
Are you doing your part by seeking God with all of your heart, by being
obedient to His commands, and by loving your spouse unconditionally? Do you lack of vision because you’re
following the crowd and not what the Holy Spirit is leading you to do?
Hear what God said
to Joshua in 1:9, "Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go." This promise was conditional on them meditating on and obeying the Word of God. In marriage the requirement is from Ephesians 5:33, "The husband must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband."
Don’t be stubborn
and resist. Think of it this way; God is
working with you as He would a sculpture made from clay. He told Jeremiah, “I am the potter you are
the clay. I can do what I want with
you.” (Paraphrase mine) He doesn’t need
our permission and doesn’t always show us what He is doing or where we are
going. He typically takes us there one
step at a time and when we’re ready He moves us to the next level. Good advice; try to learn the lesson the
first time.
Apply these
thoughts to your marriage, your life and you career knowing that God has your
back. If things are really bad, get up
tomorrow, and start by thanking God for the day. Do your part by being obedient to what He
tells you and put one foot in front of the other until it gets better. This is what I say almost every day to get me
through: For I know the plans I
have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to
harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
Jeremiah 29:11
