This weekend was a crazy mix of a weekend for us. It was good, exciting, invigorating, relieving, sad, anxious, doubtful, despairing, and encouraging all at the same time. And I think the realization of big changes about to take place is sinking in fast and hard.
Life, and some of its ups and downs, it seems, has just decided to accumulate itself 4 weeks before our little one comes. Bringing with it the proper emotions.
Those emotions for a 9 month pregnant woman can feel very over whelming at times, and those emotions for the husband of a 9 month pregnant woman also seem to be the same.
Church was very encouraging though, as the sermon was about not believing lies that we so often believe in times of trials and temptations. Here is just a little bit of a recap.
Lie #1
"My situation is unique in all of man kind- No one knows what it feels like to face what I am facing."
Really, no one? Out of the billions of people that have lived on the earth, am i really the first to experience this? Don't bet on it.
Lie #2
"God has abandoned me"
Okay so if God didn't abandoned the faithless Israelites in the old testament what makes me think that he is going to abandon me now. If the bible says that one of God's attributes is Faithfulness what makes me think that this has suddenly disappeared.
Lie#3
"This is more than I can bare."
God knows the number of hairs that are on your head, he made you in your mothers womb. Certainly then he knows what you can and can not handle.
Lie#4
"There is no way out of this."
God always provides a path through a trial.
1 Corinthians 10:13
"No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it."
I've always heard this verse preached as just a stop sinning and how to stop sinning kind of verse. While that interpretation does apply Justin pointed out to us on Sunday that the same word in the Greek translation also means trials. And he showed us some other verses through out the New Testament that use the same word relating to trials.
At times through out the day i find myself believing those lies. But then i reflect on 1 Corinthians and I am reminded and encouraged by a loving, gracious, Lord. Who has equipped us to handle any trial that he allows in this life.
I am thankful that I am not alone, that God has not abandoned me, that I can and will endure this, and that the Lord will provide a path through it.
4 comments:
This is good stuff!
I think that's why I blog...If I can get over the feeling that I am alone, the other lies unravel too. But man...that feeling is just sooooo overwhelming sometimes...
LOL...just wait until you're in labor (if you do it naturally-no epidural-that is)!!!
I've had babies without any medication, etc. you have to keep in mind this is NOT some kind of a contest to GUT through. The END of the race is a happy, healthy delivery, regardless if you choose any pain releif.
Lies...are constant in our mind. It is a way for the Devil to make us belief untruths and be depressed. That is why meditating helps me..I toss the thoughts not relevant into a "future" basket..and clear my mind.
The early morning hours when You awaken..SHUSH...be still and listen. God may be wanted to use THAT Time without the world clutter to talk to you.
oops that was donna not freaky helena's eye...lol
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