Hi, Friend!
You might see another person receiving significant attention and
adoration from others. Or others are promoted ahead of you. Or others
are pregnant for the second time while you’ve been trying for years. God
is working in others’ lives, but He doesn’t appear to be working in
your life.
That’s painful. Let it register as such.
It’s easy to become immobilized by doubt when others appear to have God’s favor while you seem to be invisible to God.
To become unstuck, you need to enter fully into your pain. Let your
heaviness of heart guide you. If you’re not in touch with your feelings,
you won’t be able to wake up to God’s reality for your life.
How in touch are you with your hunger? What does your soul ache for?
Do you want more relationship? more peace? meaningful work? kingdom
work? more healing?
It’s easy to deny the ache. Like in the movie The Matrix you can think you know reality, but be nearly oblivious to the true condition of your soul.
Hunger is scary. Hunger is so scary that I hide it from my awareness.
When I’m not coping well, I cling to anything I can find to stop the
pain. I lose touch with the condition of my soul. Then I experience
shock when I reconnect. It’s easy to do.
Listen to the aches. They speak from a deeper reality. They speak out
answers to life. To identify your suffering is to know a new kind of
freedom. You will gain freedom from the ambiguity in life. Finally, you
recognize the value of pain. What was once an intolerable distraction
becomes a faithful guide.
How are you doing with connecting to your pain? Do you allow others to support you as you stay connected?
Matt
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