Author Darlene J. Conard

Let’s talk more about God’s mysterious ways. Mysterious is defined as difficult or impossible to understand, explain or identify. God has a secrecy about Him. He withholds some things from us for reasons. Trusting Him is vital. Paul knew this. That’s why he wrote in his letter to the church, “For we walk by faith and not by sight. 2 Corinthians 5:7 KJV

If we were aware of all He planned to do our faith wouldn’t grow.

“Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” (Hebrews 11:1 KJV) This is one of many verses that are used to kick discouragement out the door. I’ll be the first to raise my hand as being guilty. Faith is a challenge when I’m not feeling well. One trail after another is set ablaze by fire only leaving you standing still. I get It! Then again, some paths are destroyed since it leads to our destruction.

“O Lord, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps.” (Jeremiah 10:23 KJV)

Intimate moments are a treasure. Trust transpires in depths unexplainable. Our time with Him is our lifeline.  

We often than not pray about things expecting answers to be how we would do things. This quote revealed how off my ways are compared to God’s. 

“I prayed for God to protect me from my enemies and I started losing friends. I asked for courage, God gave me difficulties to make me stronger. I asked for wisdom, God gave me problems to solve.”  I don’t know who wrote this but so much truth is in it. Some problems are solved through our capability and possibilities. For example, there are people that challenge me and are problematic. Years ago, I would have avoided taking the risk of coming in contact with them. Now I don’t, unless God tells me to. God used this challenge to bring me out of my comfort zone.  Timid or uncertain, no more. Yes, unexpected challenges will come to lure us even further out or tempt us to go backwards. I encourage you to ask God for wisdom concerning all things. He may ask you to proceed with a completely different approach.  

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