You Can Do Hard + Holy Things
You Can Do Hard + Holy Things
“You want me to do what now, God?”
“No. Not a chance. There’s no way.”
“This must be something I imagined. I cannot do that. I am not equipped to do that.”
“I just don’t want to. Anything but that.”
-Can you relate, or am I alone in this?
I’ve had some pretty refining conversations with God, and it’s usually in the seasons where I am actively pursuing Him. They are challenging, and nothing I could ever gather on my own.
It reminds of being in a relationship: Together you make the decision to deepen your relationship, and the conversations become more intimate and intentional. The goal is to grow closer, with the purpose of creating a firm foundation that can withstand future storms. The relationship evolves over time, refining one another in the process.
The love and wisdom of the Father I found in Scripture gave me the assurance to say “yes” when the unknown shouted “impossible”.
Sometimes life changes so swiftly it can captivate me, distracting me away from His presence.
When I find myself lacking in my pursuit of Jesus, I find the conversations dwindle down- not because He isn’t speaking, but because I am not listening anymore.
He never left.
I simply stopped showing up.
And so the focus shifts again. The longing returns to abide in His presence. I find myself engaging once again through worship and prayer, and the hole is filled. I am at peace in His word, learning more every day of who He is and what He wants for me.
It’s in His word I learn more of His character, and how better I can distinguish His voice in my life. It should come at no surprise when I find He challenges me- not because He wants to hurt me, but to give more because my heart is ready and open.
Open for growth.
Open for His will.
Open for His glory.
These moments with the Father woven together, although unknown at the time of what they would produce, added up to meaningful lessons I am living out today. What was once unfathomable and seemingly unattainable, faithfully produced good fruit- the kind He had in mind for me all along. All I had to do was say “yes” to the next assignment. Cleary from my retaliated statements, I wrestled hard with the Why’s and the How’s. Thankfully His character does not reflect mine, because His patience endured my feelings and untimely responses.
The love and wisdom of the Father I found in Scripture gave me the assurance to say “yes” when the unknown shouted “impossible”.
I “can” because He has promised to equip the call.
“Now may the God of peace who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great shepherd of the sheep, by the blood of the eternal covenant, equip you with everything good that you may do His will, working in us that which is pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.” -Hebrews 13:20-21 ESV
We can do hard and holy things because He has:
1) Called us to do so,
2) Equipped us to do so, and
3) Gives us what we need exactly when we need it.
Moses, Gideon, Jonah, and Jeremiah: all doubted the assignment, argued with God, pleading their case as to why they couldn’t, eventually said “Yes”(and some of the roads taken before the “Yes” were hard), and all gave glory to God for it.
You can do hard and holy things because Scripture says so.
We have a faithful, loving God on our side to not only equip us for the journey, but provide our every need according to the calling.
What is holding you back from saying “Yes”?