WHEN GOD MESSES UP YOUR PLANS - PART 3 There invariably will come a time in our spiritual journey when the LORD will solicit our cooperation as He desires to lead us in a new direction. He is saying, “the way you have been going is no longer part of my plan. I want to take you in a new direction.” To get our attention and point us in the way He desires, there are strategies the Lord employs that are very effective. Here are three ways He works to move us out on a new course of action: 1. Disruption of Our Plans 2. Dissipation of Resources 3. Dissolution of Relationships In the first two part of this teaching we saw that the Lord will disrupt our plans and cause a drying up of our resources at times to move us in a new direction. Read Part One: awakenations.org/gods-interruption/ Read Part Two: awakenations.org/gods-interruption-2/ Dissolution of Relationships: A third way the Lord works to set us in motion in a new direction is through the dissolution of relationships. We see this clearly in the life of David. The heart of King Achish, once favorable to David, turned away from him.“Then Achish called David and said to him, ‘Surely, as the Lord lives, you have been upright, and your going out and your coming in with me in the army is good in my sight. For to this day I have not found evil in you since the day of your coming to me. Nevertheless the lords do not favor you. Therefore return now, and go in peace, that you may not displease the lords of the Philistines’”(1 Samuel 29:6-7). An unanticipated meltdown in a relationship can cause great pain. Abandonment and unanswered questions are natural by-products of such and will need to be addressed. One vital truth to come to grips with is that God will on occasion send certain people into our lives for a short season or perhaps even a brief encounter. God-sanctioned, transitory, relationships, though non sustainable, serve a purpose in facilitating the plan of God. Being able to differentiate between what is intended to be provisional and what is meant to be permanent will enlighten us of Fathers intention for the relationship and keep us from frustration and even fragmentation. In the midst of such hardship do not become bitter with people during as though they are rejecting you. The Lord is turning the hearts of men in the direction He desires (See Prov. 21:1). This is a blessing in disguise as He is in fact making it easier for you to let go and move forward into your next assignment. Mens rejection is Gods redirection! Sign up to receive the entire message here eepurl/Y_Q6X
Posted on: Tue, 13 Jan 2015 00:45:01 +0000
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