Let Christ Restore You

Battling with trials and tribulations

JAMES 1:12

Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him.

First of all, I wanted to apologize for the lack of blog posts lately. I’ve been doing a lot more ‘behind the scenes’ work with the Kingdom Ambassadors movement with communicating with you guys via email/whatsapp etc. I took some time to focus on my own walk with God and bringing myself back to where I needed to be spiritually. I went through a season that I pretty much knew was coming but never would have thought would have been so challenging. But of course, with the mighty and all powerful God I serve, He has taught me a lot through that season, exposing my weaknesses and testing my faith.

We all go through dry seasons in our walk whether that be to do with work, relationships, family or whatever else we have going on in our lives. We can often become demotivated in our God-given purposes, we lack enthusiasm to serve God the way we used to and engaging with God becomes a struggle as a whole. I was depending on my own knowledge and was trying to do things through my own strength instead of the strength of My Father (God). That is exactly what happened to me these last few months. It became a reality that this ‘walk’ with Christ would not be all joy and ease consistently, but instead it proved that through these trials and battles that I thought were never going to end, God was moulding me to fit what is to come.

I referred to James 1 – where it describes what our mentality as followers of Christ should be. Any troubles that we’re facing, we should consider it pure joy. And of course this is so much easier said than done, because in the moment we want to throw a pity party asking God WHY this is all happening and we forget that God left the Holy Spirit to instruct us especially in these times of confusion. However, despite these emotions, we should use this season as a time to cling to God and His word! Rejoice because this is the time that God will reveal Himself to you as He comforts you when you pour out your worry to Him. You have to fix your mind on the cross and be confident in Jesus’ saving hand that pulls you through the waters of this world. When your faith is tested, your endurance is built. God is able to protect you in His power, WHEN YOU HAVE FAITH. I came to the realisation that after constantly saying ‘oh yeah Jesus I trust you! I know you have control over my life’, I was being tested on these words and now had the chance to show Jesus that I know what to do. I could show Him that my dependency on Him is deeper than I thought it was, and that I would show Him this through prayer. Allowing God to be my source of power and strength was essential is keeping my focus on eternity and not the temporary struggles of this world.

Wisdom wisdom wisdom! Ask for it – request it from GOD through full faith in Him to deliver. I had to get into the habit of humbling myself before God in this season, because I had witnessed time and time again that leaning on my own understanding was the reason I had ended up making a lot of these trials and tests much harder for myself. Accepting that our knowledge is insufficient but Jesus’ wisdom and peace surpasses all understanding, is what I learnt when battling with relationships towards people. Each day, I learnt to pray for God’s wisdom because I knew I couldn’t execute each day with my own power or limited knowledge. Learning to ask for the guidance of the Holy Spirit made sure that the grace that covered me was the direction that Jesus wanted me to go in, not what I planned for myself that day.

His word speaks on God blessing those who endure PATIENTLY. The trust of your heart in all areas of your life has to be developed on a completely different level when you are being tested. Endure through each test knowing that God will bring you through to the other side of the storm with a new character, a character that has learnt something along the way. Be encouraged by the fact that God will never give you a season that you cannot handle. So if you’re struggling in a season where you may be feeling confused, doubtful, and burnt out or stressed; focus on the goodness of God and not the battle of the storm. Let Christ be the fortress and the comfort of your heart EVEN when you’re getting angry about why these things are happening to you. Get yourself to the foot of the cross and let Christ restore you.

‘’Sometimes God calms the storm but sometimes God lets the storm rage and calms His child.’’

Some scripture to meditate on:

Exodus 14:44

The Lord will fight for you, and you have only to be silent.

Romans 8:28

And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.

2 Corinthians 12:9

But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

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