Crooked Made Straight!
I will go before you and make the crooked places straight . . .
Isaiah 45:2
We live in a time where we as Christian want instant answers. We have been contaminated with the mindset and attitudes of the world. When we become Christians, we are no longer a friend to the world. We must think, speak, and live differently than the world. The world is an atmosphere in which evil resides.
I know that at times we all go through difficult things, but God gives us a promise of great hope. We must understand that we are not tourists in the world. We are in a journey unto wholeness and completeness and God is not in a hurry. He cares about quality and wholeness. We get ourselves into trouble by living wrong, eating wrong, spending wrong, not saving, and not giving. And now we want God to get us out of the mess that we have created. We want everything in a hurry. We have not obeyed God in putting Him first in every area of our lives and we have made a mess of things. And sometimes people do not want to change. It is too painful for them and it requires responsible behavior.
• Marriages
• Finances
• Relationships
• Some people like top play the victim.
• Our speech and attitudes.
• Broken promises.
• Employment
Christian discipleship has become a tourist mindset. We think God is our tour guide and not Lord of our lives. We have exchanged the commandments of God as if they were suggestions. A disciple is to spend their lives living for their Master. He has given us a guidebook called the Bible. All truth rests in Jesus Christ. Jn. 14:5-6. If we chose the path of disciples and pilgrims, we would eventually see the Wisdom of God unfold in our lives. It may take time as we persist, but God is Faithful.
All we need to do is stay in faith and walk in the truth of God’s Word. Those areas where we have been judged harshly, or condemned or mistreated by others God will straighten things out. There are areas in our own lives that we feel we will never overcome but the promise of God is that He will make all things straight. Understand that God is working behind the scenes to make things right. He is working to give us the victory even though you cannot see it now. God says. “all things work together for good for those who love Him.” We don’t blame God for the trouble, but we trust in Him in the middle of difficult circumstances to make all things straight!