God, how many more challenges must come my way before I see some progress? To be perfectly honest, I have asked this question frequently in the past few weeks. I am realizing that “my ideas and my comfort” doesn’t seem to be Gods top priority right now! I know there are many of you with the same mindset because I have spoken to several . There seems to be a strategic plan God is allowing to happen in our lives and that is the removal of all crutches! The systems and constants that have been in our lives, God is shaking or removing them.

it is natural for us to throw little “spiritual temper tantrums”, some actual tantrums, but God is doing this for our own good. We are HIS children who have had our spiritual training wheels on and now HE is saying enough! HE loves us too much to be enabled by systems, a paycheck, a relationship, or even our pastor! How will we know how strong we are in God if we never see how we can stand?

Some of us have been Christians for a long time and we still depend on the pastor every week to convince us we can make it! God wants us to know and see HE has given us every tool and every promise in HIS bible to deal with the life we are navigating through. What good parent wouldn’t want to see their children grow up and think for themselves? God loves us that much to make us grow up and see how gifted we truly are in HIM.

I know it can feel frightening and unsettling when people, jobs, and things change around us, but God is in it all. There are places and people ordained for you to see and meet. Jobs that are becoming available because they need the gifting in you! We have yet to see what God wants to do through us and with us. The good news is HE promises to give us “peace that passes all understanding” and with HIS peace we can endure any change that may come our way! HE is a good parent that knows your fears and knows your interests. The truth is we are actually seeing how much we need God in our lives now, but it’s time to do it as an adult child! No more arguing, no more questions, just stepping out without the crutch and seeing how amazing we are to God and to a world that needs what we have!