With what are you struggling? Struggling with temptation is a matter of replacing it with something good and godly. I find that Romans 6:11 helps me to focus in times of temptation. Philippians 4:8 helps it to be less of a problem in the first place and less burdensome when happening. But what if the struggle is not a temptation but concerning a desire that you have thought to be a godly ambition? You pursue it, but thus far, to no avail. Patience and acquiescence to God’s will are certainly needed, but as platitudes they do not answer questions about how to proceed. So, here is how I am struggling:
My senses all say no
As do comments and circumstances
Whence comes this great desire
When all else says there are thin chances
To prayer I did devote
This ambition of which I now speak
Much counsel, plans I wrote
And God’s will in this matter I seek
How do I now proceed?
Exercise patience and longer wait?
More scrutiny it need?
Oh my mind and emotional state?
Is it time to give up?
To admit it was not in God’s will?
Accept this empty cup
As good providence rather than ill?
This I know above all
God is good and His will is the best
May stumble but not fall
Be bewildered but finally blest
I will continue on
Trusting God and in His guidance rest
Listening I will hone
Find His direction and pass the test
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