Under Pressure?

"We don't want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters, of our affliction that took place in Asia. We were completely overwhelmed - beyond our strength - so that we even despaired of life itself. 9 Indeed, we felt that we had received the sentence of death, so that we would not trust in ourselves but in God, who raises the dead."   

  2 Corinthians 1:8-9   Christian Standard Bible

Paul was under extreme pressure in Corinth. He had planted a church there and it had begun to thrive. However, later on, problems broke out that threatened to split the church. Timothy tried to bring about peace and then Titus and eventually, following a painful visit by Paul himself, things began to settle down. It was thought a discouraging time, full of pressure. The problem was not resolved until Paul realised that he could do nothing, only God could sort this problem out. And as Paul surrendered to that idea, things did improve.

God sometimes allows things to go pear-shaped. He is used to hopeless situations where we, if not careful, can fall apart and even consider giving up. We may try all we know to solve difficult problems, we can also bring in specialists in a particular field. However, as wise and experienced these people may be, at times it is only God Himself who can bring about peace to a situation. There are a lot of 'Mr Fix its' about the place but, God is the eternal and famous 'Mr Fix it' of all. It's always better to call in the ultimate one.

As I've said, sometimes God allows things to happen that appear impossible to solve. He does this so that we, as His children, learn to put our hope in Him and not the world. Maybe you need to hear this today. Are you trying to solve something and nothing appears to be happening? It is possible that something is going on but, because you can't see an improvement, your patience is being stretched. Alternatively, you may have called in a 'Mr Fix it' or possibly two or three of them and there has been no change. Have you considered that God could be saying, 'Call on Me, I'm the one that can fix this and quickly.'

It is food for thought and only you know the answer to this. Don't allow yourself to come under pressure to anything. God has the answer. The conclusion here is:

(1) Something is happening, you just need to be patient instead of trying to make things happen

(2) Or, you have called in the wrong 'Mr Fix it.' You need to call on the Ultimate One.

Allow the Holy Spirit to guide you to understand what's right.

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