Beyond negative circumstances (Part 2)
God answers all prayers but there is a prayer that He can never answer: God cannot give you the power to control the circumstances of your life. He wants to be the one to control them because according to the Bible, He is the master of circumstances (Daniel 2: 21).
What is the best attitude when we face negative circumstances? There are five major groups regarding the reaction of Christians when facing any danger:
1. Those who struggle with all their strength to find the solution
2. Those who flee from problems because of the fear that invades their hearts
3. Those who do not fight but constantly complain
4. Those who feel insecure and run after Prophets
5. Those who trust in the Lord and fly above problems
I'll talk about each group in particular:
1. Those who struggle with all their strength to find the solution
It's good to fight and work hard because the Bible is against laziness but there are situations where we can fight and others where our strength or our social and professional position can bring nothing as a solution.
There are those who struggle and finally unblock the situation and others figure out that they are unable to find the solution after much efforts in vain. What counts is not to try to find the solution, but it is your reaction after having noticed that you cannot do anything in spite of your good will. At that point, either we decide to flee, or we decide to fly above the clouds (problems) by ceasing to place your trust in what we see but in relying entirely in the Lord who is above all the problems. This requires an extraordinary faith like the one Moses had when he was facing the Red Sea and Pharaoh was behind him to capture him. The eagle faith lifts us up in the invisible world and allows us to enter in the kingdom of God. It draws the divine power in our life.
2. Those who flee from problems because of the fear that invades their hearts
Fear is the workhorse of the devil. Once fear invades your heart, it is often difficult for God to intervene in your problem ...
To be continued in the third part
Chris Ndikumana
