Finding A Breathe In My Circumstances

What are you waiting on to be happy today? Are you waiting for an illness to go away, to "feel happy", a better job, closer friends, a better marriage, or maybe you're looking for a way out of something. How much energy do we give to make things "feel more happier" or how far are we willing to run to "feel happy"? We too often let our flesh control our emotions, and say it's the Holy Spirit, or we allow Satan to lie or justify to us what we're feeling is ok, but maybe you're in a specific circumstance right now that doesn't need to "feel good or happy", just maybe God has you right where you're at and if you move or change, you're going to miss out on something greater than the happiness you're seeking. Isaiah 30:18 says, "Yet the Lord longs to be gracious to you; he rises to show you compassion. For the Lord is a God of justice. Blessed are all who wait for him!" See the last part of that verse, blessed are "you" who wait for him!, with an exclamation point. He is our father, he wants us to wait on him, he has our best interest at heart, he is our Father! I know for me, I am learning that I let my emotions sometimes decide what the Holy Spirit is trying to tell me or teach me, but it's when I get in such a pit of despair, loneliness, and frustration that I finally stop my stubborness, and selfishness to listen. I believe in free will, but I also believe in things and purposes that God has for us, and if we allow our flesh to give up, instead of holding steadfast and perservering, we're going to miss out on something beautiful and so wonderful. That's when we truely experience "happiness", "joy", "contentment."Romans 15:13 tells us if we will just trust him, we will overflow with peace and hope from the Holy Spirit. Isn't the word a promise. Therefore, he is promising you and me, that if we're feeling lonely, waiting for your marriage to get just right, get that particular position, or get to a place where you can "feel" happy, you're depending on your flesh and not Him! Our trials are what grow us, make us more Christ like, produce fruit for the Glory of God, it's not the perfect circumstance, nor will he drop down a Super Cape, he wants us right where we are. Why waste today, the very breathe he gave you today for something tomorrow. We are his crop, and he knows when our fruit will be ripe, and only then can it bring him glory! The will of God will never take you where the Grace of God will not protect you! That's for you, that's for me! What a beautiful promise! Rest assured that if you pick that head up, put on that armor, he didn't give it to us just to wear but, to use, you CAN PERSERVER AND HOLD STEADFAST!! It is our weakness, but it his STRENGTH!! So, don't wait anymore, count your blessings, fix the marriage he has blessed you with, love the place and the people where you are at, be content in the position you have, and know until the Holy Spirit urges and leads~take a breathe and be joyful in your circumstances and know God CAN and WILL use you right where you're at. You'll become whole and not hollow.