If we admit it, there are times when it is difficult to just be still and wait. We pray and seek God’s guidance for different reasons and when we pray, we want answers. The desire is for God to speak clearly to us about our vision, purpose, and heart’s desires and we want to hear an answer. We pray and pray some more and what do we sometimes keep hearing?
More than Once
This has happened to me on numerous occasions. The first time it was most prominent was when I found myself in an unnecessary situation because of a woman’s false accusations that I had yelled at her. The interesting part is that when I asked her a simple question: “When did I yell at you?” Her response was, “Well, other people said you yelled at me.” I just stood there thinking “Other people”? That’s like saying “They said.” Who are the “other people”?
The space that we shared was so small that if I had been yelling, others would have come out to see what was happening. They would’ve thought something was wrong with me because yelling is not my character.
As a result of her false accusations, leaders felt it necessary to place the information in my record. In an effort to get this accusation out of my record, I took my concerns to the highest level I could within the organization. Without any type of investigation, I was informed that the complaint would remain in my records.
When the Answer is “Wait, Trust My Plan”
In disbelief, I began seeking other opportunities. During this time, I kept hearing God say “Be still and know that I am God.” Over and over and over again, this was all I was hearing. It was very difficult staying in the environment, but I did. Even though I did not know how God would work everything out, I trusted Him. I stopped seeking other opportunities because I knew that if I had done things my way the outcome would’ve been different from what God wanted for me. Well, He worked everything out for my good. In less than a year, the woman who made the false accusation and the other two people involved in the report remaining in my record were no longer in that environment. Within a week’s time, God adjusted the environment which resulted in the three people no longer being present. I was not the result of their departure, but when everything happened, I had a greater understanding of not doing harm or making false accusations against God’s children.
Pressure
From the time of the false accusation being made to the time in which there was a lifting of heaviness, I was being pressed. Initially, there were days that I would cry at having to be there and had lost my joy. During the first few months, I felt that this season was depressing and challenging. I questioned why I was having this experience. In hindsight, it was a tremendous time of growth. My faith in God increased my attention to detail and success for those in my care was heightened. I had an increased compassion level which allows me to see through the eyes of others and became more flexible and understanding.
Even when you can’t see His hands, trust His heart. God knows exactly what He is doing and sometimes when He keeps saying: Be still and know that I am God, we can find ourselves praying Philippians 4:6-7.
“Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.” NLT
When you are in a place where you don’t know what to do, listen intently to God’s voice. He may want you to simply be still and trust His plan for your life. #Love2Life
