I was going to tag this on to the last post but as I was writing I felt it was important enough to deserve it’s own page. 6 weeks without posting, then twice in one day!
I have written before about how important my friends have been as I have learnt about having a relationship with God. I have said how much they have inspired and encouraged me and pointed me towards God, and they are part of the reason I have the conviction I have and can hold out hope for the future with God.
I have been reminded recently that our friends, no matter how well meaning can sometimes get things wrong. Sometimes what they see and how they communicate that hurts. But God is the true measure. Spending time learning to discern his voice means that when those comments land and hurt, we can turn to God. And if those comments make us start to doubt, we can trust in God to lead the way. People make mistakes, God doesn’t. People see the surface, God sees the heart. People see who we have been, God sees who we are, and who we will be. If in doubt, read Psalm 139. Better yet, spend some time talking to God and trusting that God will talk to you. Yes, God will sometimes need to point out behaviours we should grow out of, but God will also equip us to be able to do that. And sometimes God calls us to step out where others don’t think we should go. But remember God sees who we could be. Trust God to equip you to do what he has called you into. God doesn’t called the equipped, he equips the called.
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