crwnandglory
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Man meets woman. They begin to date. Woman is steadfast in prayer, asking God to voice His approval or disapproval over the relationship. Her spirit answers with a "Yes!"
...But everything that can go wrong...goes wrong. She walks by faith, seeing what the relationship (and the man) can be, believing in God's divine plan. She prays for God to give her strength if the relationship ought to continue and He does.
...But the relationship still isn't matching up to God's promise. She is anxious, confused and frustrated. He is waiting for a word from God. She is ready to walk away but can't, not because she is too in love but walking away just doesn't sit well in her spirit, but neither does the relationship (in its current state). He thinks time is the answer, she feels like time may just add to the heart ache.
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I am the "she" in this dilemma...I thought that taking it out of first person may help me to see the situation clearer...
I've prayed, fasted, meditated and did everything that I am big enough to do for over a year. I have not been able to find peace in parting from this relationship and I do not have peace with the state of our relationship. I'm stuck in between a promise and reality.
I'm sure we've had an experience in our lives that made us question God's promise/plan because our reality was so distant from it. Faith is believing in what you cannot see but can it ever become a hindrance? I can acknowledge that I may have wasted over a year of my life in a relationship that is "stuck" and may never get to the altar like God said. However, I can also recognize that this trouble may just be an incubator, a test designed by God to make us stronger so that we can fulfill a greater promise (ie, Abraham and Sarah) .... but LORD not knowing is beginning to be a bit too much.
God isn't the author of confusion, so what am I doing wrong?
Can anyone relate?
...But everything that can go wrong...goes wrong. She walks by faith, seeing what the relationship (and the man) can be, believing in God's divine plan. She prays for God to give her strength if the relationship ought to continue and He does.
...But the relationship still isn't matching up to God's promise. She is anxious, confused and frustrated. He is waiting for a word from God. She is ready to walk away but can't, not because she is too in love but walking away just doesn't sit well in her spirit, but neither does the relationship (in its current state). He thinks time is the answer, she feels like time may just add to the heart ache.
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I am the "she" in this dilemma...I thought that taking it out of first person may help me to see the situation clearer...
I've prayed, fasted, meditated and did everything that I am big enough to do for over a year. I have not been able to find peace in parting from this relationship and I do not have peace with the state of our relationship. I'm stuck in between a promise and reality.
I'm sure we've had an experience in our lives that made us question God's promise/plan because our reality was so distant from it. Faith is believing in what you cannot see but can it ever become a hindrance? I can acknowledge that I may have wasted over a year of my life in a relationship that is "stuck" and may never get to the altar like God said. However, I can also recognize that this trouble may just be an incubator, a test designed by God to make us stronger so that we can fulfill a greater promise (ie, Abraham and Sarah) .... but LORD not knowing is beginning to be a bit too much.
God isn't the author of confusion, so what am I doing wrong?
Can anyone relate?