The Purpose for the Present Pain

The seasons of brokenheartedness we experience, as worshippers, come to break our will power of the stubbornness that has led us astray from the heart of Yahweh. By disregarding Father's wishes to instead do that which we have deemed to be right in our own eyes, we ultimately set ourselves up to experience the sort of painful spiritual reckoning that is meant to crush the soul as well as the ego. 

As spirit beings having a human experience, we must undergo a maturing process that makes it unmistakably clear to us when even our best intentions conflict with Heaven's agenda. Consequently, the only way Father can most effectively get our attention is by ALLOWING us to presently experience the pain of our humanity contending with the plans He both ordained and set in motion before the foundation of the world. 

Pain creates brokenness. And yes, there are times in our life journeys when it takes us experiencing brokenness to produce our willingness to embrace the culture of righteousness. In other words, sometimes our way has got to hurt more than we ever thought it would in order for us to see why Yahweh never wanted us to go that route. But it is often through brokenness that we are steered back into the right direction.

Revisiting the Idea of Child-Like Faith

With Father's Day approaching, I am reminded of the role fathers play in setting their offspring up for success in life.  For me, this concept stems from the way in which Yahweh fathers us.  The providential care of GOD, our Heavenly Father, includes His wise instruction on how to get heavenly outcomes in our earthly environments.  And because Yahweh ultimately desires to see us fulfill the purposes for which we have been given life, He favors us by providing supernaturally charged directives to ensure our success.

It almost seems too simple that doing things GOD's way guarantees GOD's results.  But it's truly THE best insurance policy EVER!  Yet, as is the case with most children, the spirit of rebellion deceives us into believing that we know a better way than that of our Father's.  So we go our own way, only to experience failure due to the poor choices we made.  Why then--after doing things our way--do we get upset when we fail to get the optimal results?

Faith comes by hearing the Word of GOD, according to Romans 10:17.  So if we're going to walk by faith and not by sight (as noted in 2 Corinthians 5:7), we are to walk (i.e. operate) according to the Word we hear.  Therefore, when we operate according to the Word we have heard, the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of the unseen manifests.  In other words, what we hope for only has substance when we operate according to the Word we heard from GOD; and the unseen things only become evident when we adhere to GOD's instruction.  Therefore, let's commit to becoming better listeners and followers of our Father and His Word, so we can obtain GOD-results instead of human failures.