Every week we recommend 5 resources to help you on your Christian walk. On our list is something to watch, to listen to, to read, to do and a bible verse. On the list this week are resources that will help you during times when God seems silent and you feel stuck in life…
To Watch
In The Middle Of The Agony Of Divine Delay (ACTS)
This week, we have a sermon by a pastor from Celebration Church in Zimbabwe Pastor Tom Deuschle. He talks about feeling stuck in the middle of life and what its like to wrestle with God concerning the visions and truths He has revealed to us. I hope it edifies you.
To Listen
Beautiful Eulogy – Devotion (Art Azurdia – excerpt)
This a word about faith by Art Azurdia that is on Beautiful Eulogy`s latest album “Worthy”. Listening to this will definitely leave you with a better understanding of what faith is, what it is not and how to grow yours. Enjoy.
To Read
When God Seems Silent – Jon Bloom
Sometimes in life we go through a period when it seems like God is silent or He is not responding to pleas or answering our questions. It is this very issue that writer Jon Bloom addresses and he does so in a very astute and helpful way. Have a good read and let the article speak to you.
https://www.desiringgod.org/articles/when-god-seems-silent
To Do
Speak
Often time as Christians, there comes a time in our journey when it seems easier and more convenient to mind our own business and ‘lay low’. We don’t want to offend anyone or appear nosey and judgmental so we keep what we know to ourselves and let others do the talking. Even sharing the gospel becomes way too taxing we would rather just chill in our own spaces and just learn from those who have been called to do the work. It’s easier.
However the truth of the matter is, we are not only called to hear and do the word but to also share and teach others what we ourselves have been taught. That is the great commission to which we have all been called, Matthew 28:16-20. We cannot fall into the trap of becoming complacent and start going by what is comfortable. Everything we have been taught is not only for ourselves to enjoy but it is meant for us to share with others. So be bold and brave enough to get out of your comfort zone and share the good gifts that have been entrusted to you by God.
Having encouraged you to speak I must also warn you not overdo it. You cannot just shove the word into people’s faces any way anyhow. There is a time and a place for everything, so it is important to know the appropriate words and time to speak otherwise you might end up doing more harm than good. Whatever you say must also be said in the spirit of love with a genuine desire to help and edify the next person. Be bold. Be brave. Speak the word without fear but do it wisely discerning the time and occasion as you are led by the Spirit.
Bible Verse
Psalm 32:8 New International Version (NIV)
8 I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go;
I will counsel you with my loving eye on you.
Whenever you feel lost or confused about which way to go in life meditate and lean on this promise that our loving father has made to us. Pray and ask Him for guidance and he will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go. Just make sure to obey when He reveals the way to you.
