Today I want to share a message titled God Will Deliver You, Trust the Process. This message was originally posted on my YouTube channel where I've been for the last little while; however, I wanted to include it here as well. I'm not sure about you, but when I've prayed for a change in my life in any area, it seemed like there would be a shaking where things would seem to go wrong or there would be more challenges that would arise. Sometimes, we don't even have to necessarily pray for change for things to shake up in our lives because God may be wanting to do something in our lives that challenge us and grow us. If you've been feeling persecution and things shaking in your life and it's been troubling your heart, please keep reading.

God Will Deliver You | Trust the Process

In a video that I posted titled "Remain | You Have to Wait on God to See it," I shared that I was living through a circumstance that was very confusing and humiliating to me. It was a situation that I never expected to walk through because it felt like I was being confronted with past dysfunction that I decided I'd never return to. I was triggered and emotionally shaken. I had no idea why God allowed the circumstances that led to that situation. I tried to do everything I could in order to leave that situation and began seeking God and His response was shocking to me. He wanted me to remain there and promised that He would deliver me after He built me up and strengthened me. This was confirmed in Jeremiah 42:10-12. It felt good to know that I was in God's will and that He wanted to do something in me, but emotionally, it was challenging. There were many many tears and triggers and a lot of discomfort. Dysfunctional situations kept arising that would cause doubt and fear. I wanted to protect myself and run away; however, I didn't want to ignore God's instruction to me. So, I had to keep going to God and praying and trusting in a way that helped me to understand that God wanted me to depend on Him and seek His counsel and allow Him to fight for me. This was not something that was not easy for me because I was used to having to take care of and look out for myself. I had done all the "practical and smart" things that the world would advise me to do. Even still, I hadn't been able to overcome certain challenges and opposition despite doing what seemed right. So, I knew my answer was in God's will and I had to keep going despite how things appeared.

The Ugly Process

When I tell you that this process brought out the worst in me attitudinally and allowed me to see my heart, believe me! I was hurt and angry and I struggled with the humiliating attacks from those around me while enduring the situation. My pride would flare up and tempt me to take matters into my own hands, but I knew in my spirit that God advises us to humble ourselves before the mighty hand of God and in due time He would lift us up (1 Peter 5:6-11). I began making the most of it. I worked on being thankful, casting my cares of Him, and trusting that He would deliver me when the time was right. I then began reflecting on what that would look like.

God's Deliverance

The story of Moses and Shadrach, Meschach, and Abed-Nego began coming to my heart. If we look at the circumstances surrounding their deliverance, we see that the circumstances seemed to be contrary to the deliverance for which they were believing. In the case of Moses, Pharaoh pushed back so hard and exerted his power over Moses and the Israelites. That was the case for Shadrach, Meschach and Abed-Nego as well. I also thought it was interesting that Moses told Pharaoh to let God's people go so that they could worship the One True God. That was the same principle taught in the account of Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-Nego as well because they were taking a stand against worshiping anyone or anything other than the One True God. The Israelites had to face even more overbearing conditions and what appeared to be a sudden possiblity of death at the Red Sea. Likewise, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego were sent into a fiery furnace heated seven times more than usual. 

The thing that stood out to me was that Shadrach, Meschach, and Abed-Nego believed in God's deliverance, however, they stated that even if God didn't deliver them, they would still not give anyone or anything else the worship that belonged to God only. I will include my video that I posted concerning this message if you're interested in seeing more.

So, if you're in a situation that feels oppressive, set your heart on worshipping God with your life even there. Begin praising, being thankful for His promises of deliverance, hope, and peace. God is with you and His plans for you are good. He promises to work ALL things out for the good of those who love Him and are called according to His purposes. He won't let you down no matter what it looks like, so Keep Going! Sending love and many blessings. Until next time,