Frustration is the by-product of attempting to fulfill responsibilities God does not intend for us to carry. Freedom, joy, and fruitfulness come from seeking to determine Godโs priorities for each season of life, and then setting out to fulfill those priorities, in the power of His Spirit, realizing that He has provided the necessary time and abilities to do everything that He has called us to do.
Nancy Leigh DeMossBitterness grows in us when we fail to see the trouble and pain in our lives from God's point of view, and when our expectations of what life should be diverge from the reality of what life really is.
Nancy Leigh DeMossRegardless of what crisis or complexity may be threatening to engulf your life, God is at work. You may not see it, but you need to know itโs true. And Heโs not just doing one or two or a few things in that situation. He is doing a thousand or more things.
Nancy Leigh DeMossBrokenness is the shattering of my self-will - the absolute surrender of my will to the will of God. It is saying โYes, Lord!โ - no resistance, no chafing, no stubbornness - simply submitting myself to His direction and will in my life.
Nancy Leigh DeMossGod is good whether or not His choices seem right to us, whether or not we feel it, whether or not it seems true, and whether or not He gives us everything that we want.
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