Hebrews 12:7-11

11; No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.

When people run in to a critical decision in their life they tend to act on what they have been taught. And if what they have been taught is that God will get them through it, “this too shall pass”, well that could be the wrong answer. And yes I know God will in fact get His people through situations, but will the results be what God desires if others intervene. God either squeezes people or He lets Satan sift them. And whichever, God has a reason and a plan, and the end result should be poured out wine. God has no use for grapes. And He has no use for grape juice. The only way you can have wine is to squeeze the grape, then the juice has to ferment. Without this process there will be no wine. But if you let the wine age to little or to long it becomes useless.

This is what happens to many people; They get squeezed, and as soon as they begin to hurt someone bails them out of their situation; many times before God has been given a chance to reveal to them what He has in store for them. And if they do get pressed into juice many begin to ferment with out the right ingredients and the wine ends up being of no use to God. Sometimes even with the right ingredients the wine sets on a pew and ages beyond the desires of God, then it, just as the unfermented becomes bitter in His mouth.

Sometimes we let the needs of people get in the way of what God desires us to do; sometimes we let our compassion for others override God's plan, and when we interfere with a situation God has placed others in without direction from Him; we interfere with what God desires of them. We have been taught the Christian thing would be to help them with their problems with finances or some other means.  However if we interfere by helping them in the wrong way; will the results be what God desires? Before jumping in and helping someone be sure God has laid it on your heart to do so. Ask God for guidance, pray fervently and wait on Him to give an answer; He will if you listen. 

Maybe God is squeezing you. If He is, don’t ask “why”. Ask God through prayer and petition “what”, what are you trying to revel to me through this situation. He may be trying to bring you to a point where you have no choice but to depend on Him. He may be bringing you to a stronger relationship with him. He may be bringing you to a place in your life where you need to make a lifestyle change. He may be bringing you to a place where you need to make a commitment to be of service to His kingdom through long or short-term missions.  If you listen for His answer the end result will be poured out drink for Him.

Clyde  

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