Has the Lord EVER let you down? And, if you feel He has… do you know why? My bias is that He never lets us down, period. Proof?
1. He doesn’t need to prove this, it is an is. When you look at your life, there are countless examples of Him (doing) in our lives. Besides, He is God and doesn’t need proving. If this isn’t how you think of Him then… exactly Who is He in your life?
2. Is it more of an issue that we didn’t turn to Him first to discover if what we wanted, decided was according to His plan (Jeremiah 29:11) for us? Had He previously led you in a different direction thus allowing you to discover what His plan is?
3. HOW has He let you down? What was it you wanted that you needed Him to do for you? Have you looked at the why’s? If it was to ‘change’ someone else, then that seems to me to be counter to how He does things. He gives us the free will – do you think He will override someone elses because this is what you think?
I suspect that many of us may have ventured into the feelings of being let down but were afraid to voice them. Let me tell you a secret… He knows. He isn’t afraid of your questions, even your anger. Surprised at your reaction? No. Remember He made you in the first place. So He’s responsible for your words and actions? Hardly. WE have been given free will – even to our own detriment, though I believe He will do everything that He can to help us our of our self made predicaments. If you doubt this then look at: Genesis 1:26-28, Psalms 139:13-14, Hebrews 4:15, 2Thessalonians 3:3 are only a few of the many scriptures that show us just how much time and care God has for us.
Perhaps another way of viewing this kind of situation is… how did you get to thinking that the Lord let you down? What, specifically, did He not do that you wanted/needed? Have you looked at/analyzed what it was you felt you wanted? And yes, we sometimes do want ‘something’ for absolutely no reason that we can think of, once we take the time to really consider.
Bottom line in my thinking is that we really do need to address our feelings of ‘let down’, even when there’s no specific reason. To me, the most important consideration is our relationship with the Lord. We can’t attempt to hide our thoughts and feelings because we need an open, honest, and unhampered relationship. Hiding our feelings, regardless if there is any logic to them, or attempting to deny them never works. Talk to the Lord, He’s there. He’s waiting on us to come to Him so He can work with us to accomplish our growth into becoming the best us we can be.
