Let
go of seasonal, grab hold of permanent
Friends
check!
So you
got saved and you are on fire for God? I’m excited for you; it’s an awesome and
fulfilling experience. God has so much in store for us on our walk with him,
some things are good and others bad, some things feel good, others hurt, some
things are for your good and some things aren't. In walking with the Lord,
change is MANDATORY, no ifs,
ands, or buts, you MUST change.
God makes us a new creature in and through him, in order to be new we have to
be remade, some things have to change totally, our lifestyle, our mindset, our
surroundings, they all have to change.
Therefore if any man be in
Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold all things are
become new. 2
Corinthians 5:17
Sometimes
we get it twisted and think that when God changes us we have to bring those
same unfruitful people along, be in those same places that he delivered us
from. Oh NO NO NO!!!! You have to take a serious life check and ask God what am
I doing that is not of you, who do I have around me that won’t help me grow
spiritually, ask him to show you all things that need changed as well as begin
the process.
When I began walking with God
it seemed like the closer I got to him, the more I lost people. I did not
understand at first but then he made it completely clear to me and said that in
order to go where I am taking you some things (people) have to be cut off. And when
I say it hurt, it hurt really badly. People I never imagined would had begun to
turn against me, had started to do things that I never seen coming. I stood
through it all because I knew that God was leading it and causing it to happen and,
when he removed them he would replace them. God even had gotten me to a point
that I wanted those unfruitful people out of my life so I gladly let them go,
no hurt, no pain, and no bad feelings. Why? Because I knew they would not help
me get to where God was taking me, so therefore I did not need them walking
with me. It was actually funny, I had a friend who was my best friend and one
day she totally stopped speaking to me, no reason or nothing just out the blue
never spoke to me again. That was a situation that was truly supposed to hurt me;
instead I let it go and prayed for her. Why? Because God knew her reasoning, he
is all seeing and all knowing, I didn't need to know, that’s Gods job. We were
unequally yoked, and God did what he had to do to make that clear to me. Through
that season I learned that God was showing me I needed depend totally on him,
to trust him, and overall that he is and will always be my only closest friend.
Can two walk together, except they be agreed? Amos 3:3
Brothers and sisters I encourage you, to let God show you
those who do not belong in your life. Now don’t get me wrong you are still to
love them, but you have to truly separate yourself from those people who are
not adding life (spiritually) to you. If they are not adding life then they are
doing the opposite of adding life which is leading you to your destruction. I
promise you it may not be easy, but it is all for your good.
Remember,
walking with God is not meant to be easy. God will show you things about people
that you never imagined, he will truly show you who is seasonal in your life
and who is permanent, if you seek him. You may have a friend you used to kick
it at the club with, you may have a man or woman you used to fornicate with,
you may have a family member you loved to gossip with. Can any of those benefit
your walk with God? No, they can’t which means separation must take place. You
have to tell girly you can’t go to the club no more, you have to tell your
family member we need to pray for the person and not talk about them, and you
have to be BOLD about this
thing! If that person doesn't have the Lord in their heart, they won’t be able
to change. And until they change they won’t be able to benefit your walk with
God. Just like it says in the scripture I listed above from 2 Corinthians, we
become a new creature in CHRIST
it doesn’t not say in (insert name here), it says in Christ, our Lord and Savior.
To walk this thing out you have to have some new creatures around you, new
creatures that are changed by God and God alone.
Now we command you,
brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves
from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which
he received of us. 2 Thessalonians 3:6
In closing I say this, when you
decide to sell out for God, you will be willing to do whatever it takes to
please him. We wish everyone would accept Jesus as their Lord and savior but
the truth is, not everyone will. If you want to grow in the Lord you have to be
obedient. If he’s telling you that you have to let go of that person, let it
go! Be obedient! I had to learn to beat into my mind that God knows what’s best
for me, so why not just surrender to his will? Why not just be obedient? It
will get you a lot further obeying God than disobeying him. He knows all about
you, every need, every desire you have, and he will be a provider, you just
have to let him. Do NOT let a
toxic relationship get in the way of what God has for you. When he starts
ridding those toxic relationships, don’t get caught up on the numbers. When God
removes ten, he will replace them with one, or maybe even two that will add so
much life to you, that will encourage you, that will help you in walking this
thing out!
My
prayer for you today is that you ask God to show you what things aren’t
pleasing to him, what friendships are hindering you and your walk with him. And
when he shows you, you will be obedient and let him take you through the process.
Examine your life, examine your friends, and most importantly trust Gods
direction. You can do it. God can do it!
Be
ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath
righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?
2 Corinthians 6:14
God bless I love y’all
Tamika
