by Bruce Brady
See, God
has come to save me. I will trust in him and not be afraid. The Lord
God is my strength and my song; he has given me
victory.” Isaiah 12:2
I’m
currently struggling with a ministry calling that is meeting a lot of
resistance. While I know the source of resistance is Satan, it is presenting
itself through members of my church. Talk about a tough challenge.
The human
response would be to lash out at these people with righteous indignation, but
God has thankfully kept me from doing so. Instead, He’s given me a spiritual
understanding of the situation and the assurance that it will all work out. He’s
also constantly reminding me that this ministry is not mine but His.
To make
things worse, the people who are resisting me are my brothers and sisters in
Christ whom I deeply love and respect. This tries my patience because I don’t
understand what is causing the roadblocks. But that’s the point. I don’t
understand because I’m not supposed to understand, at least not now.
What I do
know for sure is that God will work His purpose in this situation. I’m certain
the call to this ministry is from Him, so I know He will make it all come
together with His perfect timing.