Being Stuck in the Middle

So it has been a while since I have made a blog. My apologizes to those who follow. I think that this topic, "Being Stuck in the Middle", has been a topic that I am now forced to deal with. So lets dive right into it:

Have you ever felt like you are stuck in the middle? Stuck between a hard place and a rock? Maybe you are struggling with right and wrong, deciding between the two. Or maybe you have been put in the middle of some type of drama, yet you don't know what to do. I have been in some of these situations. So what does God call us, as Christians, to do?

First and foremost, we are to give our troubles over to God. He is bigger than any problem that we are facing and He can handle the problem. For me, this is one of my biggest struggles. I have handed over my struggles/problems to God, but because I am not seeing immediate results, I feel that He is not taking care of them. Psalms 37:34 says, "Wait for the LORD and keep his way. He will exalt you to inherit the land; when the wicked are cut off, you will see it." . The Bible says in Isaiah 49:8 "This is what the LORD says: 'In the time of my favor I will answer you, and in the day of salvation I will help you; I will keep you and will make you to be a covenant for the people...'".

Secondly, if your struggle/problem stems from a family decision. Remember that one of the Ten Commandments calls us to "Honor our father and mother". This too can be difficult, however, this is pleasing to God. As humans, we seek to please people and seek the reward from pleasing.

Thirdly, we need to pray. We are to be in constant prayer with God, our life should be a daily to God. David said in Psalms 18:6, "In my distress I called to the LORD; I cried to my God for help. From his temple he heard my voice; my cry came before him, into his ears." God hears and listens to our prayers. Pray for understanding, insight, or maybe you need patients. Pray for the people who are stuck in the middle with you. And pray for those who maybe have stuck you in the middle. They too might be facing some type of struggle and need your prayer as well. He is constantly right there beside us.

At times there are only 1 set of footprints in the sand. But as the poem goes, that is when he was carrying us. He lifts us up out of our trials and relieves us from temptations. So when you feel like the best thing to do is to lash out, remember, God has a bigger plan. When we don't understand the plan, like me right now, we need to patiently wait on God's timing. God's timing has and always will be the best.

This is my prayer and devotion for the day. This is my Letter to God. For those who are reading and need the prayer, let me know. Maybe you are stuck in the middle of something. That something can be family struggles, a decision, health problems, or simply confusion. But whatever you are facing and where ever you are, God is bigger than the problem. Please be in prayer for those you might know who are stuck in the middle. And I ask that you pray for me as well. Post a comment if you would like me to pray for you.

With lots of love in Christ!