I know many of you are saying "What???" but here this one, and tell me what you think. Solely based on experiences.
I would enter into a set of circumstances, typically involving other people who for some reason or another were in spiritual dire straits, or dealing with things like depression, lowered self esteem, or some other form of instability. I would not seek these situations out, I am just led to the situation. I am now in the situation, sometimes for four or so years, during which time my positive nature flips the situation and helps to foster a better situation for the ones I am involved with. Then suddenly, things go the other way for me, and I am compelled to leave the situation. Still the other parties are far better than they were before I encountered them, but I am forced to leave due to the situation becoming uncomfortable. A little period of time goes by, and I am led into another situation with similar sets of circumstances, and pretty much the same results. Once the situation is flipped, everyone is comfortable, suddenly a situation occurs that makes me uncomfortable to the point where I have to leave the situation.
Now this has gone on so many times in my life, and I will admit when I was in my 20s to early 30s I'd questions what in the world was going on. The I started to realize that my being in those situations was a blessing to the other people involved. That is what I begin to wonder I am being used in the form of a transitional blessing of sorts?
I know it sounds weird, but what do you think? I'm just curious. Perhaps you've had similar experiences. Share your thoughts.
Don Safford said:
The way i am reading this , you are a help and a blessing to other people in trying to iron out their problems but then there comes a time when you must step away. That sounds pretty normal to me. I don't quite understand the transitional part
Thanks Don,
I was speaking more from the perspective of the frequency in which I am in and out of situations like that. It is almost as I am being guided into these situations to be the blessing, and then pulled out to be prepared to go into another one. It is just odd.
SIMPLY PUT EDDIE, AS THE BIBLE SAYS, WE ARE IN THE WORLD, BUT SET APART FROM IT AND ITS NORMS.
WE WHO LOVE AND CALL JESUS CHRIST, LORD SAVIOR, MASTER, AND FRIEND, AND WHO READ, STUDY, FOLLOW, AND TRUST HIS WORD ARE IN THE MINORITY IN THIS WORLD, BUT OUR COMMAND FROM JESUS IS TO SHINE, SHARE, AND SHOW THE LOVE OF OUR JESUS.
WE ALL WHO ARE OUT AND AMONG THE PUBLIC WORLD ARE DRAWN INTO SUCH ((SITUATIONAL)) THINGS.
SOMETIMES IT IS ONLY FOR A SEASON, SOMETIMES IT IS FOR A LIFE TIME.
ONLY JESUS KNOWS.
BUT WE ARE THE SOWERS OF OUR JESUS WORD. WE SEEK TO WALK AND LIVE AND GIVE TESTIMONY TO THE GOODNESS OF OUR JESUS WHEREEVER WE GO.
SOMETIMES WE REAP A HARVEST, SOMETIMES WE ARE ONLY THE SOWER OF SEEDS, BUT IN EACH INCIDENT WE ARE THERE FOR A REASON THAT ONLY OUR JESUS KNOWS FULLY AND PERFECTLY.
AND JUST AS OUR JESUS INTERACTED WITH, WAS DRAWN INTO SITUATIONS, SOME WERE FED FOR A TIME, THEN TURNED ON HIM, AND REJECTED HIM AND WENT BACK TO THE WORLD.
THAT HAPPENS TO ALL OF US.
BOTTOM LINE, OUR JESUS IS AN EXCELLENT ACCOUNTANT, SO WE JUST KEEP GOING AND SEE WHAT OUR JESUS WILL DO WITH THE TESTIMONY OF THE GOODNESS OF OUR JESUS AND HIS WORD, THE OUT-STRETCHED HAND, THE SHOULDER, AND THE HEART WE SEEK TO TOUCH AND INTRODUCE TO OUR JESUS.
AND THEN WE LEAVE THE RESULTS TO OUR JESUS.