7 When they came to the border of Mysia, they tried to enter Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus would not allow them to.
Thought it was wierd that Jesus would not let them in. Did a little Google search and found some link to a dude named Steven Furtick's Facebook page. He's a pastor for Elevation church. He had quoted this verse and said rejection is nothing more than redirection from God. He needed Paul to go to Europe to preach--a new place to spread the message.
As I clicked around I found he had a message on why am I anxious---which is something I am feeling a ton of right now. Maybe God was redirecting me to his page. I haven't listened to much of it yet but below is the link to his message. My anxiety reduced even as I began to listen to his message.
http://elevationchurch.org/sermons/why-am-i-anxious/?source=fbbanner-psf
so i like his thought rejection is redirection, I'll try to keep that perspective and antennas up for redirection.
knut
The same verses caught my attention. I wondered if God was precluding those areas from hearing his message....but more likely its what you say. That God was simply re-directing them to where he wanted them to go.
ReplyDeleteThe anxiety thing is weighing on me lately too. Not for myself...but, both of my boys seem to deal with anxiety issues. I'm not sure where that comes from. Neither one of them have reason to be anxious. They are both talking to professionals about how to deal with anxiety.
Having said all of that.....I like your conclusion that the anxiety could be seen as a redirection from God, to somehow hear the message he wants us to hear.
That is GOLD my friend.
Even though I don't like it that you are dealing with anxiety. Sometimes in our struggles, we help each other to find the light!
BOOM! That's exactly why we do this.
tp
yep--I need this intake of God's word and processing it together always helps me!
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