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Trusting God (part 3)

Yesterday I received great and exciting news from a close friend that has turned the tables on our situation.  I also heard from another friend whom has an attorney-friend near me who confirms my previous close friend's news!


  Upon learning this great news from both friends, I felt like a huge weight had been lifted from me, the "chains" from my hands and feet had been dissolved, and I was given a "weapon" with which to enable me to fight back.  Not only could this person no longer intimidate me, but the ball was in my court, and anything he did, technically speaking, I could bring up against him.

  So then, here I was, basically an infant with an RPG unit...a big weapon but with no idea as to how to use it (all this is metaphorical to express emphasis...no actual weapons are in either of our possessions...as far as I know).  I was given chance for me to fight back and be sure that the truth is communicated, thus clearing my name.

But then, my wife reminded me of something...she asked what the purpose would be?  To keep our friends?  If they were really our friends, they wouldn't believe the lies in the first place.  If they really cared, they'd call to see how we're doing...but no calls have been made.  So that can't be the purpose.  

  "Honestly", I said, "I'd like to see this person taken out of leadership...I want them to be humbled and brought to repentance to God, to those whom he's hurt, and also to me...I want him off the cloud he put himself onto."  But my wife reminded me that that's not my job...God needs to do that to him, not me.

  Maybe it's to clear my name...among others, among the work field...my point is that Justice needs to be done.  But again my wife reminded me that the only righteous justice that can truly be done in this situation can only be served by the Lord Himself.  It's out of our hands.  The news from our friends was awesome, but if anything, it freed us.  If we use it against the person whom was bullying us, then we're getting into God's way and He can't do what we asked Him to do in the first place.

So now, my struggle is fighting off the emotions that are suggesting I do things that would actually be putting me in God's way.  Please pray for us.
Marturo

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Trusting God (part 1)

  I'm currently in a situation where I'm crying out to God for justice.  I've been wronged big time, and due to a threat, am not able to defend myself.  I so badly want to fight back that it burns up from within me.  I want to tear my clothes in anguish, pour ashes over my head, and punch the ground that has cursed me.  I want to take a stance against these people and say, "NO! You're not going to spread your lies about me!  You're not going to mislead others in order to save your own face!"  I want to pray for God to strike them down, demolish their evil deeds, and cause everyone to see that it is in fact the enemy, Satan himself, who is behind their behavior.

  But no matter how difficult it is, I must refrain from doing so.  No matter how badly my heart is ripped apart when people text or call me to learn of what's happened, because they trust me and know that I will straighten out all the rumors going on around about me, the threat from a certain couple of people prevent me from doing so.
 
  "Why, oh Lord!? Why have you put these people into power?  And why have you allowed them to trample and stomp over me, your servant?"  I cry to Him for justice, and I want it NOW.

  But my wife reminded me of what Joseph said to his brothers..."What you meant for evil against me, God meant for good."  She also encouraged, "Let them sin against God, not you.  The Lord will have vengeance, but in the Lord's timing, not ours."

  I think that what stops me from doing what my emotions are telling me is when she said, "Let THEM sin against God, not you."  I must remember that the Lord brought us here according to HIS Will, and He knew that this would happen.

  I'm not trying to preach to you about trusting in God.  I just want to share my struggles with you so that you might be encouraged, for it's one thing for a Christian to tell another to trust in God, it's another thing for a Christian to take his own advice when Satan attacks him head on, and it's still yet another thing for me, a Christian, to share with you my journey as I struggle with stepping to the side and allowing the Lord to do His Will...in God's timing.

---Marturo

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