How astoundingly arrogant we have become to believe we know more than God! What makes our people suffer? Pride. A pride that we echo throughout our minds, placing the needle back as soon as the record skips, refusing to flip to the next. We are addicted to our pride, to our self-loathing, to our masks, to our anxiety, to our cynicism, to our smallness. Mistakes we make imprint on us, and we believe we have them branded on our hearts for all to gaze at. The hours we waste on the menial and dispassionate drives our guilt, casting a reflection on the squandered minutes of our lives. The hurt others bestow and our pain we cause them transfigures us, melting our spirit. The thoughts of ourselves, the idyllic perfect perception we grasp for in dreams severs our grounded connections, and we float amongst the hopeless. We are imperfect beings, and yet, so quick to call out others imperfections to hide and minimize our own.
Thank you so much, Mister Witt. Have you been walking in my moccasins, or what?? I had a hard few years, a thrilling new year, and now I find myself plunged into such challenges amidst the blessings. Even when God brings His promises, the path is still so hard, still so meant to teach us to rely on Him only. It's hard. "It's supposed to be difficult," as God told Jon Voight (old Tucker Carlson Today interview). And it takes every bit of faith to get to the next plateau of peace. And the lesson I know I need to get driven deep into me is trust in His sovereignty. I had another trial tonight, and in prayer His answer was clear yet again: TRUST. I haven't read The Lord of the Rings recently, but the Spirit brought some memories of it to mind to help me, including the Elvish word for "trust": Estel, one of Aragorn's names, fittingly so. Estel has been like a matchbook in the chaos (that is, something to hold onto that keeps me grounded), reminding me continually what trust in God means (so does Jonathan in the Bible; he's a great one to visit). I couldn't go through life without God. The Holy Spirit is the only one keeping me sane; there's nothing like hearing His words of truth. And it's encouraging to hear such needed words through you too! Thank you for sharing them! I'll be dwelling on them more. I pray you're doing well! Much love in Christ ❤️🔥
I believe you have wrestled with pride, and come out victorious. Keep the Faith, Fight the Good fight, and May God give you an abundance of His wisdom and presence.
I'm going through a crisis today, clearing windows on my phone, wishing there were something I could reach for. I opened the browser to close out a fundraiser link left open and it inexplicably changed to this article, buried deep somewhere in the clutter of open tabs. Thank you again for this piece. It's exactly what I needed to bolster my faith and spirit today.
God used you today, Will Witt. He spoke to my spirit through yours. God bless you and those that you love.
Thank you. I enjoyed reading this today. Your wisdom is beyond your years
Beautifully written and full of truth. Thank you!
Masterpiece.
Well said!🥰🙏❤️
Thank you so much, Mister Witt. Have you been walking in my moccasins, or what?? I had a hard few years, a thrilling new year, and now I find myself plunged into such challenges amidst the blessings. Even when God brings His promises, the path is still so hard, still so meant to teach us to rely on Him only. It's hard. "It's supposed to be difficult," as God told Jon Voight (old Tucker Carlson Today interview). And it takes every bit of faith to get to the next plateau of peace. And the lesson I know I need to get driven deep into me is trust in His sovereignty. I had another trial tonight, and in prayer His answer was clear yet again: TRUST. I haven't read The Lord of the Rings recently, but the Spirit brought some memories of it to mind to help me, including the Elvish word for "trust": Estel, one of Aragorn's names, fittingly so. Estel has been like a matchbook in the chaos (that is, something to hold onto that keeps me grounded), reminding me continually what trust in God means (so does Jonathan in the Bible; he's a great one to visit). I couldn't go through life without God. The Holy Spirit is the only one keeping me sane; there's nothing like hearing His words of truth. And it's encouraging to hear such needed words through you too! Thank you for sharing them! I'll be dwelling on them more. I pray you're doing well! Much love in Christ ❤️🔥
I believe you have wrestled with pride, and come out victorious. Keep the Faith, Fight the Good fight, and May God give you an abundance of His wisdom and presence.
Good to see you post again :-)
Excellent post, Will. Thank you!
I'm going through a crisis today, clearing windows on my phone, wishing there were something I could reach for. I opened the browser to close out a fundraiser link left open and it inexplicably changed to this article, buried deep somewhere in the clutter of open tabs. Thank you again for this piece. It's exactly what I needed to bolster my faith and spirit today.
Will. How do you define God's plan? Could you summarize what all it entails?