God's Movement Week 3

God's Movement Week 3
Saturday, July 31, 2021 by Zachary J. Hunter

God’s Movement

Another week, another telling of what God is doing in this time. Every week we continue to see growth and forward movement. This week one of our group had been struggling with a job that they really wanted however it required all employees to get the Covid vaccine. Like many of us this wonderful person does not trust the vaccine and does not want to get it. They struggled between the desire for the job and the need to get the vaccine. In faith they brought their concerns and desires before us and sought council and the Lord’s will. In the end they sent a letter to the job that they would not be getting the vaccine, listing their reasons and how legal requiring the vaccine is. The place she sought to work rejected the letter and she felt a peace about the situation. Immediately God had another job lined up for her that would fit her very well and had her excited. God is indeed good.

Another of our group has been through some tough times relationally however this has helped drive her closer to God then ever before. This year has been amazing growth wise for her and has even begun to change her marriage. We have seen this growth as never before this week as her husband began to fall back into old habits, the ones that led to the trouble in the first place. Instead of falling back into old habits of submission and complacency she has begun to roar like a lion and push back, laying down the law when need be. Boldness and courage.

More growth has come in the form of learning how to let things bounce off of us. One of our number has been victorious this year as she has fled an abusive relationship, something she never thought she would do. She has seen victory in the courts with the amount of time her kids have to spend with the father being greatly limited and entirely under her control. The father has tried to manipulate and take control of the situation, but she has not let him. Better yet she is letting it bounce off of her in ways she never has or could before. Way to go!

I encourage everyone to read Lamentations 3 this week. It is a wonderful piece when grief assails you as it inevitably does. For us it came when we lost my father and my mother’s husband. However, in it there is also a section I very much believe applies to today. This chapter talks about being mocked by your enemies, something we are very familiar with today and have been so for years now.

However, as the writer of Lamentations says the Lord is good to those who depend on Him. He defends and proves right those who follow His ways. It is good to wait quietly on the Lord for salvation. This does not mean we withdraw and do not interact in this time; that is a trap the Church fell into decades ago and has led us to this very situation. We push back, we stand up and fight, but we must also take time to be quiet before the Lord. We must hear His voice and His wisdom, perceive His plan. God is coming, has been working, and the more we engage in Him the sooner we can bring victory and revival to our nation and the world.

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Lezlie From Harleysville, PA At 7/31/2021 9:17:39 AM

Thank you Zach for sharing your insights on what God is doing in the hearts of the faithful. You are an encouragement "For no one is cast off by the Lord forever. Though he brings grief, he will show compassion" Lamentations 3:31-32