4. Don’t allow yourself to take the present situation out of context.
I have learned that the course of events in God’s timetable will bring me to the place of His choosing.
I love how the Holy Spirit through Solomon depicts the seasons of our lives, when he wrote, “To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under heaven” (Eccl. 3:1, NJKV).
Whatever you’re going through, don’t allow yourself to take it out of context. Remember, it’s a season and it’s going to pass. Think about how God has brought you through difficult times in the past, and realize that He’s going to bring you through this season too.
Remember the promise found in Hebrews 12:11: “Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby” (KJV).
Here is where so many miss it. They allow their present situation to dictate everything that’s going on around them. Instead, you must learn to relax and say, “This is a season, and it is going to pass. It’s going to bring the peaceable fruit of righteousness. Some good is going to come out of this.”
Isaiah 30:15 tells us why it’s so important to learn how to quiet our spirits: “In quietness and trust is your strength” (NIV). It doesn’t get much clearer than that.
Quieting your spirit will help you navigate through the storms of life no matter what you are going through and no matter what’s happening in the world around you. It’s an art and a spiritual discipline that will change your life and help set the course for your future as it has mine. Why not begin today?
Evangelist Steve Hill preached the Brownsville Revival for five years, was pastor emeritus of Heartland World Ministries Church and authored 13 books, including Spiritual Avalanche.
