Day 17: 17 January 2016

BEING STUCK

Scratching my heads to reflect about what happened today, on what I can share. But I am stuck.

Matthew 7:7 says, "Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you"

I asked, Holy Spirit, what should I share today, I am stuck? Suddenly I feel the urge to share about it. About being stuck.

I remember someone said it before, that, being stuck is different than being stagnant. And remember, Jesus offers wisdom, hope and rests until you starts moving again (Read: Suzanne Eller)

Indeed, sometimes we may feel stuck and helpless, sometime we may feel discourage. It is okay! It is normal!

Sometimes, being stuck reminds us that we need His guidance and strength.

I can do all things through him who strengthens me. (Philippians 4:13, NRSV)

He never stuck. We can do all things through Him.

Colossians 2:13 says "When you were stuck in your old sin-dead life, you were incapable of responding to God. God brought you alive - right along with Christ! Think of it! All sins forgiven!"

You are not alone. God will brought you out from it.

It's good to be reminded you're not alone in your struggles. That even a man as notable as Paul, struggles just like we do.

Here is some quotes that encourage me tonight.

A quote from Messy Spirituality, by Michael Yaconelli:

"...getting stuck is the prerequisite to getting unstuck.

Getting stuck is a great moment, a summons, a call from within, the glorious music of disaffection and dissatisfaction with our place in life. We get stuck when we want to change but can't, when we want to stop destructive behavior but don't, when the tug-o-war between God's will and ours stands still and we can't move. We're stuck going nowhere, unable to get beyond a particular point.

Getting stuck can be the best thing that could happen to us, because it forces us to stop. It halts the momentum of our lives. We have no choice but to notice what is around us, and we end up searching for Jesus. When we're stuck, we're much more likely to pay attention to our hunger for God and the longings and yearnings we have stifled.

Sometimes being stuck is the low point and we say, 'Okay, I give up.' We cannot grow without first giving up and letting go. Getting stuck forces us to see the futility of our situation and to put life in perspective so that we can move on."

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