Surely you desire truth in the inner parts; you teach
me wisdom in the inmost place.
Psalm 51:6
We don’t always give God an opportunity to work in the situations in our
lives. We complain about our relationships, or another person and refuse
to let go of it long enough for God to get His hands on it. We react in
the natural, and the solution is spiritual. Inevitably each time I
complain to God about someone else, He directs me to the mirror,
compelling me to evaluate myself, causing me to see my own shortcomings
and bad attitudes. If we will receive His wise instruction and allow Him
to make changes within our own hearts, we will see the situation in our
relationship with others change. It can’t help but change, when we are
acting and reacting to the other person with the love of God, while God
deals with their heart and motives. It’s so tempting and “natural” for
us to want to handle the situation ourselves by complaining, nagging, or
getting angry, but we will eventually discover, it resolves nothing. If
we will submit to God and His authority and seek His wisdom in all
things, (relationships included) we will see Him do great and mighty
things in the midst of them.
Prayer
Thank You for forcing me to the mirror, when I complain about others,
causing me to see the changes needed within my own heart. I place the
difficult relationship I am facing in Your hands, and ask that You give
me wisdom to receive Your instruction. Help me to act in love always. I
trust You with all of my problems and that includes problems within my
relationships with others. Amen.
