Learn to trust God first in all you do then He will lead you to others that you can trust. God is the only one that will never let you down. People will disappoint you at times, they will lie to you at times, they will fail you at times, they will hurt you at times but keep your trust in God. God is your ultimate hope. God is the only one that will not harm or fail you. God has given us people for a reason to assist us as we move forward in life in many areas and seasons but we have to make sure we're not expecting people to fill a place that only God can fill. We have to learn to forgive people and meet them where they are. If someone is causing more hurt than peace you need to be okay with re-assessing them in your life to possibly remove them. God gives us people that are short term and long term in our lives. We must ensure that we are letting go of who is not supposed to be there or releasing those whose season has expired so we can embrace the new ones for the next season. There is nothing wrong with letting people go so you can grow and be where God want you to be. You can always love people from a distance if that's what God is telling you to do. Even with the long term people that God has placed in your life, you must understand where to put your trust first and not to idolize that person. God was telling me an idol is anything you want more or put before me. Anything. So if all of your trust is in a person over God thats dangerous. Because when that person lets you down, you have no hope due to your anchor being a person and not our Father God. I'm not saying never trust anyone but I am saying be God lead by trusting Him first and to have the right expectations when it comes to people.
If you constantly expect people to do what only God can do, you will constantly disappoint yourself. God does work through people but in order for things to fall into place correctly you have to do them in God's order, Seek God first then he'll make things happen.
Matthew 6:33 (NIV)
"33 But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well."
It's pressing me to share this, always fight right-on your knees. Learn to fight in prayer. This is a spiritual battle so even when go through things with people there are times when its's demonically strategized so you must learn to stay with your armor on and rebuke the right things. (It's not always the person but what's working behind the person)
Ephesians 6:10-13
10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11 Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. 13 Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand.
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-Erica
