God prepares and trains many different people along their unique paths for
His specific purpose and plan. Unfortunately, He normally raises them up
through various hardships, trials, challenges, obstacles, and more (See James 1:2-4). David and Joseph are only a couple of
examples of the way God promoted and increased them over their lifetime (Read Genesis 37-50; 1 Samuel 16-17).
It does not necessarily have to be that way though. People do not have to learn everything for themselves the hard way.
Once Jesus was released into His full-time ministry, He was usually only
able to help those people who either personally asked for His assistance and/or
personally came to Him for assistance.
Of course, there was the instance of the woman at the well but she was a rare exception (See John 4:1-26, 39-42). She did not ask Him and/or personally come to Him
at first. Nine times out of ten people normally sought Him out and asked for His
help.
That goes without saying for all of God's children. We are only able
to truly help those who are receptive to us whom God has placed in our paths.
They either need to personally ask for our help and/or personally come to us.
There have been more people than I care to think about or count on my hands
that have not been receptive to me for one reason or another. I have come
to realize it more over the last several years that it is their problem and not
mine though. I cannot make people believe and receive the truth when I
speak the truth in love to them (See Ephesians 4:15). I cannot force them to make
righteous choices---choices that line up with God's word, His ways, His perfect
will, and His spirit within them (See Isaiah 55:8-9; Matthew 4:4; Romans 12:2).
It is really a shame that so many people prefer to learn for
themselves the hard way instead of being receptive and learning from
people like me who have already gained the wisdom, knowledge, insight, clarity
through their own life experiences and faith journeys.
However, I have been reminded that "...fools despise wisdom and
instruction (Proverbs 1:7, NIV)."
"Plans fail for lack of counsel, but
with many advisers they succeed." (Proverbs 15:22, NIV)
Therefore, it behooves people to not only seek out Godly
counsel but actually listen and heed the wise counsel.
Special Note: Now offering coaching and mentoring services through my worldwide public ministry. Go to my ministry website (http://www.dawnfreeman.org/coaching_mentoring/) and briefly fill out a form when you are interested in those type of services.
Copyright 2016 by Dawn Freeman. All rights
reserved.
