LEANING BACKWARDS

There are times when we honestly have to go backwards to go ahead. And that can be difficult to always accept.

Just part of when our pride strangles our thinking. We end up being unable to embrace the fact that maybe we didn't learn our lessons completely.

Which is when we have to at times start over. Mistakes, if appreciated correctly help to let us see when we need to be more in touch with our reality. That we have some part of our essence that needs to change, which we thought was okay.

And if by chance we feel that is spiritually related it makes it even worse. I have yet to meet very many people that enjoy admit they are ignorant or mistaken when it comes to spiritual matters.

That they don't like to do. Again pride makes it difficult. We prefer to savor those ideas of being so wise and mature. Heaven forbid we might make a mistake in our understanding of anything related to God.

Plus if one is a student of scripture oh that just makes it worse. Because if one feels like an expert on the bible you can't belief you don't have all the answers.

Naturally that is never reality. We seldom are as wise and mature as we think we are. So we end up seduced into the delusion of being so much more than that.

And if anyone lean upon us for understanding the pressure to know becomes worse. So we end up having a harder time accepting the reality.

God is fortunately merciful with our shortcomings. Providing we are willing to listen when he takes us back to kindergarten.

But if we don't resist then we will discover more than we could hope. It allows us to face a new day in our walk with more understanding and gratitude.

Transition where one has to move backwards can be the most difficult time for leaning upon the Lord. But one that carries the great opportunities for trust.

If we embrace tomorrow as a yesterday. One we didn't quite live as expected. And to a place where we can know it will guide us where we need to be.

It all will be a positive touch in our lives when we surrender the most important we need to surrender. Our will

Funny at times how that is so hard to do no matter how long we have believed. Some times though it truly does become the one thing we need to learn the most in a new way and that God helps us to understand.