Confusion or Chaos

It doesn't seem possible anyone would be stuck in confusion or chaos. But it happens. It happens to Christians and non Christians alike. Just like all the others tactics of the enemy,it sneaks up on us because if we recognized it for what it was, we would not partake of it. Believe me. It is always present. You will see as we talk about it.

Here is how I have seen it manifested. You start out your life very well. Then something happens to you that was unplanned. So what do you do? You try to handle it on your own. You ask one or many for their help. You tell everyone what has happened to you. What do they think about it? What would they do? More than likely you do not ask the Lord what he thinks about it or what He is trying to do in and through you. So what do you have? A lot of opinions, a lot of other people's perceptions, prejudges, a lot of other people who don't know every detail of what is going on, trying to tell you what to do. In a nut shell, you have confusion. Because now you have way too many things to consider. You roll them over and over in your mind, night and day. It is all you can think about. The more you try to figure out what to do the worse it gets. You have no peace. Your joy is non existent. Worry has become your constant companion. You are so confused you don't know which way is up.

The way, the answer to confusion is up. He is seated on the throne of heaven with all the answers. His word tells us in 1 Cor. 14:33: "For God is not the author of confusion,but of peace, as in all the churches of the saints." So if God is not into confusion, who is? The devil! It is a scheme. A wile of the devil to trap you, to draw you away from God and into yourself. You are doing life alone.

When we start this pattern of dealing with problems or issues, I believe it moves into another realm, chaos. It becomes a way of life. We focus more on our problems than the Answer, Jesus. When we practice the presence of our problems instead of the presence of the Lord, we get stuck. We don't see clearly. It becomes a vicious cycle. The problems just keep coming because our mind is stuck in them. With problems on your mind, they are going to be in your mouth. You think about them, you talk about them. You think about them some more, so you simply must talk about them some more. You get the picture, don't you?  Stuck. Just plain old stuck. Been there, done that and got way too many tee shirts.

But there is a way out! Apply His grace! Confess what has gone on and ask the Lord to forgive you for not trusting Him. The next thing to do is to forgive yourself. The most important thing to do is to stop thinking about it and talking about it. If you want something to die you have to stop feeding it. Thinking about it and talking about it are the food you are feeding the confusion and chaos.

You may say: "I can't stop, what will I do? or I don't know how to stop." Yes, you can stop. You did not get stuck overnight, so you won't get unstuck overnight. You must practice, practice, practice. Practice the presence of God instead of your problems. Set your mind on Him. Let go of all of it! God will help you if you ask Him. That is what He does. Apply His grace today, all day long. It works.