Difficult Situations and the Process of Change

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I've learned in the past two years that the outcome might not be as important as the process of change we go through during difficult situations. Those difficult situations and the people who cause them can be blessings if we allow God to change us.

Last fall, we thought God was going to finally restore a relationship Clint and I have prayed over for many years. Clint and I desired to welcome this person and their family into ours and to surround them with the love God has given us for them. It went from bad to worse because the person came in pretending to want to be a family while he was hiding things for personal gain. Clint and I have forgiven him and stand ready to welcome him and his family in with love should he ever contact us. 

Looking back, we see where in response to the Lord's leading, that making changes in our hearts to help the situation might have been more important than actually restoring the relationship.

God blessed our ministry and testimony through this. Our oldest children said we provided them with "a touching testimony about love and forgiveness." Amanda told us "For you two to keep loving them and being open to a relationship after all you have gone through, you are just incredible! I am glad you are MY parents!" Our friends told us they admire our walk with the Lord and have inspired them to forgive others. A man wrote and told us he is reading his Bible again. People have told us of how they reached out after hearing our story and were able to mend broken relationships. You can not put a price on things like this! God is good!

Like in our situation, He will carry you through whatever it is as long as your mind is stayed on Him and you genuinely try to walk in obedience to His Word. 

We can't always fix our situations or breakthrough to the difficult people in our lives, but we can fix our minds on God and let Him breakthrough in our hearts and ministries.