Brick Walls

We've all been there, trying to get something done, trying to achieve something, trying to make a difference. And there it is, right before us - a huge brick wall, a barrier to big to go over, to wide to go around and too thick to go through.

We say things like, "I just can't believe it!  I'm trying to do something good and this comes up!" Or "I need to make this happen for my family and now this!" Or sometimes, "Why me God, how could you let this happen when I'm doing my best for you?"  Why is this brick wall set in my way to prevent me from doing something good, something right, something to make a difference?

The problem isn't the wall and the problem isn't God's indifference or his interference, the wall isn't even to stop your efforts if the goal is good and righteous, the wall is there to challenge your motives and your faith. Is want you are seeking really a blessing and do you really trust God in bringing about your ultimate good?

Listen to what the apostle Paul had to say, "Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up" (Gal 6:9).  "Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope.  And hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us" (Rom 5:3-5).

The brick wall is not a barrier to keep us from achieving something good, it is a challenge to help us define what we're are seeking more clearly, to determine how much we want or need it more definitely and to place our trust in Good more deeply.

If the need is real and your heart is right and your hand is in God's, the wall will not stop you for “What is impossible with man is possible with God" (Lk 18:27).  "And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose" (Rom 8:28). Jus' Say'n.