Disappointment

Maybe its just me, but I feel really disappointed in people when you expect more out of them and they chose the path of sin over and over again. You try and help them in anyway you can and you and others try and point them towards Christ, but it feels like they are running as fast as they can away from God.

I dunno... it is just hard to step back and say "Lord, whatever Your will is here, let it be done." And just step back from a situation and let it be and pray. Maybe its because I like to feel like a savior of sorts, helping and doing everything in my power to right a wrong - - but that is the wrong attitude.

Its not up to me. It is up to the Creator and it is all written in His divine plan - - and that can definitley be hard to realize and accept. I hate to say "All I can do is pray", because thats what I should be doing in the first place and that is the best thing that I could ever do for someone.

I pray that my mindset would be changed in this aspect and that Christ would continue to mold me to His likeness and that I would just step back completely and understand that God is in control and let Him work His plan, in His time. I also pray for my friend, that he would realize his sin and take the right steps in his life to reconcile with God and stop trying to fool himself and others.

After all we are to be a city on a hill, and it is hard to be that beacon of light when our words say one thing, and our actions preach something utterly to the contrary.

"Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfetor of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. (v.1-2)....My son, do not make light of the Lord's discipline, and do not lose heart when he rebukes you, because the Lord disciplines those he loves, and he punishes everyone he accepts as a son."
--Hebrews 12:1-2, 5-6