One common unscriptural concept is that God waits until the last minute after we’ve taken all we can bear and then He finally shows up at the midnight hour! We reach these types of beliefs not because we see it in the Bible, but because that’s usually our experience.
The Bible says before you call I will answer! God sent Jesus to die for us while we were yet sinners, before we ever called and before we even knew we had a problem. Before we had knowledge of it, He preemptively gave us all His promises in Christ.
We typically twist this Scripture: God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it (1 Corinthians 10:13) to say, just before you get all you can take God will deliver you. That is clearly not what this Scripture says.
God is love; we are precious to Him; He holds us in high regard. He never lags in the promises. In fact He says… now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation (2 Corinthians 6:2). Right now is the time, not later!
God was there with us before our problem and He never leaves us. The Holy Spirit attempted to lead us in a way to avoid the problem. But the truth is, we only see God when we open our heart to His solution. God doesn’t show up at the last minute; we try every option first and when all else fails we trust God. Then we say, “He showed up at the last minute!”
JOIN ME this week. I want to help you trust God to such a degree that you trust Him first, before all other options. I want you to begin the reality of His presence and His solution before the problem occurs!
I’ve been unemployed for 2 years. My savings are zero, filing Chapter 7 bankruptcy, the IRS is after me for back taxes. Despite applying for hundreds of jobs (customizing applications to each prospect), god has withheld gainful employment from me. In his sovereignty, I was even falsely accused of sexual harassment in the workplace leading to instant termination from a temp position (2 weeks).
I’m so livid with god. Out of hope. 2 years living like this makes god useless to me. The father of the universe has done nothing in the present age to sway prospective employers hearts to hire me. Even a sinful human father wouldn’t allow his son to suffer like this, let alone the fake god living in a mansion in heaven.
Helpless, hopeless, and at rock bottom.
Mike,
First of all you misunderstand what the sovereignty of God is. God is sovereign in that He is the Creator of all things, but when he created planet earth and then man he made man to have sovereignty over planet earth. So what you see here on planet earth is man;s will, not God’s. You ask why God is not sovereignly changing employers hearts to hire you – well, God will not override a man’s will. So the real question is what is your belief about yourself that is causing employers to NOT want to hire you? Can you believe the promise in Isaiah 54 that all those who rise up against you will be proven to be in the wrong? Can you believe Jesus when he said we will have trials and testings in this world but be of good cheer because I have overcome this world and deprived it of it’s power to harm you? Everybody has trials and bad circumstances in this world. Everybody. The difference between those who successfully walk out of the valley of the shadow of death and those who decide to set up house and dwell there is just a decision – will you believe that God is good no matter your circumstances so obviously he has a way out of them and I will open my eyes to see the way. I suggest getting the book How to Stop The Pain.
Mike, hang in there🙏🏻God is willing to walk through this with you, just as he did with Job, as satan tried to kill him . Remember God does not bring evil upon us. Recognize where it comes from and why, to persuade us to draw away from God and denounce Him, our Heavenly Father. But we know better, He is always with us, He will never leave us He will not allow us to bear more than we are able. You may be being prepared for something much greater than you can imagine. And yes He did allow His son to go through much worse than you are, for you because He loves you.
I hope and pray you did not give up on God and that you are receiving from strength and encouragement from the Holy Spirit. I pray you are winning! 🙌
Just because God answers our needs before we ask does not mean those needs come to reality. Often those blessing are not realized even though the word has already been spoken. God’s ways are perfect and He uses those times of delay to help us grow in faith, strength and maturity. To say this is not biblical is simply not true. Time and time again God will wait for us to reach our ends, so that He can move. There is boundless wisdom in what He does and why.