"Fixers"

I've always tried to be a "fixer" of situations...hurt feelings, quarrels, anger, broken promises, etc. etc. You know the story.

Lately there has been a multitude of situations that I can't fix. No matter what I do, what I say, how hard I try, I can't fix them. In fact, I've come to the realization that there are situations that can't be fixed by us humans. It isn't difficult for us to create these situations...no, not at all. In fact, all we have to do is strike out and in our own misquided power, let ourselves get in such messes that, in our own power and human "intelligence", we can't get out.

One of the situations concerns our church that has been so near and dear to my heart for most of my life. As a child, it is this church where I met a lasting and loving God. It is this church where I was joined with my life long mate. It is this church that I came back to after a 43 year absence.

It is this church that I now see the danger of it's closing it's doors....all through conflict of opinions, unbending hearts, and what appears to me a loss of united spirit and oneness. This has been an extremely stressful and heart heavy situation. Being the impatient human that I am, I want it to be resolved...NOW! But when we involve God in our problems, more often than not, He has different ideas about when, where, how, He takes care of things.

I have a young friend who has been going through a rough time through a family situation. During the worst days, one of her Christian friends wrote the following post on Facebook. I happened to read it, and it spoke to my heart and has given me a little more peace than I've had in several weeks. Isn't it funny how God works to minister to so many people at the same time, through the same person, even without their knowledge?

I didn't ask anyone's permission to post this but I figured since it is on Facebook, it's there for a good part of the world to read. Maybe it will be a help to some of my readers. Who knows? God works in mysterious ways.

"Something was put on my heart I want to share with you this morning. We hurt for the people we love, because we can not stand to see them in pain. We get upset when we can not change the circumstances. We feel helpless and that makes us feel like life is out of control. The hardest thing to do is let go and let God. We, in our human nature want to be 'fixers'. When we are 'centered' on God and someone we love has gone down the wrong path, we can not understand how they can't see what they have done, or are doing, to their lives. Well, when you are in a mud hole and have mud smeared over your eyes, how can you SEE where you are OR how to get out?? It is not for us to rescue or save them. That is God's job. As much as we want to wake up and have the nightmare to be over, every big project takes time to bring it to completion. Prayer, love and support is what your job is right now. Even though we are angry, we have to keep loving, even when we don't feel like it.
Loving is not rescue. God has to do the cleaning. And he is in God's net. God IS at work. HE HAS already defeated Satan. BUT, we do have to suffer consequences to our actions and our choices. God has a plan. Lay it at the feet of Jesus and know that everything will work out in God's timing. Keep your eyes on Jesus and do not look at the circumstances around you. It will be okay.... maybe not in your timing... but Gods.