The Lord Is Not In It July 07, 2018 “The…

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The Lord Is Not In It July 07, 2018

“The LORD said, ‘Go out and stand on the mountain in the presence of the LORD, for the LORD is about to pass by'” (1 Kings 19:11).

“I don’t believe that God is in it,” a man said to one of his friends. A situation had arisen in which another friend was about to engage in something they felt God was leading them into.
Later, the truth of the situation was revealed and their friend made a bad mistake. God was not in it.

People make mistakes all the time. There is no shame in us making mistakes, it’s one of the many ways we can and do learn from.
It’s here where making mistakes can be life changing for good or for the bad.
As stated we can learn from our mistakes, however when “Pride” gets in the way, the learning process is greatly hindered and can be devastating for many individuals and families.
When pride won’t allow a person admit they were wrong and that they made a mistake, then it’s very likely there will be no change, and, they will continue to make mistakes that can have devastating results.
It can cause family problems, on the job problems, the list can go on and on. It does and will effect how Christians hear from God, if they hear Him at all.

Elijah was in a crisis in his ministry. God had just corrected him about his perspective of his situation. If any man needed a touch from God, it was Elijah because he was in such distress he wanted to die.

The Lord intervened and told Elijah that He was coming to talk to him. However, God did not tell Elijah how He was going to reveal Himself. It was up to Elijah to tell whether God was in the situations about to take place.

“Then a great and powerful wind tore the mountains apart and shattered the rocks before the LORD, but the LORD was not in the wind.
After the wind there was an earthquake, but the LORD was not in the earthquake.
After the earthquake came a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire.
And after the fire came a gentle whisper.

When Elijah heard it, he pulled his cloak over his face and went out and stood at the mouth of the cave (1 Kings 19:11-13).

We often think God is in our grand projects only to discover that He is not. We may also assume because of the success or visibility of a situation that God is in it.

He may, in fact, be in the project. However, God’s ways are not always highly visible.
Sometimes He chooses to come in the soft, gentle whisper. It is sometimes difficult to recognize it as the Lord because He shows Himself in such subtle ways.

We need to be able to discern when God is actually part of our situation. Only then can we avoid being deceived in thinking God is not behind our projects. Ask God for wisdom in knowing when He is involved in it.