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How can we know we have truly given a situation comletely over to God?
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I am in a situation right now that is extremely emotional. My feelings about this are very strong. I fi have truly given it up to God, would I still have the feelings? Is it okay to still hurt over a situation If I have truly given it up? Does still having feelings about it, even though I am waiting on God's will to be done, mean that I haven't really given it over? As humans's is it okay to still feel and hurt about something while still waiting on God, or should I have been relieved of all feelings also? Please help. I do not want to be wrong in God's eyes if I truly say I have given it to him.
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When we give something over to God for His will to be done, we can be concerned about it, but we must not interfere. When we interfere, we are not letting God do what He has to do. When we give it to God, we need to step back and just pray. For example:
My husband had backslidden. He was drinking and treating me badly. He wasn't taking care of himself either. I prayed for him as I told God to handle him. I asked God to save him and deliver him. But even though I gave it to God, I kept putting my two cents into it because I kept preaching to my hubby, inviting him to church, and trying to change him. Again I would pray and tell God this time I won't interfere, but again I would invite my hubby to church and help him if he needed it.
One day I realized that I told God I would give it to Him, but I was interfering by helping my husband and inviting him to church. I didn't give it to God because I was letting my husband's actions get to me and I was letting it hurt me. So I asked God to forgive me and told God this time I am stepping back and no matter what happens, I was not going to interfere.
I never invited my hubby to church. I didn't preach to him. He got depressed, complained but I acted as though I didn't care, even though inside it tore my heart in two. All I could do was pray for him and intercede for him. I asked God for strength. And the Lord did. He strengthened my heart so that it wouldn't hurt me when I saw my hubby go through changes. I was able to focus on my walk with God.
Now my hubby attends church, praise the Lord. So when we give it to God completely, we are not to interfere at all. We can only be observers and observe and pray. Ask God to strengthen your heart while He deals with the situation and you will see, you will become stronger. Good luck.