Giving the small things to God.

So I haven't posted in a month now I have been really busy lately. A lot of my blogging activity has gone to trying to get the new Take It To The Streets blog up and running. However after the last few weeks of having something weigh on me I find the necessity to get it out in the open.

Most Christians have no problem praying for larger things in their lives. We pray for health concerns, death in the family, financial struggles, world events, and local tragedies. But why do we have such a hard time asking God for his help in dealing with people we find difficult in our lives. Personally I have a hard time with a few people trying to convey my thoughts and ideas in tangible terms. I may feel moved by God but getting his divine inspiration in my life across to select people seems a daunting task.

I think that we as humans are very worried constantly about how people will receive our words. If we try to address something that is causing us grief in our life with a friend or fellow brother or sister in Christ the level of difficulty in the task seems to multiply. Will I be doing harm to this person? Will I bring this person grief? Am I justified in my opinion or is there something wrong with me? These are just a few of the questions we ask ourselves as we try and figure out how to approach people.

My answer is, take it to God. If he can heal the body of cancer he can certainly open the heart of someone you are trying to address a concern with as well as open you heart to their perspective. If we take the time to pray about the issue then any spirit of offense or wrongdoing will have fled from us and given us a sound body and soul to speak from. You do not want to go at the situation while evil spirits are still in the situation. Looking back I can see why so many of my conversations with people have gone awry when I try and broach sensitive subjects while those spirits are still alive and kicking.

After you take it to God you have to be prepared to do as he ask. Often times he will prompt us to speak with the person who we are having a difficulty with, when the time is right. We have to be ready to obey that command and know that God is with us and he will work things out according to his plans. It may not work out the way we would like it to but "all things according to his will". If we do nothing or try it without the assistance of God then we are giving those spirits free reign over that aspect of our lives and will never truly have peace. As surely as we can plant a seed of hope in those around us, a seed of discord can be planted with unattended offense. On the flip side how prideful are we who hear our brothers and sisters attempts at reconciliation and choose not to examine our own perspective and seek God for a sincere response.