Do you have a problem with no apparent resolution? If so, what emotions are you experiencing? Have you considered what God might be trying to teach you or how he is trying to shape you?
There’s a situation where my wife and I have no idea what we are going to do. We are both combinatorial thinkers and planners, however, no matter what we come up with, we don’t like any of the options. We have been discussing the topic for over two months and nothing has changed. As a result, we are experiencing some feelings of sadness and helplessness.
Without sharing the situation, it goes something like this. We can’t go back, we can’t stay where we are, we must go forward. Something has to change.
It is in these seasons where God always does his best work. We are being prepared for something but we are not sure what that “something” is. We have to remember that this isn’t a “me” or “us” story, this is a God story. Our only option, our only hope is to put all of our faith and trust in Jesus Christ.
“If you’re a hard worker and do a good job, you deserve your pay; we don’t call your wages a gift. But if you see that the job is too big for you, that it’s something only God can do, and you trust him to do it—you could never do it for yourself no matter how hard and long you worked—well, that trusting-him-to-do-it is what gets you set right with God, by God. Sheer gift.” (Romans 4-5, The Message)
The Message version of those verses really struck me because what we are facing is just too big, only God can do it. It is a reminder that we (like most people) need to stop trying so hard and give everything over to God. His story, his glory.