So when we don't get what we want discouragement happens

[Anonymous]

So when we don't get what we want, discouragement happens and sometimes we lose faith altogether.

I've been on the fence because I simply have not gotten what I want. So me and God have been in this tug of war... I pull back and say all bets are off and He pulls back and reels me back in and so we go back and forth... back and forth.

I want to be cooperative, but something just doesn't seem fair. It seems like I'm losing or ceasing control if I agree to cooperate. I'm cheating myself.

Like it's raining outside and God is saying go out with an umbrella only and no raincoat. So my raincoat is being compromised. Now I don't normally like raincoats and prefer umbrellas, but for some reason, I'm feeling and really seeing that I'm going to need a raincoat this time, judging by the eye of the storm, so I'm really pressing this issue. I'm not letting up. It's most logical... But still, He says umbrella only. So I'm hesitant... One foot inside and one foot out the door. I'm still reluctant to go outside, and I evidently don't go out; I just stand there watching from behind the see-through sliding glass door. Each time I get ready to go, forgetting the reason why I was lingering around and was ready to go with just my umbrella out the door. Then I stop mid-step with one foot inside and one foot outside just when I'm about to leave because I remember there's no raincoat. So I come back in and shut the door.

So it's frustrating. Is it stubbornness, I don't know... But I can't help it, when I remember, I stop in my tracks and refuse to go any further. I refuse to leave without a raincoat on.

How will this end?

We make progress when I momentarily forget our quarrel, but as soon as I remember again, I pull away; I revert back to my stance of defiance. It is showing opposition.

The obvious answer would be just go without a raincoat on, but I can't seem to move without the raincoat. The idea and fact of needing one refrains me from further movement. My heart just shuts down like we won't go without it.

I refuse to go or continue on without it; it doesn't seem fair.

Prayer is needed.

This raincoat is messing everything up. I really don't want it, but it feels like I need it. I really do need this form of protection or covering.

 

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