The answer might be to rise up and be brave

I've been praying fervently for God to guide me in making a tough decision, and while I prayed and waited, the situation around me worsened. My loved ones were also impacted; it became unpleasant, we felt restricted, and we lived in a state of turmoil. God could see my sorrow, I couldn't understand why He wasn't paving a more straight and simple path for me and everyone else involved.

Emotionally, I fought with this decision. Until my spouse and I had reached the pinnacle of tolerance. When we got to this stage, we realized that no matter how complex the problem was, the solution was always there in front of us.

When we began confronting our fears and eliminating obstacles, plans began to fall into place, and it seemed as if our worries or lack of wisdom were indeed preventing God from moving in our lives. We journeyed in the right direction once we were bold enough to make the tough choice and confront our concerns.

(KJV) John 5:8 Jesus says him to get up, pick up your bed, and walk.

This event taught me that I waited and prayed in fear rather than faith. I sat in the same position and fought with emotions for many years because I was afraid of not knowing what would happen if I made a though decision. Maybe I didn't have complete faith in God, or maybe I didn't understand the Bible back then.

If I merely made the move to face my fears, and fully trusted God, He would have had the freedom to work too, but my fear blocked my faith.

Trusting in God meant I'm inviting God to help me.

Now that I am finally "moving" in faith, my prayers have changed. I pray in faith and I see more clearly.

I know that God is going to restore my family and I from all the years of tolerating the enemies abuse and believing his lies.

I learnt not to sit too long and struggle with emotions, not to get stuck in the rut of it, but to make that move in faith because it exudes TRUST IN GOD.

Sometimes we may not see that the answer is to rise up and face our fears, just as Jonah in the bible had to face his fears to become a brave prophet.

God Bless you!