Pressure

Pressure
Let's use the analogy of boiling water. When you boil water or anything for that matter in a covered pot, the steam and the pressure that builds up inside of that pot starts to bubble up which in turn results in the lid trying to pop up. When the flame is high and the pressure peaks some of the water will eventually leak out.

At that point you have two choices,

1- Turn down the flame.
2- Turn off the flame.

If you don't turn the flame down the water will continue to boil out of the pot and eventually extinguish the flame on it's own so that it can bring itself back to the level of stability (room temperature) it was at before you started heating it.

The same thing happens when you pressure people. The process can literally throw someone into a state of turmoil if you try to bash them over the head with the word of God. Eventually they will run away because their flesh gets nervous when their spirit tries to bring them to a higher level of understanding life. People have a hard time believing in what they cannot see.

The process of change is quick for some people and slow for others. There are a lot of ups and downs during the process.

Unfortunately, helping professionals get frustrated when trying to teach someone to change, but they just have to be patient Proverbs 14:29 and wait and know that only God can truly make that person change.

God loves us so much.

I once heard someone say that for everything you want to do there is always going to be someone who tells you, you can't do it.

To this I say so what!

I urge people to develop a relationship with God through his son Christ Jesus and the Holy Spirit. It is an awesome genealogical family line and once you are connected to this family you can look up to your father in heaven to help you accomplish your life goals and help you overcome all of your fears/problems.

But this is a choice that only you can make.

If we go back to thinking about that pot of water.

Water consistently becomes the temperature of it's surroundings. The bible says that we should not be be unequally yoked with unbelievers 2 Corinthians 6:14.

This is so true. Since our bodies are made up of 80% water, we also have the ability to change with our environment. Surrounding yourself with warm people will make you warm. Surrounding yourself with cold people will make you cold. Surrounding yourself with adulterers will make you become an adulterer and surrounding yourself around believers will make you become a believer.

As for me I'm sticking with the believers.

God Bless You on your continued journey.