Sometimes the puzzle gets recorded but not the solution.
After writing about the speed bumps, I spent some time in the Lord's presence. First He showed me why I was having so much trouble with these three things. The 'accuser' had me thinking that I'd done something wrong, but as always, I was fuzzy about it, not sure about any mistakes. In contrast, when the Holy Spirit shows me error, He is crystal clear. I know exactly what is wrong. The vagueness should have been my first clue that this was just another spiritual battle. As soon as God assured me that my judgments about these things were correct, the heaviness vanished and His joy returned.
Sometimes a sense of being wrong produces a sense of wanting to avoid God, but running to Him is exactly the thing to do. He may show me that I did something wrong, but like a good physician, His diagnosis and remedies are not to be dreaded, but welcomed as perfect cures.
The interesting thing about this is that when God affirms my thoughts as 'being right' I have no desire to go to anyone and say "I told you so." Because He says — in that secret place of His presence — the matter is settled. If anything or anyone needs fixed or changed, He will do it. I can move on with the rest of today.
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