When things are getting harder

Have you ever been or are you in that situation right now?
Apakah kamu mengalami masa-masa dimana sepertinya kamu sedang naik gunung, dan tanjakannya semakin curam sementara tenagamu sudah terkuras?Ato kamu lagi lari keliling lapangan bola, udah tinggal putaran terakhir nih, tapi sepertinya gak nyampe-nyampe? Ato lagi panjat tebing, ujungnya udah keliatan, tapi tangan udah pegel2, kesemutan dan kayak gak sanggup naik lagi? Things are getting harder and you have all intentions to give up.

Hey, I tell you what. By all means don't give up and don't lose heart. When things are getting harder, you could be one step closer to your victory, one step closer to your destiny. Who knows, the next step might be the one that will take you there. It is getting harder because the devil might know that if he didn't make you to give up, you will cause a catastrophe for him. Jadi sodara-sodara, jangan menyerah!!!! (that pic is just too cute to express giving up :D)

Gue teringat sama nabi Elia. Baca deh 1 raja-raja 19. Disitu Elia dah frustasi, campur takut, karena mau dikejar-kejar dan dibunuh. dia dah kerja keras, sendirian pula, karena nabi2 Tuhan yg laen dah dihabisin, dan sekarang dia jadi most wantednya ratu iiihhh sebel aka Izebel. Elijah was not only depressed, but he was suicidal. Dia dah mau bunuh diri, tapi dia minta Tuhan sih yang cabut nyawanya (smart huh!), liat ayat 4. 


Tapi apa yang terjadi?No no no, belum saatnya untuk mati, Elia. Tuhan kasih roti bakar, sama minum, trus dia menempuh perjalanan panjang sampe akhirnya berjumpa dengan Tuhan sendiri. Lalu Tuhan kasih instruksi detil ke dia, and the next thing we know, Elia ketemu sama penerusnya, Elisa, and then there was a reformation in Israel. Ahab, the ungodly king was put to death, dan Izebel istrinya akhirnya mati di tangan orang yang diurapi Elia.


Mungkin kamu lagi ngadepin jalan buntu, thesis mu gak kelar-kelar, bingung mau mulai dari mana. Mungkin kamu dah berdoa bertahun-tahun tapi papa ato mamamu belum bertobat juga. Mungkin kamu udah saturated dengan keadaan keluargamu yang bikin kepala mau pecah, ortu yang bertengkar terus dan mengancam mau cerai. Mungkin kamu menunggu sang pangeran yang udah didoain lamaaaaa banget tapi gak muncul-muncul juga. Mungkin kamu dah berdoa bertahun-tahun untuk kesembuhan orang yang kamu cintai, tapi belum ada perubahan juga. Mungkin kamu lagi mencari kerja dan menunggu janji Tuhan, tapi gak ada tanda-tanda invitation untuk interview ato test. Mungkin kamu dah tau bahwa he/she is the one from God for you, tapi koq orangnya cuek-cuek aja, dan kamu capek nunggu. Mungkin kamu sedang stuck dengan keadaan pelayananmu, dan ingin sekali ada breaktrhough. Ato mungkin kamu sedang menantikan penggenapan visi ato janji Tuhan dalam hidupmu. The list could be endless.


Well, apapun situasimu, don't give up. Remember, things are getting harder because you might be one step closer to victory. His time is not your time. Everything will happen right in His appointed time. 


Hab 2:3, MSG "This vision-message is a witness pointing to what's coming. It aches for the coming--it can hardly wait! And it doesn't lie. If it seems slow in coming, wait. It's on its way. It will come right on time"


Jangan membatasi Tuhan dengan situasi kita. Sometimes we reduce His image into our own imagination about who we think He is. Remember that He is God, and He can change our situations only in one flip of a hand. See things from His perspective, and look up to Jesus.


Col 3:1-2, MSG "So if you're serious about living this new resurrection life with Christ, act like it. Pursue the things over which Christ presides. 
Don't shuffle along, eyes to the ground, absorbed with the things right in front of you. Look up, and be alert to what is going on around Christ--that's where the action is. See things from his perspective"


Kalo kita ngeliat situasi sekeliling kita dengan mata jasmani kita, aduuh, rasanya pengen nyerah deh. Tapi Tuhan minta kita see things from His perspective. So, Keep the faith and keep trusting Him no matter what! Itu saja, wassalam :D