This is what it looks like when we tell God no, i want to do it my way. We start fighting him, and the idea sounds so funny (whether you believe God or not) that someone would try and fight God. I mean he is God who could even stand against him. But we do, I've been there my fists up and was throwing them at him... I am still there in parts of my life... fists raised to him and I am huffing and puffing. And what I am saying to God is my way is better, you don't know what you are doing... We are fighting him, I am fighting him at times....
I have another picture to imagine.... it's a battlefield all of us verses God. We have the best weapons we can produce. and we are going at him at full force. Then someone drops his weapons, flees from the fight and hides from God. All of the other people get mad at him, (rightly so, because you need everyone you can get to take on a God) They call him a coward, weakling, they mock him, shame him, and criticize this person, even try and kill him.
Where I am going with this will sound weird and I know you might disagree or at least your heart will disagree.
But this man who fled the battle and hid... is what God is saying to us. Go and hide for you cannot stand against me. (merciful thought when it really comes down to it) And when we take that call and lower our weapons against God, people just like the army, will harass you because to them it looks like you are weak and a coward. But the truth is when he was hiding, he truly was not hiding from God (for who can hide from God Ps139) but hid in his arms, his fathers arms. Away from the anger of God, and became weak in front of man... But God became his protector... and his role now is not to fight the others but take refuge in God always.
I think its important to know you started this war.... we did God is only defending his name
It might be hard with so many people giving you crap,because they think you are weak, but one of my favorite verses in the bible say if God is for you, who can be against you!" Romans 8:31
