For those of us who take great delight in making things happen, and are involved in doing things, one passage in the New Testament can be a little troubling. The Apostle Paul gave instructions to the early church on how to be strong in the Lord. He outlined the armor we need to clothe ourselves and then in the middle of his instruction, he added this statment, “…and having done all to stand.” (Ephesians 6:10-18
As we mature as a believer, we learn to trust God even when things are not going our way or we feel like we are at a standstill so to speak. After we have sought the heart of God for our situation, prayed and meditated upon His promises, there comes a time when we accept the fact, we have done all we can do. It is at those times when God often shows Himself strong on our behalf. Our job is to do all we can do
The book of Acts refers to a time when Paul and Silas were thrown into prison for their faith. Their clothing was torn off and they were beaten with many blows and placed in the darkest part with their feet held by cruel shackles. However, these two men chose to stand fast in their faith. At midnight, they made the decision to praise God, and they sang so loudly the other prisoners heard them.
Suddenly, God did what only He could do. He sent an earthquake and their shackles and bands were loosed. Often, whatever we are going through is a small issue compared to the early disciples under the Roman Empire. They learned to do all they could and stood fast on the word of God. Some of them were delivered, others were promoted to Heaven. Either way we win! I want to encourage you to refuse to feel sorry about your predicament. Now is not the time to complain about an injustice or slight.
It is our choice after we have done all we can do, to stand fast with our confidence in the Lord God. As Christians we belong to the great God and at the end of our days, all will be well either in this life or in Heaven.
