IT IS NORMAL 2

Voice of Eden (episode 201)

Thur. 26th Nov. 2020

𝐈𝐓 𝐈𝐒 𝐍𝐎𝐑𝐌𝐀𝐋

𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝,

Growing up, I always thought something was wrong with someone if something bad happens to them. I had a conclusion that if you are good then good things will always happen to you. Infact, at some point, I felt like some people had more than 24 hours. Until I got to know that bad things also happen to good people and everybody has a maximum of 24 hours each day. It is normal.

I will mention a few things that are normal to our spiritual work with God. Knowing this can help us respond differently (the only thing different from normal is "not normal"). What I am saying is, knowing this will help us not to respond normally to normal everyday occurrences.

𝟏. 𝐈𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐝.

Even Jesus was tempted more times than we read in scripture, so it is absolutely normal for you to be tempted. However, because we are not called to normalcy, we cannot respond to any temptation normally.

The normal response to temptation is to yield to it. We can always decide by the grace made available in Jesus not to give temptation it's normal response.

𝟐. 𝐈𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬.

Most of us think that as soon as we receive the prophecy or find the promise, things suddenly become beautiful. No.

It often gets difficult. As soon as you receive the promise, get ready for difficulty. Things can suddenly go from good to worst, sometimes it even gets extremely bad that we become blind to the promise if we are not careful. 

No matter how dark things get outwardly, never stop seeing the light in your heart, never stop believing, never stop walking towards the promise.

𝟑. 𝐈𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝.

I cannot count the number of times I got tired, Moses got tired of waiting, David got tired of being hunted by Saul, Elijah got tired, Peter got tired, Joseph got tired of staying in the prison, and Jesus also got tired.

Scripture says, "𝒉𝒐𝒑𝒆 𝒅𝒆𝒇𝒆𝒓𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝒔𝒊𝒄𝒌." However, we cannot let tiredness make us quit. Rest if you may, but don't quit.

 𝟒. 𝐈𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲.

I know some of us are already wondering if it is only normal for bad things to happen, no it is not. It is also normal for us to feel good and be happy. Nothing is wrong if you decide to be happy without winning. Happiness is a choice and we have to decide to choose it everyday. Nothing is wrong with you if you are always happy. It brings so much confusion to the enemy and brings your victory to you.

𝟓. 𝐈𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐢𝐧.

People sometimes feel bad for whining because they want to be humble or not look overly happy. It is nonsense! 

It is okay to win, and when you do, get excited about it, celebrate your victory!

Everytime you climb a scripture height or overcome a temptation or find light in a certain area, you just won. Celebrate your victory. 

🅦🅘🅢🅓🅞🅜 🅟🅞🅘🅝🅣🅢:

1. Decide who you want to be. 

2. Always be the one who responds differently to normalcy.

3. There is nothing special about what is happening to you.

#voe

#keepgrowing

#itsnormal

#goodmorning