Right now, I am learning the very hard lesson of silence.
Right now I would like nothing more than to scream what is right and true at the top of my lungs, with every fiber of my being.
Right now I would like to fight for my rights.
Right now I would like to be heard.
BUT.
Right now I am being called to silence.
Right now I am being called to trust God to defend.
Right now I am being called to wait for God's justice.
Right now I am being called to peace.
Unity is not won by arguing with those who will argue. Peace is not given in fighting with those who desire to fight. When division is sought, it is not overcome with wise or persuasive words.
Unity only comes through the Holy Spirit, by each individual submitting to His authority and power. For the Lord will not be divided against himself. One person cannot cause another person to submit by force of will, it must come from each person's own heart acting in faith.
I firmly believe that our goal is unity. For when a body of believers submits to the Holy Spirit and begins to act according to the Holy Spirit, it is then that God removes all barriers that hinder us from accomplishing anything He sets before us. It was God, himself, that said at the tower of Babel, that if man could be unified in one language with one purpose, he could accomplish ANYTHING. (which incidentally is why he confused our language in the first place) It was also God, who at Pentecost, when the believers where worshiping and preaching the good news in accordance with the Holy Spirit, that removed all the barriers and allowed those there to hear each in his own language and the Lord added to their numbers daily those who were being saved. Isn't that the goal? Why yes, yes, it is!
I firmly believe that I am right (just ask my husband, I am rarely wrong! ;) ). But, God is calling me to put aside my rights to be unified with Him.
Right now being right cannot bring unity.
Right now, I must choose. Will I be right? Or will I trust the God of the universe and be unified, reconciled to Him?
Though it goes against every fiber of my flesh, and I probably won't do it perfectly, I am choosing to submit myself to the Spirit. To be silent. To trust. To wait. Peace.
Right NOW.
