WHY ME?
- Heidi Eva Jones
- Sep 30, 2023
- 5 min read
Volume 12 Issue 9
Greeting in His Name,
Who really wants to go through? But there are times when we are hard-pressed, but we must go through. We may ask, why me? Because the season is hard, but know that God is always with you. And that He will send wisdom and comfort in every situation. Most times, it's the mindset as you move through those hard times. Our faith and trust should be that God will not leave or forsake us. So, with that being said, today's blog is entitled Why Me? Hope you find some inspiration, conviction, and queries.
shalom and love,
heidi
Why me? Most have had a why me moment. Why is this happening? Why can't it go my way? Why does life have to be so complicated? Why? Why? Why? is the question. Because I am naturally a questioner, this issue hits home for me. And most of my 'why me' moments are actually 'why me God?' Not that I don't want to do the task or go through the hardship, but you know us: we want to see the end from the very beginning. Give me all the details, Lord, so that I will know how to handle and conduct myself, and if I see a part I need to leave out, then I'll have that option. But that's not how God works. He has to see our faith in 'action,' our trust in Him 'prevail.' In this issue, we will look at four prominent people from the Bible and share their WHY ME moments.
Job's WHY ME moment. Let the day perish wherein I was born, and the night in which it was said, There is a man child conceived (Job 3:3 KJV). Job's ordeal is well known, not only to Christendom but to most people who haven't had a taste of the Bible know of his story. Job was a man who lost more than most and thought it would have been better that he not have been born. But I believe Job, like our Savior, had a 'not my will but thy will' in his spirit. We can see this when he says, Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: the LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD (1:21 KJV).
Moses' WHY ME moment. Moses begged, "LORD, please send someone else to do it" (Exodus 4:13 CEV). Let's be honest; we have ALL had this response to God. "God, can't someone else do it?" "I'm not properly suited for this work." "I don't talk well." "I don't have the nerve to stand before those people." "I'm just not able." Excuses! Excuses! Excuses! God says that we can do all things through Him that strengthens us. What stunned me was God's willingness to still work with Moses. God was angry with Moses for not having confidence in the call. Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it (1 Thessalonians 5:24 KJV). If God says do it, He will equip you. God looked beyond Moses' bickering and supplied his need — his brother Aaron, who helped him lead Israel's children out of Egypt. Always know that God will work with you.
Jonah's WHY ME moment. Then the word of the LORD came to Jonah the second time, saying, "Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and call out against it the message that I tell you" (Jonah 3:1-2 ESV) Have you ever run from God? Say "YES"! God called Jonah to herald "Repent" to this wicked city. Instead of obeying God, Jonah took it upon himself to think that God didn't know what He was talking about, so he went in the other direction. 'Those people don't need to be saved.' We all know the story; Jonah ended up in the belly of a BIG FISH, not a whale. There, he prayed, and God had him vomit out, which, in a way, makes you think about the lukewarm Laodicean church of Revelation. But anyway, Jonah finds himself obeying God's request and the leadership of Nineveh doing the same. The king alerted this city to go into a serious time of fasting and prayer to the most high God, and they were saved. Much to Jonah's expense, he had "what-I-call" a back-to-back 'why me' moment after he left Nineveh. He left angry and perched himself east of the city to see what would happen. Didn't he know God already saved the city? See what unresolved anger will do— distort your vision. God, in His mercy, allowed a plant to grow over Jonah to shield him from the sun so that he wouldn't be in discomfort. By the next day, God sent a worm to eat the plant, a hot east wind, and the sun to beat down on Jonah. Jonah should have repented by now, but he goes into this long humdrum of a speech about dying. And God has to tell Jonah that he made nothing, so how can you complain about the plant or the 120,000 souls He decided to save in Nineveh? God has said in His word that he is patient with us, not wanting any to perish but all to come to repentance (2 Peter 3:9 CSB). Our main goal as Christians is to save someone else. I can understand Jonah's plight. He was thinking of the race and nationality of the people, but in this day and age, with a Savior who came to save ALL, we have to try to save ALL.
Jesus' WHY ME moment. Going a little ahead, he fell on his face, praying, "My Father, if there is any way, get me out of this. But please, not what I want. You, what do you want?" (Matthew 6:39 MSG). If our Savior had a 'why me' moment, we shouldn't act like we are all there and don't question some of the situations and circumstances we face. The best example of how to handle the moment can be seen in Jesus. He immediately told God not what I want but what you want. He was smart enough to know that being in God's will is the best place, even if it hurts.
I have had several 'why me' moments. God, why are my finances the way they are when I am faithful in paying my tithes and very frugal in my spending—why? Why, God, are the relationships, male and female, I have seeming to get distant and un-understandable—why? Why is it God that I'm pushing with all I got to live this life of Christianity, hoping to fulfill every vision and dream given, but I don't seem to be going in that direction—why? And after I finished my 'whys,' my spirit spoke to me and said IT'S ME. Envision yourself standing before God with all your Y's. Now whisper to God, "it's me". God will understand it all in those two words. If He understood Samuel's "speak Lord" and Isaiah's "send me," he will surely understand our "it's me."
LIFE QUOTE
“Wisdom beyond my years, Knowledge beyond my days, and Understanding beyond myself."
-heidi
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A Sunday school teacher asked the children just before she dismissed them to go to church, "And why is it necessary to be quiet in church?"
Annie replied, "Because people are sleeping"
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