1st Chonicles Chapter 15

As you can see, I've changed tack for a little bit, because I think it's important, to read this chapter in Chronicles.
Because it's been speaking to me and I hope that this will, speak to you.
Lately, I've been thinking about how good things, are, and yet, when people ask, I feel like I'm a victim of things, and God challenged me on it.
And I was aware, that I was speaking out hard things, even the simple ''how are you question.'' got the old run down, about unfairness.
And I didn't want to be the bearer of bad news about me all the time.
And I didn't want to loose my friends, because of all the unfairness I was telling them.
Completely missing the point, because I wasn't acutally answering the question, and God spoke to my heart, he said ''Chloe, you know how you are, you are what you are, so stop being a victim to the things that I've given you to do, to carry out the jobs with humbleness. and you're not doing it.'' and sometimes, as you know, we hear all the lovely sermons about the strong love of Christ, but sometimes we need to be open to God, about being the person we are.
David knew this, and as you know he wrote the Psalms and I will get back to the Psalms, but right now, after all the battles he was in, he wanted the ark of the Lord to be brought  from where it was, to Jerusalem,  he prepared a tent. David, knew he had to do this, because the ark was not in Israel, so he brought it up.
Now it was missing as it were, and it was a great day of celebration,  for the Israelites because it was making history. When his wife, ( Saul's daughter Michal) saw and heard, David rejoicing in the  streets, she hated him in her heart.
Sometimes we can join in the joyful celebrations of people, we can rejoice when they overcome hardships and it's the thing to do, not a forced happy flappy church raise the roof, thing, but genuinely happy for them.
Michal looked out and decided not to join in the happiness, and it didn't help her, because she didn't bear any children and remained barren. Was it because of that she didn't join in on her husbands joy?
I'll leave that up to you and for you to decide.
So what do we do when we are faced with situations, when you can be joyful, or you can just fake it?
We know that God is with us, and if he is with us, well what can the enemy do to us?
Sometimes, we need to stand up for ourselves, with a courageous faith, for what is right, not what should be said at the right time, or following the latest Christian news.
Finding God for yourself, your own way to faith.
So weather you're bringing up the ark of the lord, perhaps you've heard God say it's time to move in this area of your life, and you're standing up for Christian values, and you've found your way to serve help, and move in the church, and that's brilliant, but go for you.
However if you were like me, and all you see is hardship, let it go, it's going to be ok, it's alright,  to let go and hand it over to God, you're not a victim that's not your name.
Chloe