The blessing attracts trouble. Favor attracts criticism. Promotion attracts jealousy. New levels attract new devils. Here’s the key: don’t take it personally. It’s not you they don’t like; it’s the favor on your life. Some people can’t handle you being blessed.
We wonder when it’s going to change, “When is God going to do something?” In fact, God is doing something. He’s keeping us from harm. He’s holding back the opposition; He’s not letting the addiction defeat us. One day, we’ll look back and say, “Look what the Lord has done. Look at how God sustained me.”
It takes faith to leave it alone. When you take your hands off and you let God take care of it, that’s not a lack of faith; that’s great faith. When you can say, “God, I trust You with my weeds. I trust You with things I don’t understand. I’m not going to get in a hurry and try to fix things that will damage my harvest. I’m going to leave it alone.” That’s a powerful position.
There are blessings and burdens in every season. You’ll never get to the place where all the burdens are gone and all you have are blessings. If you’re waiting for the burdens to leave and then you’ll be happy, you’ll be waiting your whole life. Part of learning to be content is to focus on the blessings and not the burdens.