132 – Dorette – “My hope for my husband to return has died.”
“Hi Michael. I’m following you for years and your videos have given my much hope. As you explained, also with me I was getting discouraged because of Persis not coming back. I was wondering the other day what happened to you and then all of a sudden, this latest video came. It’s truly awesome. But what I’m struggling with.... for many years, many, more than 20, I was praying for my husband (now ex-husband). I truly believed with all my heart that God was going to do a miracle and save him and bring him back. He left several times and came back yes, but now, this is the last time, as he left August of 2015 and got a divorce. I believed that this was my Isaac I had to offer and just wait. Well, for the last couple of weeks my hope has died as you explained.
To make it worse my daughter had a dream of my holding hands with someone else who has a ministry, a new love. A day or two after that I also had a dream of someone. But I couldn’t see his face. And just before that I had a dream of being in labor, but I was pushing and nothing came, and someone looked and just smiled as to comfort me and then I woke. I don’t know if the baby was being born or not. Now I’m wondering if I ever heard correctly. I wonder if maybe God has someone else in mind. My ex-husband is as hard as a rock. No change whatsoever. He also is living with someone else. My mother said that if she prays for him all she sees is black. She can’t see anything in the spirit. So, my hope for him has died as well. Now I’m wondering ... I am not sure at all about God’s will. Whatever His will is, I’m ok with it. I do struggle ... also want someone to love. Do you have some kind of advice? Thank you, Michael
Dorette
South Africa”
Finding Rest in God's Will: Surrendering Our Expectations
Are you weary waiting for a promise of God? Have circumstances finally and fully contradicted what you hoped for? Many of us, like Dorette, have faced this painful experience of unmet expectations. But there is still hope. There is rest and peace to be found in again surrendering everything to God's will.
Psalm 66:10-12 describes a season of trial: "For you, God, tested us; you refined us like silver. You brought us into prison and laid burdens on our backs. You let men ride over our heads; we went through fire and water, but you brought us to a place of abundance." These verses remind us that God uses trials to refine us, to bring us to a place of surrender where we can truly experience His abundance.
When we invite Jesus into our lives, it's not just a change in belief; it's a transformation of our entire being. We receive a new life, a new agenda, a new worldview, and most importantly, a new will – God's will. This process of surrendering our will to God's can be painful, but it is essential for finding true rest, and it is done by faith.
Jesus invites us, "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest" (Matthew 11:28). This rest is not the absence of hardship, but the peace that comes from knowing God is in control. It's the hope that even when circumstances don't change, or even worsen, we can find strength and purpose in His plan.
How do we find this rest? By abandoning our own will and intentionally seeking to learn and obey the teachings of Christ. As we do our part, God does His. He reveals His hand in our lives, giving us hope and showing us the purpose in our pain. We begin to hear from Him more clearly and respond to His call, finding life in the knowledge that He knows us, cares for us, and wants to use our lives for His glory. Surrender your will to God again today, and find the rest you long for. It is a true heavenly faith that will sustain you through every mysterious dealing of God, in your life.
