I prayed to God yesterday because He had felt distant this past week. I wondered whether I had done something wrong, so I prayed and asked Him plainly.
Then the answer came today:
“How much truth can you handle?”
As I sat in quiet reflection, I realized that this is often true even among ourselves. There is so much we may want to say to others, yet they cannot receive it yet, because they are not ready.
In the same way, God has much to tell us, but are we ready to bear the truth?
John 16:12
“I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now.”
So often, it is not that God is reluctant to speak. It is that we are not yet ready to accept what He has to say.
The depth of our understanding is shaped by the depth of our surrender and humility. For what can a shallow vessel contain? It is only through surrender that we are made deep enough to be filled with the Spirit of Truth.
Matthew 11:25
“I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to little children;”
God is generous to those who ask in true humility. He gives without reproach. But the question remains: how much can we hold?
James 1:5
“If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him.”
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