Unthinkable by Mia K. Wright

Author:Mia K. Wright
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Charisma House
Published: 2018-01-19T05:00:00+00:00

Have you ever been so hurt by circumstances that you told anybody who would listen that God was to blame? It’s easy to blame Him for everything that goes wrong in our lives, especially since He’s all powerful and could easily make the hurt go away. You think God must be angry with you or that He doesn’t care about you, because if He did, surely He would stop the bleeding. These thoughts seem logical when we can’t figure out how to stop the pain, but they’re not true. We should rebuke Satan in Jesus’s name every time he opens his mouth to make these kinds of accusations. God will never, ever forsake us. Psalm 34:19 says, “Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the LORD delivers him out of them all” (NKJV).

Naomi’s deliverance was already in the works, but it was Ruth’s willingness to follow her mother-in-law’s instructions that later brought blessing to both women beyond anything they could have dreamed. That’s because Naomi and Ruth had what I believe was the perfect mentoring relationship. Mentoring is critically important to the body of Christ because learning and gaining godly wisdom from someone who is more spiritually mature can empower the mentee to be more effective in every area of her life—at home, at church, and at work.

People today say they want a mentor, but they often aren’t prepared to sacrifice the time and energy needed to build a strong relationship. What some really want is to be connected to somebody who has ascended higher on the ladder of success and who can pull them up to a better position. That’s not mentoring. To mentor someone is to teach and “give guidance” to someone who is typically younger, whether in age or in life experiences.5

SEARCHING FOR AN IDENTITY

Mentoring has always played a major role in my life, especially in my early days in ministry. I have a bachelor’s degree in biology and chemistry, and my education opened the door for me to move up the corporate ladder and establish myself in pharmaceutical sales. At one point during my career I took a huge leap of faith and accepted a different position as a trainer making a six-figure salary with bonuses every year.

In 1999, however, I resigned from my great corporate job. I had already begun to feel God’s tugging on my heart to begin working for the church when my employer announced its third merger in two years. After the merger I learned my position would be based in a city four hours away by car and that I would have to be in that office three days each workweek. I knew the time away from home would be too much for my family, especially since my sons were in elementary school at the time.

After I resigned, I had what I call an identity crisis. I was a housewife, a preacher’s wife, and a volunteer, but I had become unsure of myself because I went from being a confident

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