Often, when people perceive a possible threat to a certain status, they will make sure to close ranks to ceratin ones, especially new employees or neighbors. It's like they have to make sure that the new person, "Knows how things go around here..." In other words, you don't make it around here unless I say so and right now, I don't! In order to perceive a person as a threat to your status, you must see something in the person that has the potential to be that threat. Even in the church, I see this happening. It shouldn't, you know. The church is the place for the cultivating and harvesting of souls. THAT should be our main priority.
Well, make no mistake about it, if a said thing is meant to be, it will be. And if it means breaking people and situations for it to happen, then it will be done. Nobody can go against the will of God and win. I do believe that He is over certain people's lives in a special way, like Moses, Abraham, Joseph, David, and Jesus. He is over the lives of countless others, according to His purpose.
Think about this: When you set yourself up to bring about the downfall or holding down of certain vessels, you set yourself up to fight with God. Now, who do you think is going to win. Umph, umph, umph! Folk are continually setting themselves up to box with God, and by doing so, making Him laugh up in Heaven because He knows the end that He has planned for them.
Now, to the person who has been put down so much that you can scarce raise your head. Keep going and keep praying. God will make it right in the end. And woe be to the ones who have made you water your way with tears... And remember, if God has determined that it be so, it will happen. Wait on Him.
