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Questions - Linda Kovacs

August 19, 2024

God will make a way when there seems to be no way…


What an awesome song, right?


I raise my voice and turn the volume up every time when I hear this one. It makes me happy and gives me new hope.


But what I don’t like is to actually be in situations like this, where I don’t see the outcome, where I don’t know what is going to happen next, when it feels like I am totally left in the dark, or where I simply don’t even see a way out.


A lot of question marks are buzzing around in my head. 


One of the biggest question marks right now: 


WHAT HAPPENS AFTER LEGACY?


I have desires, dreams, ideas but also fears.

But how can I know what is right?

How can I know what God wants for me?

Is it only my dream or did God put certain desires in my heart?

Maybe we all can imagine that in situations like this we are confused after a time.

So was I. The last few days and even weeks I struggled with doubts, with confusion, some sleepless looooong nights and a lot of prayers that ended in tears.

Starting everyday with reading in psalms and proverbs and sing and worship and to study the bible with loved ones gave me strength. 

One day, after a long sleepless night and deep prayer I got a few answers from God:


“Trust in the Lord completely. Do not think that you understand things well enough for yourself. Whatever you are doing, remember that the Lord is with you. Then he will show you the right way to go.” Proverbs 3:5-6


“Delight yourself also in the Lord, And He shall give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the Lord, Trust also in Him, And He shall bring it to pass.” Psalms 37:4-5 


“Do not worry about anything. Instead, pray to God about everything. Ask him to help you with the things that you need. And thank him for his help. If you do that, God will give you peace in your minds. That peace is so great that nobody can completely understand it. You will not worry or be afraid, because you belong to Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:6-7 


…and of course my favorite song right now: 

God will make a way

Where there seems to be no way

He works in ways we cannot see

He will make a way for me

He will be my guide 

Hold me closely to his side

With love and strength for each new day

He will make a way.

So God already answered. He cares.

He also placed me here where I am surrounded by loving people, who have opened ears and hearts for me, who are praying with me aloud, whether only with one or two good friends, or my mentor, or even in a prayer meeting in church. He gave me a few very helpful conversations.

I definitely feel the Love and that God cares and is working “behind the scenes.”

Did I already receive my answer(s)? No!

Do I still have question marks in my head? Yes!

But what I definitely learned and what God showed me the last few days: Not to look at my circumstances, not to focus on my situation, BUT to look and focus on Jesus, NO MATTER WHAT. 

And believe in HIS almighty power. 

Because when I focus on my circumstances or on my question marks, then after a time I get depressed and confused and disappointed. But when I look at Jesus and his word and his promises I get hope and strength and I can be very sure that a solution, a way will come.

Yes, it is easier to say and write it down than to actually put it into reality.

I pray that I can be opened for His will, for the way, he is gonna make for me. 

Because sometimes it is something different He wants for us:

“The Lord says, ‘Remember! My thoughts are not the same as your thoughts. The way that you do things is not the same as the way that I do things. The sky is far higher than the earth. In the same way, I do things in a much better way than you do. Also, my thoughts are much higher than your thoughts.’” Isaiah 55:8-9 

He will make a way.

In the Hallway - Linda Kovacs

August 20, 2024
Have you ever felt like standing in a hallway? Like you would need a direction, a signal, a word or just something or anything that would show you how to move on, what step to take next but nothing seems to happen? I believe that each and everyone of us knows that feeling. And it can get really challenging. Especially when we feel like our time is running out but you feel that God is still waiting and nothing is really changing. It could be a sickness, a difficult marriage, singleness, loss of a job, loss of a loved one, waiting for a child, or just simply a graduation. We have many examples in the Bible that show us similar stories or situations. How about Noah who was building the ark in the desert for approximately 75 years. How about our famous Abraham, how did he wait for his promised son? How about Joseph after his brothers sold him to Egypt or when he was imprisoned? How about Moses who spent 40 years in the desert before God called him to lead the Israelites out of Egypt and then he had to wait another 40 years wandering through the desert towards the promised land? Or how about David whom Saul loved first but later became his enemy and chased him for about 4 years? There are so many more stories in the Bible about someone waiting on God, and not only for a few days but for weeks, months and years. How did these people spend those times of waiting? As we know, not all of them were able to wait faithfully. But we don’t want to raise our fingers to judge them. Rather, how do we deal with the times of waiting? With the times in the hallway where we seem to be alone, where every door seems to be closed and maybe we only glimpse a tiny window if we look up? I believe, that God is using those times for something good. He wants to see, how we react and behave in the hallway. If we get desperate, hopeless and depressed Or, if we look around us to see if there are other people in the hallway waiting just like us, who might need our encouragement, advice, a listening ear or simply a smile. How do we act in the hallways of our lives? A few days ago I had a conversation with someone about the “waiting in a hallway” and he said that sometimes it’s not easy to wait in the hallway. He sees it more as a desert. A plant challenged by drought learns to develop stronger roots. And that this is exactly the case in our spiritual life. Looking back, we see that God meant it well and that we were allowed to grow through our situation. Let us trust in God during the process, during the wait in the hallway and keep in mind that the hallway is just a season, not a destination, which God can and wants to use for our good, if we are willing to follow him and seek his will.

Surrender - Hanna Isakov

August 20, 2024
God has been teaching me so much during my stay here at Legacy, through the study of His Word. One of the most dominant lessons lately has been to surrender my ideas, hopes and dreams to Him. To surrender means to cease resistance and submit to an authority. To surrender, I must trust. “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths.” Proverbs 3:5-6  I serve the One with ultimate power and authority. Life is not “all gas no breaks” as lots of us young people seem to think sometimes. I have always said that I want whatever God wants for me but how will I know what that is? First, I must truly surrender my deepest hopes and dreams to Him in prayer and display my intent with my actions. I have begun to write my prayers down so that I can look back and praise God for the principles He's taught me and the wrongs He's convicted me of in my everyday habits and practices. Am I intentionally examining myself, my motives? How can I require His guidance while overlooking surrender to the things He has already given me in his word! I am called to be his steward here on earth. Verse 25 of Psalm 73 says: “Whom have I in heaven but you? And there is nothing on earth that I desire besides you.” I have been asking myself ever since the first weeks of this year, is this verse a reality in my life? Deep down, if I do not get what I am hoping for out of this life, will I still praise Him and be content in Him? Does He fulfill my deepest desires or am I reserving that for something else? Am I experiencing true intimacy with my Savior and Lord, Jesus Christ? These are the challenges set before me and I can say, by the grace of God, I will strive to be obedient to the Holy Spirit no matter what my feelings may dictate. This life I have is a gift, I was not brought into this World to fulfill my desires but to shine the Light of the Gospel to those in darkness. Gods' way is best. “I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.” Galatians 2:20

Life is hard. God is good. - Stephen Weinhardt

August 20, 2024
“Delight yourself in the Lord; And He will give you the desires of your heart.” Psalm 37:4
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