In most cases, someone telling you to “deal with it” isn’t a good thing. Obviously it comes down to its alleged meaning and the tone in which it was said, but I’ve also heard this phrase used in a joking manner. I know this sounds a bit odd, but I have also told myself to “deal with it”. In my cases, there was a challenge before me that I wasn’t wanting to deal with, but I was telling myself that I needed to step up and use my God given mind to help me through. I am not saying that we don’t need to pray, we absolutely must, but there are times when we need to think through our current situation, deal with it, and not just wait to see what happens. The what happens may not end up being a positive outcome. We need to think before we speak and think before we act. Just reacting to a situation without first thinking, does not seem like a way to deal with it, whatever the it is.
When the master gave various talent amounts to his servants, it was implied that they deal with it. As we see from the parable, each servant dealt with the opportunity in a different manner. In the end, all but one actually dealt with it, and in two of those cases the master was well pleased. My thought is that the master expected them to deal with it, and in a similar manner, God expects us to deal with our challenges and situations in life. He is there to help and we must trust in Him, but we also need to put a bit of trust in ourselves and our God given abilities and talents. But let us not forget, we need to be careful in how we value our abilities and talents.
Romans 12:16 (NKJV) Be of the same mind toward one another. Do not set your mind on high things, but associate with the humble. Do not be wise in your own opinion.
I’m not saying that stepping up and dealing with daunting or difficult things are easy. I believe that we all have learned that some things in life are challenging, and some things prove again and again that it takes a lot of prayer, perseverance, and a positive attitude on our part to deal with them.
No matter the challenges, God is there for each and every one of us. We need to trust in Him, continue to pray to Him, and believe that our prayers will be answered. Within this thought, we also need to trust in ourselves that God has equipped us with problem solving, situation overcoming, and “deal with it” abilities.
Thank You God for what You do for us and how You help us deal with life.
Colossians 3:2 (NKJV) Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth.