Read a fren's blog and felt that what she posted was very encouraging and i felt very comforted reading what she abstracted from a Rick Warren book.
God has a purpose behind every problem.
He uses circumstances to develop our character. Jesus warned us that we would have problems in the world. Life is a series of problems. Every time you solve one, another is waiting to take its place. Not all of them are big, but all are significant in God's growth process for you.
Peter assures us that problems are normal, saying, "Don't be bewildered or surprised when you go through the fiery trials ahead, for his is no strange, unusual thing that is going to happen to you."
The Lord is close to the broken hearted, he rescues those who are crushed in spirit. Your most intimate time with the Lord will most likely be in your darkest day. When we are in pain, we don't have the energy for superficial prayers.
Joni Eareckson Tada notes: When life is rosy, we may slide by with knowing about Jesus, with imitating him and quoting him and speaking of him. But only in suffering will we know Jesus. We learn things about God in suffering that we can't learn any other way.
Problems force us to look to God and depend on him instead of ourselves. As Paul testified: We felt we were doomed to die and saw how powerless we were to help ourselves; but that was good, for then we put everything into the hands of God, who alone could save us."
Every of your circumstances are Father Filtered.
No comments:
Post a Comment