When we accept Christ as our Savior that does not exempt us from trials and hardships. What it does guarantee us is that He will be there to lead and guide us and even carry us when we are experiencing these times. He is there in the good and bad times of our lives.
The bible prepares us for the rough times in life, it even gives examples of the past Saints of God and what they endured and came through when they called upon Him. From Isaac, Ruth, Job and even David just to name a few.
When the times in my life are really rough and I feel that I am not going to make it through I draw strength from these illustrations of Gods mercy and love.
II Corinthians 1:3-5 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God. For just as the sufferings of Christ flow over into our lives, so also through Christ our comfort overflows.
II Corinthians 4:17-18 For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.
Romans 8:18 I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us.
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Sunday, June 22, 2008
Using the Storms of Life
I have recently decided to start a bird sanctuary in a corner of our back yard. In researching how to I am finding that the most natural way to begin is by using what we would normally dispose of, such as old branches and leaves even certain weeds. Who would have thought the stuff that fell in the storms last week would be just what we could us to help the birds make it through the next storm of their lives.
Isn’t it the same with our lives, many times the storms of my past have given me the strength and ability to move into the shelter of God’s protection. And then other times God has used me and my past storms to help someone going through similar times in their life.
So no matter what you have gone through in life the good and bad can be used by God if you will allow Him to work with you and through you. You never know who you may meet that needs to hear that they are not the only ones that have gone through or are going through the same storms you have weathered. Give it all to God and leave it in his hands until he is ready to use you. Everything in your life has been allowed to happen for a reason. Remember God does not give anything that is evil or bad but he will use it to His good.
Isn’t it the same with our lives, many times the storms of my past have given me the strength and ability to move into the shelter of God’s protection. And then other times God has used me and my past storms to help someone going through similar times in their life.
So no matter what you have gone through in life the good and bad can be used by God if you will allow Him to work with you and through you. You never know who you may meet that needs to hear that they are not the only ones that have gone through or are going through the same storms you have weathered. Give it all to God and leave it in his hands until he is ready to use you. Everything in your life has been allowed to happen for a reason. Remember God does not give anything that is evil or bad but he will use it to His good.
Using the Storms of Life
I have recently decided to start a bird sanctuary in a corner of our back yard. In researching how to I am finding that the most natural way to begin is by using what we would normally dispose of, such as old branches and leaves even certain weeds. Who would have thought the stuff that fell in the storms last week would be just what we could us to help the birds make it through the next storm of their lives.
Isn’t it the same with our lives, many times the storms of my past have given me the strength and ability to move into the shelter of God’s protection. And then other times God has used me and my past storms to help someone going through similar times in their life.
So no matter what you have gone through in life the good and bad can be used by God if you will allow Him to work with you and through you. You never know who you may meet that needs to hear that they are not the only ones that have gone through or are going through the same storms you have weathered. Give it all to God and leave it in his hands until he is ready to use you. Everything in your life has been allowed to happen for a reason. Remember God does not give anything that is evil or bad but he will use it to His good.
Isn’t it the same with our lives, many times the storms of my past have given me the strength and ability to move into the shelter of God’s protection. And then other times God has used me and my past storms to help someone going through similar times in their life.
So no matter what you have gone through in life the good and bad can be used by God if you will allow Him to work with you and through you. You never know who you may meet that needs to hear that they are not the only ones that have gone through or are going through the same storms you have weathered. Give it all to God and leave it in his hands until he is ready to use you. Everything in your life has been allowed to happen for a reason. Remember God does not give anything that is evil or bad but he will use it to His good.
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