Good Morning Friends!
I hope everyone has been doing well! Where have I been the last few weeks? Well friends, I am in a different season of life right now as we all are and I have been dealing with some trials and tribulations in my life. It hasn't been really easy in fact, it has been testing my faith. This week, I felt like I was either thrown in the fire or in the lions den. I have been coming home exhausted and stressed to the maximum every day. I have even cried many tears over the past few weeks, but you know what? It is okay because we are going to go through times in life where our faith is tested. As the Lord reminded me this morning, hardship is part of the journey.
He reminded me of all the Bible characters and almost every one of them had a problem or hardship in their lives. Some had multiple hardships, but God brought them through it. I was reading an excerpt from a book that I was thinking about purchasing and the author wrote how can we know joy if we do not go through a season of sorrow? How can we know how God is faithful if we do not go through something in our lives? The part that I loved most was, "God is a loving parent." Oh when I saw those words, I thought, "Wow, God really does care." I can remember as a child, I would ask my mother for something and she would say no. Oh, it would make me mad and I used to think that sometimes mom could be mean, but now that I am an adult, I understand why my mom would say no. She knew what was best and she loved me.
Now as a child, it didn't feel like love, but now that I am older, I am glad she said no. The Lord is teaching me that when we go through hardships in life, it's not because of something that we have done wrong or that He is being mean, He wants us to grow. You may remember the old term "growing pains." As a child, you probably said, "My leg hurts or my arm hurts." The grandparents would always say, "That's growing pains." Now I didn't understand what they meant at the time, but as a believer in Christ, I know spiritually what that means. When we grow, it hurts sometimes, but it's supposed to. No, it doesn't feel good at the time, but God knows what's best for us.
So, friends, if you are going through a hardship or hardships right now like me, just know that it's time to grow and it won't always be this way. God is not being mean or punishing you in any way, He is growing you. Yes, it hurts and it isn't easy, but He will bring you through it. You will rejoice again, you can have peace again even in the midst of your pain. God is that good! So, I pray that the Lord blesses you and keeps you. I pray that He will help you in your trials and suffering and that He will be with you and meet you on the other side. You have the victory! Shalom, until next time!
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