TGIF!!! God may lead us into troubled waters to deepen our trust in Him. Feelings of discouragement or doubt are a part of life. When trials come, we can easily panic or lose heart. But these difficult circumstances can become the instruments our loving heavenly Father uses to make us more Christ like. In Romans, Paul says, "We can rejoice.....when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance.
And endurance develops strength of character, and character strengthens our confident hope of salvation." But that doesn't mean we always feel the joy. We may just need someone to sit down and listen to us pour out our hearts to them, and to talk with God. Sometimes it takes looking back on the situation before we see how our faith has grown during trials and doubts. Knowing that God wants to use our difficulties to strengthen our faith can help us to trust His good heart for us. We are not expected to enjoy trials or to celebrate suffering.
But when these unwelcome visitors arrive, we can look for God's hand in them and trust that He can use them to make us more like His Son. Trials may visit us, but our God is always there with us. ( Count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. James 1:2-3 ). Have a blessed day.
~Trina Cole~
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