God continues to encourage His children in the midst of life on this
earth. It is amazing to watch the care and concern that God has for
each of us. If we look for Him, He is always there. There is nothing we
endure without His constant companionship.
Because of the various ups and downs of the past nine months, God has
been ministering to me concerning various and assorted trials in
life. A very kind missionary friend commented when I sent her a list of
"what we were dealing with". She wrote, "God must really trust you." I stopped to think about this statement. Wow! Does that mean that the horrible circumstances of life that we pray about have to do with God
trusting us to handle things? That is a major thought in this world of
self gratification and selfishness.
A month has passed and the same message in church today. Can God
trust you to be a faithful when trouble comes? Yes, I was encouraged
once again. When life is normal, it is easy to say God is so good. It
requires no sacrifice and worship to expound on the gifts of God in good
times. It is an honor to be trusted to deal with the hard stuff of life. Our
God is so individual in His dealings with us. He knows what to do to encourage each of His children and He is there to minister to us.
We need to train ourselves to notice the droplets of encouragement that
God gives. Each day He showers us with the beauty of His creation, the
smiles of our children and grandchildren, the love that is shown to us by others, the cards and gifts received from people who care about us. God
wants us to grow up and be able to endure hardship. People are watching
us during the troubled times in our life to see if our faith is real.
This brings me back to my sister, Bonnie. She endured hardship and
thanked God for each day. God used her in many lives to demonstrate
real Christianity.
I am thankful that God can trust some of us with troubled times...
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