James 1:2-3 ~ “My friends, consider yourselves fortunate when all kinds of trials come your way, for you know that when your faith succeeds in facing such trials, the result is the ability to endure.” (GNT)
I used to wonder why Christians go through so much. It’s as if the minute you decide to live your life for Him, you’re immediately put under fire. Trials and tribulations appear to be at every turn. Why would such a sovereign God keep us in such peril? We love Him, we serve Him, shouldn’t we have special privileges over those who don’t know Him? Must we suffer the same fate? I want to remind you today that reason behind all of the “madness” is that God loves you. He has a wonderful plan for your life, but He can’t fulfill those plans in the state you‘re currently in. He has to take you through some things so that when you’re in your purpose later on down the road, you’ll be better equipped to handle it. Everything you’re going through is a part of the process that God has set in place for you to become the person He destined you to be. It’s not a punishment. Quite the contrary, you should consider yourself blessed! He could just let you exist until He came back, living life as ordinary as the rest, but He wants you to have life in abundance! Peace, love, good health, happiness, wealth, every good and perfect gift is what He plans for you to have. Are you willing to pay the price to receive it?
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