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greetings to you all in the name of Jesus Christ
I want to encourage you all who are in any pain to think of it as a gift and a blessing. How you say well this is what encouraged me my health both physically and mentally has been better than at present but the Lord brought this to me for encouragement
Romans 5:3-4
Not only so, but we also rejoice in out sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character, and character hope.
Often in the most difficult of times, it seems as if our Heavenly Father is strangely silent. I have come to believe this is a gift. God wants His people to understand how much His world is in pain. He wants us to identify with the suffering that surrounds us.
This is an extremely difficult lesson to learn, or even accept. Thinking because we are children of God does not make it that our bodies do not suffer, many do think as born again Christians we have an easy life but they forget we are still in the same mortal body.
Our expectations and our sense of entitlement are high, and our tolerance for others and their problems is usually low.
But God doesn't need men and women working for His cause who have brilliant minds but hard and shriveled souls. (bodies) He's not necessarily searching for beautiful people, not talented and educated people to be His servants. What He needs is believers who know what it is to be broken.
Pain and suffering can teach a proud person humility and compassion for others. On the other hand, hard times can make a man or woman bitter and resentful.
Paul writes to the Romans, "We know that suffering produces perseverance, perseverance, character, and character, hope."
Have you not found this to be true. That some of life's most valuable insights are discovered during difficult times. Lets suffer with a humble heart, God will heal all in us in His time. While we wait patiently lets remember that Jesus suffered more in the flesh than any of us ever will, He did not complain but lived knowing that it was only for a season.
Since i have been able to come to terms with this (and it was a struggle to) I have the same pain but i can carry them with more grace now and that is only because i have sought and found God in my suffering times, let the glory of God shine from you and show others that we will suffer in the flesh but because we have the Lord in our lives He gives us the strength to cope and that it is not of ourselves. Be a living testimony of the Grace of our Lord
Blessings to all my dear lovely friends on here I have missed chatting to you all, one day we will be in company and never have to leave, we will stand in glory perfect and holy together in the face of God and our Lord for ever more.
PRAISE THE NAME OF THE LORD AMEN
I want to encourage you all who are in any pain to think of it as a gift and a blessing. How you say well this is what encouraged me my health both physically and mentally has been better than at present but the Lord brought this to me for encouragement
Romans 5:3-4
Not only so, but we also rejoice in out sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character, and character hope.
Often in the most difficult of times, it seems as if our Heavenly Father is strangely silent. I have come to believe this is a gift. God wants His people to understand how much His world is in pain. He wants us to identify with the suffering that surrounds us.
This is an extremely difficult lesson to learn, or even accept. Thinking because we are children of God does not make it that our bodies do not suffer, many do think as born again Christians we have an easy life but they forget we are still in the same mortal body.
Our expectations and our sense of entitlement are high, and our tolerance for others and their problems is usually low.
But God doesn't need men and women working for His cause who have brilliant minds but hard and shriveled souls. (bodies) He's not necessarily searching for beautiful people, not talented and educated people to be His servants. What He needs is believers who know what it is to be broken.
Pain and suffering can teach a proud person humility and compassion for others. On the other hand, hard times can make a man or woman bitter and resentful.
Paul writes to the Romans, "We know that suffering produces perseverance, perseverance, character, and character, hope."
Have you not found this to be true. That some of life's most valuable insights are discovered during difficult times. Lets suffer with a humble heart, God will heal all in us in His time. While we wait patiently lets remember that Jesus suffered more in the flesh than any of us ever will, He did not complain but lived knowing that it was only for a season.
Since i have been able to come to terms with this (and it was a struggle to) I have the same pain but i can carry them with more grace now and that is only because i have sought and found God in my suffering times, let the glory of God shine from you and show others that we will suffer in the flesh but because we have the Lord in our lives He gives us the strength to cope and that it is not of ourselves. Be a living testimony of the Grace of our Lord
Blessings to all my dear lovely friends on here I have missed chatting to you all, one day we will be in company and never have to leave, we will stand in glory perfect and holy together in the face of God and our Lord for ever more.
PRAISE THE NAME OF THE LORD AMEN
