Are you living in the truth of this? Paul, who penned these words, was a man who lived this. He was beaten, lashed, shipwrecked, stoned, driven out of town, lost at sea, imprisoned, and ultimately martyred for his faith in Christ. He also wrote these words: "...God causes all things to work together for good..."
He obviously had no trouble reconciling the trials and hardships he endured, one after the other, with God's Providence in bringing those same hardships into his life.
My goodness, wouldn't we moan, groan, complain, and then write a book and go on a lecture tour if just one of those things happened to us? I'm afraid that would certainly be my inclination.
But, we are to stand, firmly rooted, in the truth of God's Word, not on our feelings and experiences. Those feelings and experiences vary tremendously from person to person, and even in the same person, can vary from moment to moment. But, the Word stands sure, unwavering, for all time and for all people.
I, for one, will stand on the promise:
"For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels,
nor principalities, nor things present,
nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth,
nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate
us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus."
How about you, my sisters?
Thank you so much for this post. I want to let you know that I posted a link to your blog in CBH Digital Scrapbooking Freebies, under the Page 10 post on Nov. 07, 2011. Thanks again.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for the beautiful word art and the convicting words - it seems like I constantly need to be reminded of what I know is true!!
ReplyDeletethanks for the wise words & expressing them artistically - I'm a visual (not auditory) learner & find word art resonates w/me
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