When you became a Christian, did you expect life to suddenly be easy?
If you did, I bet you found out pretty quickly that Christians face all
kinds of trials: relational, financial, physical, and mental
Some people expect life to be heaven on earth.
But this is not heaven!
We pray for God’s will to be done on earth as it is in heaven because
it will be done perfectly.
But on earth, God’s will is seldom
done.
Everything on this planet is broken.
The weather, the economy,
bodies, and relationships don’t always work right.
We can be
sure that bad things will happen because of sin.
We can also be
assured of God’s promises to support us in all the trouble we will face
“I will be with you when you go through deep waters and great trouble.
When you go through rivers of difficulty.
You will not drown!
When
you walk through the fire of oppression, you will not be burned up the
flames will not consume you.
For I am the Lord your God” (Isaiah
43:2-3).
When you go through deep waters and rivers of difficulty, God doesn’t
promise you won’t get wet; sometimes life hurts.
But
God does promise that you’re not going to drown.
When you go
through the fire, it’s going to get hot.
But God promises that you’re not
going to burn up.
You’re going to make it through.
Philippians 4:13
says,
“I can do all things [which He has called me to do through Him
who strengthens and empowers me [to fulfil His purpose being
self-sufficient in Christ’s sufficiency;
I am ready for anything and equal
to anything through Him who infuses me with inner strength and
confident peace”.
That doesn’t mean you can do anything
because of who you are.
It means you can have confidence in
whatever trouble life brings because you face it with the power of
Christ in you.
You may not feel robust right now.
But strength will come when
you need it.
The Bible doesn’t say to ask God for your weekly or
monthly bread.
It says to pray like this: “God, give me
my DAILY bread.
I need just enough strength for today.”
God will support you in your trouble.
He always gives you strength
you need for today!
Amen
One response to “CHRISTIANITY ~”
I actually expected that⚠️
Tis grace that has brought me this far🙏