Last week we talked about how when the trials and tribulations of life come, the one place we can look is to Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith!
But did you ever stop to consider that the difficulties of life actually serve a purpose? Most of us instinctively avoid trials. I mean, who wants problems? But in reality, it is the difficulties that come into our life that shape and mold us. It is the trials in life that strengthen us. And make no mistake, God is aware that a life of ease and tranquility will never develop the life of faith that we will need to walk where God has called us to walk. When Jeremiah complained that the life of ministry was too tough, the Lord encouraged him:
“If you have raced with men on foot and they have worn you out, how can you compete with horses? If you stumble in safe country, how will you manage in the thickets by the Jordan? – Jer 12:5
Trials can also be a powerful tool in the hands of a loving God to put us back on course when we stray. They are a form a discipline.
Trials also are a testimony to the world. No one is impressed if the person that has a perfect life loves God. “Of course they love God” they say, “look how God has blessed them.” But if we can sing words of praise while we are walking through a tough situation, that says something. (I think of Job when said “Though He slay me, yet will I trust Him” Job 13:15).
Guys, every situation that comes into our lives has been sifted through the hands of our loving Heavenly Father.
Join us Sunday as we dive into Hebrews 12, as we continue the race to faith.
Pastor Clay
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