HERE IS ANOTHER GREAT INSPIRATIONAL READING FROM DR CHARLES STANLEY THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU ALL!!! THE TITLE OF THIS READING IS TRIALS AND JOY!!! THE SCRIPTURE READNG THAT RELATES TO THIS READING IS JAMES 1:2-4, 12!!! Consider it all joy.... when you encounter various trials (James 1:2)- what a preposterous statement!!! How can that make sense when joy and trials dont fit together?? But James is presenting a divine vantage point, not a human one!!! There are some surprising benefits in suffering which arent easy to discern!!! First of all, we need to understand that these verses are not telling us to be happy in our pain, but rather to rejoice in the blessings that accompany suffering!!! The word consider is an accounting term that means to evaluate. When we look at hardships from Gods perspective and place the proper value on them, we can rejoice in the beneficial outcome, even while experiencing pain!!! Humanly speaking, trials hurt; but from the Lords point of view, they help!!! The only way to rejoice during trials is to understand what God wants them to accomplish!!! Regardless of the difficultys source, we can know that the Lord wants to use it to test our faith and thereby produce endurance and spiritual maturity!!! In every trial, He has hidden a precious character gem, but whether we receive it depends upon our response!!! Those who want to be transformed into the image of Christ can rejoice in the many benefits that accompany suffering!!! How about you? Does your hunger to know the Lord and be transformed by Him exceed your dread of suffering?? None of us want to experience pain, but since its an unavoidable reality in this fallen world, why not respond in a way that produces eternal benefit?? Lets not waste our suffering!!!! WASNT THIS AWESOME!!! DR STANLEY IS ALWAYS AWESOME!!! WHEN I READ THIS, I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THIS WITH YOU ALL!!! I HOPE YOU ENJOYED READING THIS AS MUCH AS I ENJOYED SHARING THIS WITH YOU!!!
Posted on: Thu, 18 Sep 2014 16:54:38 +0000
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