07/29/2018
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Make friends with the problems in your
life. Though many things feel random and wrong, remember that I am
sovereign over everything. I can fit everything into a pattern
for good, but only to the extent that you trust Me. Every problem
can teach you something, transforming you little by little into the masterpiece
I created you to be. The very same problem can become a stumbling block over
which you fall, if you react with distrust and defiance. The choice is up
to you, and you will have to choose many times each day whether to trust Me or
defy Me.
The best way to befriend your problems is to thank Me for them. This simple act opens your mind to the possibility of benefits flowing from your difficulties. You can even give persistent problems nicknames, helping you to approach them with familiarity rather than with dread. The next step is to introduce them to Me, enabling Me to embrace them in My loving Presence. I will not necessarily remove your problems, but My wisdom is sufficient to bring good out of every one of them.
We are assured and know that [God being a partner in their labor] all things work together and are [fitting into a plan] for good to and for those who love God and are called according to [His] design and purpose. Romans 8:28
The best way to befriend your problems is to thank Me for them. This simple act opens your mind to the possibility of benefits flowing from your difficulties. You can even give persistent problems nicknames, helping you to approach them with familiarity rather than with dread. The next step is to introduce them to Me, enabling Me to embrace them in My loving Presence. I will not necessarily remove your problems, but My wisdom is sufficient to bring good out of every one of them.
We are assured and know that [God being a partner in their labor] all things work together and are [fitting into a plan] for good to and for those who love God and are called according to [His] design and purpose. Romans 8:28
For Jews demand
signs (attesting miracles), and Greeks pursue [worldly] wisdom and
philosophy, but we preach Christ crucified, [a message which
is] to Jews a stumbling block [that provokes their opposition], and to Gentiles
foolishness [just utter nonsense], but to those
who are the called, both Jews and Greeks (Gentiles), Christ is the power of God
and the wisdom of God. [This is] because the
foolishness of God [is not foolishness at all and] is wiser than men [far
beyond human comprehension], and the weakness of God is stronger than men [far
beyond the limits of human effort]. 1
Corinthians 1:22-25
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