Trials

God has something for you. Learn to count on the surprises of God — up, over, out of, and way beyond anything you can ask or even imagine. He’s able to do that.

God works when you let Him, the effectual working of His power to us who believe. Believing is not just a mental attitude. Believing is commitment.

You’ll never understand life until you love your Lord with all your heart. Understanding of life — who am I? Why am I here and what’s happening and why should it be happening? And why should it be happening and what’s going to become of it all?

The reason we’re asked to give ourselves over to God completely as a living sacrifice is to prove that God is right. That you may prove what is good and what is acceptable and what is perfect, namely, the will of God.

We are called to eternal glory and through suffering and trials God is at work to perfect us. To perfect us means to mend, equip, rearrange.

We are called to obtain the glory of God, his likeness in our lives. We are called to holiness. We are made into His likeness through the trials we endure.

Don’t be surprised by trials. We get to share in Christ’s suffering so that we share in His glory. You are blessed if you still shine and stay strong under criticism or pressures.

We can have joy in our trials because we are sharing in suffering as Christ did. To have His glory shine through us we must take time to absorb His presence and be with Him.

Trials test and refine our faith. Our faith is strengthened as we go through the trials.

We have joy because of the person of Christ. Jesus understands how we feel in the trials we go through.