James 1:2-4
Dear brothers, is your life full of
difficulties and temptations? Then be happy, for when the way is rough,
your patience has a chance to grow. So let it grow, and don’t try to
squirm out of your problems. For when your patience is finally in full
bloom, then you will be ready for anything, strong in character, full
and complete.
The Living
Bible copyright © 1971 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission
of Tyndale House Publishers Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All
rights reserved.
“If it’s not one thing…it’s another.”
Does this describe your life? I know it surely tells the tale for
me…and I consider my life to be pretty free of worries and challenges,
in comparison to most. But when I take a step back and really look at
what is happening in my own life, I see that the issue is not so much
that there aren’t “difficulties and temptations” as much as that I am
learning to lean on God and trust Him to handle them.
Do I always
succeed? Absolutely not! In any given moment, I am one breath away
from a meltdown or temper tantrum! And I am by no means a patient
person. But I can also look at the events of my life and see how God
knit them together perfectly. I can look at challenges that have come
my way and recognize how God made a way where I saw none. I am reminded
of how He comforted and guided me through some seemingly unbearable
events. And I am encouraged by the promise that God never quits!
Whatever
lies ahead of me, I know Who will lead and guide my steps. Even in my
weakest moments, I know that I am truly strong, full, complete…and ready
for whatever “life” hurls at me, thanks to my Heavenly Father.
Whenever temporary frustrations mount, I am learning to quiet myself
with a silent reminder that “God’s got this!” As bad as things seem in
any given minute, I know that He will show me a way to get through
them.
I can’t say that I am exactly happy about the
difficulties and temptations that come my way…but I feel that I am ready
for them, thanks to God and His guidance and protection. What about
you?
©2015 Debbie Robus
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