My friends, what are you going through at this time? Are you in a troubled marriage. If you are going through a hard time in your marriage, this can be seens as an affliction.
Today I am here to tell you that God will see you through. He will not leave you alone. Yes, He will bring you through this affliction. We waste afflictions when we face new ones without remembering our
deliverances from old ones. We have a tendency to forget every good thing God has done for us!
Paul's worst afflictions came at the hands of those who called themselves born-again believers. Some of his opponents were envious church leaders who turned entire congregations against him. They ridiculed his lifestyle, mocked his preaching, misrepresented his message, questioned his authority. Everywhere Paul went, it seemed, he was met by affliction, trouble and sorrow.
I would ye should understand, brethren, that the things which happened unto me have fallen out [turned out] rather unto the furtherance of the gospel" (Philippians 1:12).
In this verse, Paul tells the Christians in Philippi not to worry about all the things they'd heard had befallen him. And those "things" included great afflictions and infirmities!
Paul wrote this epistle while bound in a Roman prison. At that point he was a seasoned warrior of the gospel, having endured every conceivable hardship and human affliction. If you've studied Paul's
life, you know the kinds of things he'd faced: shipwrecks, beatings, buffetings, revilings, mockings, persecutions, hunger, thirst, nakedness, defamation of character.
God does not waste our afflictions if we allow Him the freedom to complete the work in us. His desire is to create virtue that remains during the times of testing so that He can bring us into the place of
fruitfulness in the very area of your testing. He has never promised to keep us from entering the valleys of testing, but He has promised to make us fruitful in them. He is the God who turned the Valley of
Achor (trouble) into a door of hope.
God is faithful!" Paul actually boasted of his afflictions: "...I bear in my body the marks of the Lord Jesus" (Galatians 6:17). He knew each scar bore an eternal purpose!
I want to thank those who have been assisting me in this quest for the healing of marriages. Without your prayers and financial support, there is no way I would be able to encourage and minister to many. I thank God daily for your obedience and faithfulness.
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Be encouraged
Pastor Doreen
2778 NW 193 Terr. Miami Gardens, FL 33056
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Telephone Counseling: Licensed Marriage Counselor. In addition to daily encouragement, I also offer telephone counseling in order to help support the Ministry. I do not charge a fee, but a donation to the Ministry would be appreciated.
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