PLEASE NOTE: Let us remember to say a prayer for the families of those who died in Conn. Only God is able to bring comfort, peace and healing at this time. PD
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Trials & Tribulations, Why?
My friends, the Lord never said we wouldn't have trials and
tribulations, but He did say that He would deliver us out of them
ALL. "Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord
delivereth him out of them all!" (Psalm 34:19)
Naturally, we usually wonder why these bad things are happening to our
marriages, but God always has a reason, and I believe nothing happens
by accident to one of His children. I have found in my own life, and
that of many others, that He always has a purpose for them, although
it is not always revealed immediately.
The Lord sometimes uses afflictions, sicknesses, and so on to test us
and to cause us to draw closer to Him and cry out to Him and really
seek the Lord. Someone once said, "God does some things to make you
humble, other things to keep you humble, and yet others to make sure
you're still humble." Otherwise we would have a tendency to just rock
along. It causes us to rely more on the Lord. This is why King David
said in his Psalms, "It is good for me that I have been afflicted,
that I might learn Thy statutes." "Before I was afflicted I went
astray: But now (after he was afflicted) have I kept Thy Word."
(Psalm 119:71,67).
All He asks from us is that we honor Him with faith, by believing His
Word and His promises. "For without faith it is impossible to please
Him: For He that cometh to God must believe that He is, and that He
is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him!" (Hebrews 11:6).
Trust in the Lord! "He hath never failed in one of all His good
promises!" (1 Kings 8:56).
Prayer is powerful! When we pray, things will happen and things will
be different. God will answer prayer. But God said to Israel one
time that bad things were happening because, "No man stirreth himself
to call upon Me." (Isaiah 64:7).
But if you're really desperate and crying with your whole heart and
asking Him, He'll answer! He says, "Ye shall seek Me, and find Me,
when ye shall search for Me with all your heart." (Jeremiah 29:13).
And "Call unto Me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and
mighty things, which thou knowest not." (Jeremiah 33:3).
And remember, you've got all the promises in the whole Bible on your
side! "Exceeding great and precious promises!" (2 Peter 1:4). So
when you pray, bring those promises with you. When you remind God of
His Word, it shows you have faith in it. It's a positive declaration
of your faith and your knowledge of the Word which pleases God. (See
Colossians 1:10; Hebrews 11:6; 1 John 3:22.)
"Prove Me now herewith, saith the Lord, and see if I will not pour out
such a blessing that there will not be room enough to hold it."
(Malachi 3:10). You don't see the blessing yet. How do you know He's
going to pour it out? You've only got His Word for it. You've got to
prove Him! You've got to try. You have to literally test it. You
have to challenge God.
Faith and obedience come first, then God answers prayer! "For the
trying of your faith is more precious than gold, yea, than much fine
gold! When thou hast passed through the fire, thou shalt come forth
as gold. For every man's work shall be tried, and it shall be known
what substance it is, whether it be of wood, hay or stubble, or
whether it be of precious things, as gold and silver and precious
stones; and that which is of no avail shall be burned up, but that
which is of precious things shall endure."
(1 Peter 1:7; 1 Corinthians 3:12-15).
The Lord can help, and NOTHING is impossible with the Lord. He is
"able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think."
(Ephesians 3:20). We just need to believe in Him and trust Him and
pray for it. "The things which are impossible with men are possible
with God, and all things are possible to him that believeth!" (Luke
18:27; Mark 9:23). Hallelujah!
Although "Many are the afflictions of the righteous," the Lord is
going to "deliver you out of them all" (Psalm 34:19) - no matter how
many or what! A-L-L, ALL! Not just some or a few or most or many,
but all! All of them! We can expect God to deliver us according to
His Word!
My friends, one more thing. This is something that you can do now.
If you tend to have negative thoughts, then CHANGE YOUR THINKING!
Focus on the positive.
If you don't see anything positive, then
envision it. See it in your mind's eye. It will happen IF YOU
BELIEVE! May God bless you, and may He heal and restore all covenant
marriages.
Be encouraged
Pastor Doreen
2778 NW 193 Terr. Miami, FL 33056
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