It’s been a long season of serious health issues for me, which in turn, has given me, glimpses of clarity, recognizing my complete dependence on Christ alone. Yet I continue to stumble…
C.H. Spurgeon is an amazing writer who so eloquently brings words to life. He often can take such a complex idea and use simple analogies to make valid, Godly truths. A recent devotional caught my attention with regards to God’s people being “Diamonds in the Ruff” and without the refining tool of our Maker, we gems, become scratched, dull and ordinary, while going through life barely existing circumstances, relationships and/or life conundrums. God ordains these “Hard times” for us to become refined, buffed and shined, in light of difficult circumstances. It’s these hard times God is most clearly present, being a strong refuge in time of need. Without the trial, I can hardly be refined.
Similarly, and an old timer in recovery often shares his truth stating it’s not the situation that determines who one is, but how one handles it.
It's helpful for me to chomp on such spiritual truths from time to time!
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You are right teri, it is through adveristy that we discover who God truly is. We turn to him for deliverance and victory, and discover, in him, the fountain of everything. We are faced with the decision of having to completely surrender and trust in the plan he has ordained for our lives. When I go through trials, I think "How am I giving worth to God through this?". I have learned that I can be joyful, when I choose, without doubt, to focus on the fact that he is using me through trials. That each trial will bring myself, and others, closer to him. Where they do not marvel at the fact that I trust God, but they marvel at the God I trust.
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