I saw this post on the blog Meditations of His Love and it was so good that I just had to share the link to it with you all! My
prayer is that the Lord would use it to strengthen you and build you up
if you are going through hard times, just as He used it to minister to
my soul this week.
I
must confess that the part that says "Consider it all joy!/When your
heart starts to break/And the tears come unbidden and strong." describes
pretty accurately how I've been recently! It's when we are facing
trials that the true nature of our walk with Christ is revealed, and
often it is pretty ugly! I for one have discovered that I am still
learning to trust in God and that His hand is working in each and every
circumstance, and so therefore, I ought to continue to be joyful even
when things don't go my way. But like a spoiled child, I often turn in
anger at God, blaming Him for what is often the natural consequences of
my own sin or the sins of others. So like Sarah H. has, I challenge you
all to apply James 1:2-4 to your lives today. I know that this will be a
real challenge for me!
"Count
it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you
know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let
steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and
complete, lacking in nothing."
So I want to say thank you so much to Sarah H. for posting the blog article. Thank you, Sarah, it really helped in my walk with Christ this week! May the Lord bless you richly as you serve Him!
So, here is the link to this post, and I highly recommend you read it!
http://meditationsofhislove.blogspot.co.nz/2012/06/consider-it-all-joy.html?spref=bl
(Postscript: I discovered that the inital post came from Rebekah's blog; http://rebekahsquill.com/blog/?p=530974. Thank you Rebekah!)
(Postscript: I discovered that the inital post came from Rebekah's blog; http://rebekahsquill.com/blog/?p=530974. Thank you Rebekah!)
(As an aside, another great blog that has helped me tremendously on my Christian walk recently and that I highly recommend you check out is My Morning Ti)
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