At the beginning of
2011, the cry of my heart was for the more of God. I asked God to fill me
with His spirit in a way that I had never experienced before.
One year later I can reflect and say that He did just that. He
didn’t quite answer my prayers in the way I had script it in my mind.
Yeah I got the more of God, but it wasn’t in a pretty package. I went
through a “winter” season in my marriage, a month’s stay in the hospital
and 3 surgeries for my newborn baby, a long season of uncertainty, fatigue,
helplessness, and TADA the result is the more of God. Yeah, not a pretty
package but definitely the desired result. My marriage is now
even stronger and my baby is healed; but even better, It was through my suffering
that I came to a “sweet” place in God. My suffering reminded me of my
helplessness and the beauty of knowing Jesus! IT was through my suffering
that I saw Jesus even the more. There is something about suffering that
gives you the proper perspective, that is, if you CHOOSE to surrender and rely
on God’s grace. I will be the first to confess that coming to that place
of surrender and relying totally on God's grace is a lot easier in the theory
than in practice. Nevertheless IT IS POSSIBLE! What opportunities
are in your life now for growth? Opportunities to be even closer to God
and to look more like Him? We don’t always look at sufferings as
opportunities for growth, but they are. Embrace your suffering, something
beautiful awaits you on the other side.
Romans 8:17 (NLT)
17 And since we are his children, we are his heirs. In
fact, together with Christ we are heirs of God’s glory. But if we are to share
his glory, we must also share his suffering.
2 Corinthians 1:5 (NLT)
5 For the more we suffer for Christ, the more God will
shower us with his comfort through Christ.
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