May 5, 2014

I wish that I could tell you that everyday is going to be Sunday; that your life will be lived on a bed of roses, but I can not do it.  First of all, the devil will not allow it; and then, the Lord and the way He deals with you will not allow it.  I can say, if it brings any comfort, that the Lord counts you special, and that whatever He does in your life or allows in your life will work for good.  The thing that also helps is knowing God’s purpose.  Knowing that you are not just going through to be going through.  Knowing that you are not just suffering in vain.  Knowing that the trials, the persecutions, the attacks of the enemy are not just happening for no reason.  God has a purpose, and that is, to, Col. 1:22, … present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight:  Knowing this then, you should not feel like God has let you down.  You should not feel like He has abandoned you or that He does not love you or that He is angry with you.  Knowing God’s purpose and His goals for your life, you should not ever get to the place where you do not want to go on.  Yes, the way can get hard.  Yes, there are trials on every hand.  Yes, the enemy seems to never leave you alone.  But God.  But God, is with you.