"You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what
is now being done, the saving of many lives."
These
words were spoken by Joseph to his brothers who had sold him into slavery. How
did he avoid resentment? How can we?
The
two most destructive emotions on the planet are bitterness, and self-pity. Faith
destroys the environment they need to exist.
Trusting
God changes your viewpoint. It
transforms you from a victim to an operative. It allows you to see how God can
use what should have destroyed you to make you useful and effective against the
enemy.
Faith
gives you the patience to “let the play develop”. It allows you to resist panic and wait for God
to reveal His plan. Nothing is more empowering
then realizing that God “has your back”.
Confidence
in Christ is what allows an alcoholic to both recover and move on to help
others fighting the same battle. It enables those who have waded through unimaginable
grief to rescue others sinking in it. It
equips battle tested “veterans” who can provide priceless guidance to those
just entering the fight.
Completely
Trusting God changes you.
If you
are in the middle of the storm today, hold on.
Know that God loves you, and trust that He will carry you through…then turn
your gaze outward and find the “many lives” you are meant to save through the
rain.
"It is good for me to have been afflicted, that I might
know how to speak a word in season to one that is weary."
- Charles Spurgeon
- Charles Spurgeon
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