Romans 5:3-4 (Ph), "We can be full of joy
here and now, even in our trials and troubles.
These very things will give us patient endurance; this in turn will
develop a mature character..."
One of the ways that makes it easier to handle a
hurt in a relationship, it's always easier to handle a hurt when you know that GOD
can use it for good in your life. That's
what this verse is saying.
Even problems we bring on ourselves, or problems
where we are an innocent victim, GOD can use them for a positive purpose.
How? He can build character, if I choose
to respond in the right way. It makes it
easier to handle the hurt.
"We can
be full of joy here and now." I'm not talking about "pie in the
sky", happy when you get to heaven.
You can have joy here and now.
There's another myth out there that goes like
this: When I get all my problems solved
in this relationship, I'll be happy."
Fat chance! Life is simply a series of solving problems. As soon as you get one solved you're going to
have another or more. Even bigger. Life is a series of problem solving because
it's a test for eternity and the chance to build character. If the only time you learn to have joy in
your relationships is when you've got all your problems solved, guess
what? You're never going to have joy in
your relationships. You must learn to
have joy even in the middle of problems while you're working on them.
What is it?
It's the confidence of knowing and trusting GOD regardless of the
circumstances. You don't wait for all
your problems to be solved, but you look at the good, at what you've got, not
what you don't have. Be joyful even in
tough times. That's where joy is learned
– in tough times.
Just a thought from the front porch…
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