In the last decade, God has awakened me to the fact that suffering is not only necessary, its a blessing in disguise. Its through this process that we are being conformed to the image of Jesus. Jesus suffered immensely and, despite what the prosperity teachers would have you strive towards, His followers will suffer too. God has used my tough times, not my easy ones, to draw me closer to Himself. Until He allowed me to begin experiencing trials in order to adjust my gaze, I was far from Him and self-focused, not God-focused. Which leads me to this: In most cases, prosperity is a curse while trials and suffering bring perspective and ultimately, for the heart yielded to God, result in blessing. Go figure. So although I will not seek to suffer, when God brings or allows it, I will consider it an honor and embrace it for His glory. And in doing so, I will know that I am His and He is mine. You Will Suffer by John Piper: youtu.be/--JiiuJNvt4
Posted on: Wed, 10 Sep 2014 18:25:09 +0000
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