TROUBLES – PART OF GOD’S PLAN FOR YOU?

“Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me?
Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him,
my Savior and my God.”
Psalm 42:5

Here’s a thought to have during the storms of life:
“I am growing through His plan.”
What is God’s plan for you?
He wants to enlarge you, not indulge you.
God is more interested in making you holy
than He is making you happy and healthy.
Sometimes God will allow troubles to make you more like Christ.
Think about the times when you have grown the most.
Isn’t it when you had troubles in your life?
When we face insurmountable problems that we can’t handle,
we often call on the Lord and have a desire to be closer to Him.
When the troubles are behind us, too often we revert back to
the unholy attitudes and habits we had prior to our stormy times.
Instead, it should be a time of reflecting on the Lord’s
availability and help – which should make us want to grow more holy.
Some have grown the most during the times of deepest despair.

Can you look at the troubles in your life,
not as adversities, but as friends?
Take a second look and get a godly perspective of it.
See how you can become holy through hardship.