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ronniefrank2003
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Hey guys,
this was sent to me today and I just wanted to share it with everyone who is feeling hopeless.
In His Own Time!!
If you are going through a trying time in your home, you have prayed and
sought the Lord's help. He won't let you down. He is faithful and will
see you through in His own timing.
When we experience difficult trials and tribulations, we normally pray
to God and ask Him for immediate relief. However, as we all know, God
answers prayer in His own time, so we may not always receive immediate
help from Him. We may have to go through many days, or weeks, or
months or years of trying times. And after suffering awhile we start
wondering why God hasn't intervened. We begin questioning ourselves.
What have I done to deserve this and then we begin to question whether
or not God even cares. We feel as though God has abandoned us and that
He is nowhere to be found. We feel alone and isolated from God. In the
Bible, many great men of God experienced these types of emotions. For
example, David experienced a feeling of isolation from God when he was
running for his life from Saul.
We read in (Psalm 13:1), that David Cried out to God and said, "How
long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will You hide Your
face from me?" If you read the rest of the Psalm, you will realize that
David, who was obedient to God at this time, believed that God was not
with him during his time of intense trials. He felt isolated from God.
Job, who lost everything - his children, his wealth, his servants, his
reputation, and his friends - experienced despair and isolation from
God. Read Job 23:1-9. Also, remember this: "For I will not contend for
ever, neither will I be always wroth: for the spirit should fail before
Me, and the souls which I have made." (Isaiah 57:16).
Even when God seems very, very far away and uninterested in our affairs,
He is with us step-by-step during difficult times. A wonderful
illustration of His unseen presence is described in (Luke
24:13-35 esp. vs. 15).
When we suffer, we naturally want God to immediately take away our pain.
But sometimes, He can be agonizingly slow in solving the problems that
we bring to His attention. But even though at times God seems to be late
with His assistance, I would like to say that His timing is always
perfect.
On Jesus' arrival, we read that Martha came to Jesus and said, "if you
had been here, my brother would not have died." Do you think that Martha
could have been a bit discouraged that Jesus was too late? Could she
have been annoyed when He showed up because she expected
Jesus to be there for them? She may have been tempted to say, "Where
have you been, Sir? You're too late now. You could have saved him, but
apparently there were more important things on your mind." Do we at
times get angry at God because of His delayed timing?
God is never late when it comes to His handling our painful situations.
He is always on time: His time and not our time. When we suffer, there
is a possibility that God is allowing us
to go through it for His purpose and for our own good.
In Romans 5:3-4, we read that suffering will build our character.
Suffering makes us stronger and better Christians. Our suffering may be
necessary and for our own good.
this was sent to me today and I just wanted to share it with everyone who is feeling hopeless.
In His Own Time!!
If you are going through a trying time in your home, you have prayed and
sought the Lord's help. He won't let you down. He is faithful and will
see you through in His own timing.
When we experience difficult trials and tribulations, we normally pray
to God and ask Him for immediate relief. However, as we all know, God
answers prayer in His own time, so we may not always receive immediate
help from Him. We may have to go through many days, or weeks, or
months or years of trying times. And after suffering awhile we start
wondering why God hasn't intervened. We begin questioning ourselves.
What have I done to deserve this and then we begin to question whether
or not God even cares. We feel as though God has abandoned us and that
He is nowhere to be found. We feel alone and isolated from God. In the
Bible, many great men of God experienced these types of emotions. For
example, David experienced a feeling of isolation from God when he was
running for his life from Saul.
We read in (Psalm 13:1), that David Cried out to God and said, "How
long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will You hide Your
face from me?" If you read the rest of the Psalm, you will realize that
David, who was obedient to God at this time, believed that God was not
with him during his time of intense trials. He felt isolated from God.
Job, who lost everything - his children, his wealth, his servants, his
reputation, and his friends - experienced despair and isolation from
God. Read Job 23:1-9. Also, remember this: "For I will not contend for
ever, neither will I be always wroth: for the spirit should fail before
Me, and the souls which I have made." (Isaiah 57:16).
Even when God seems very, very far away and uninterested in our affairs,
He is with us step-by-step during difficult times. A wonderful
illustration of His unseen presence is described in (Luke
24:13-35 esp. vs. 15).
When we suffer, we naturally want God to immediately take away our pain.
But sometimes, He can be agonizingly slow in solving the problems that
we bring to His attention. But even though at times God seems to be late
with His assistance, I would like to say that His timing is always
perfect.
On Jesus' arrival, we read that Martha came to Jesus and said, "if you
had been here, my brother would not have died." Do you think that Martha
could have been a bit discouraged that Jesus was too late? Could she
have been annoyed when He showed up because she expected
Jesus to be there for them? She may have been tempted to say, "Where
have you been, Sir? You're too late now. You could have saved him, but
apparently there were more important things on your mind." Do we at
times get angry at God because of His delayed timing?
God is never late when it comes to His handling our painful situations.
He is always on time: His time and not our time. When we suffer, there
is a possibility that God is allowing us
to go through it for His purpose and for our own good.
In Romans 5:3-4, we read that suffering will build our character.
Suffering makes us stronger and better Christians. Our suffering may be
necessary and for our own good.
