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Corinthians 1:8-10 – “I think you ought to know dear brothers and sisters,
about the trouble we went through in the province of Asia. We were crushed and
completely overwhelmed, and we thought we would never live through it. In fact,
we expected to die. But as a result, we learned not to rely on ourselves, but
on God who can raise the dead. And He did deliver us from mortal danger. And we
are confident that He will continue to deliver us.”
We
all have gone through one difficult hardship or the other; each one varying in
character and time duration. But the point is, we know what it is in to be a
hard or difficult situation. Life is full of ups and downs and it will not
always be rosy. I believe this post would be an encouragement to your heart and
to mine all over again.
I
have come to realize over time that just one single Bible verse can hold so
much valuable truths for life, talk more of three verses. As usual, I would
just be sharing what God has taught me from His word. I hope you are blessed as
you open your heart to receive.
- Hardships and painful moments teach me to trust and rely totally on God.
- In difficult moments I am helpless and overwhelmed with sorrow but I can rely on God during such moments.
- God has power to raise the dead and therefore He is able to lift me up in such difficult situations.
- Relying on God means handing over the situation to Him and choosing not to worry about anything because He is in full control. At this point my knowledge is null and void.
- God is able to turn things around. When I may feel like I’m not going to survive a situation, when I rely on Him, He turns it all around.
- Life and death are in God’s hands. Because of this, I can rely on Him.
- God’s power never dwindles; He delivered His children before and even right now He is still in the business of delivering His children from danger and hardship.
- “…He will continue to deliver us.” God’s deliverance has no limit. It is continuous, consistent. Thank you Lord. This is another reason why I can rely on Him. He will never fail me.
- Jesus is life. When I feel like I am near death, His life is sufficient and available to strengthen me.
- Relying on mySELF will just lead me to destruction.
- Since God is so powerful, why doesn’t He prevent such experiences from coming my way right at the beginning? He allows me experience such situations to prove His power. To prove and expose my helplessness and my ultimate need of Him.
- Without God I am NOTHING.
- God has a reason for everything and therefore He allows me experience harsh experiences for a reason.
Dear
Lord,
I
give my hardships, difficulties, overwhelming pain and discomfort to You. I ask
You to please take control of them. I choose to rely solely on You and no one else.
Turn things around for my good. I am helpless and I need you. I am nothing
without You. You have delivered before, You are able to deliver now.
“Jesus,
Jesus, how I trust Him!
How
I’ve proved Him o’er and o’er!
Jesus,
Jesus, precious Jesus!
Oh
for grace to trust Him more!
AMEN.
In Christ,
Ishanpepe.
