Have You Thanked God For Your Trials And Struggles?

[2ndTimothyGroup]

Sounds like she's need prayer. To have so much hate in your heart towards any human being is a shame. Ill rather continue to live in pureness, and not live a lie. Ill rather be able to speak proudly about my trials and tribulations instead of covering up bits and pieces. Hate is something ill NEVER carry in my heart for the rest of my life.

It sounds to me like you have passed the "test the spirits" concept that Paul wrote about. In other words, it sounds like you are a True Child of God. What happened to you? This is what happened to you . . .

Colossians 2:11-13 NLT - "When you came to Christ, you were "circumcised," but not by a physical procedure. Christ performed a spiritual circumcision--the cutting away of your sinful nature. 12 For you were buried with Christ when you were baptized. And with him you were raised to new life because you trusted the mighty power of God, who raised Christ from the dead. 13 You were dead because of your sins and because your sinful nature was not yet cut away. Then God made you alive with Christ, for he forgave all our sins."

You have been given a new Heart, Pureness. You are rare!

 

[Blik]

If you knew something was horribly wrong, do you speak up, or keep quite about it? What would Jesus do??

I also have lost everything but the Lord. My daughter and relatives live within a few miles of me, I haven't seen or heard from any in over four years. I am 96, in a wheelchair, I am almost completely deaf and almost blind.

In some ways this is all a blessing instead of a problem for I find what I have in the Lord is so much more precious to me than it was when my love and time was taken up with both the Lord and my family.

What we Christians have ahead in our eternal life is so marvelous and wonderful that anything this world offers pales in comparison. Most of my worldly life was taken away, it makes my eternal life become vivid and alive like never before.

 

[GRACE_ambassador]

op: Thanking God for trials and struggles?

Yes, God Is Wonderful, Thank HIM "in, AND FOR, ALL things", #2 in this "study":
GRACE Word for infirmities!

 

[Blade]

hmm thank God? For what? Do I rejoice? Yes amen. Not sure its wise to thank GOD for something He did not do and when He makes a way we do not take and then trials and struggles happen.. do I thank Him in those moments..as I repent and get back on the right path yes. We know His promises are YES and AMEN! He can not lie and those promises happen work every time.

 

[2ndTimothyGroup]

hmm thank God? For what? Do I rejoice? Yes amen. Not sure its wise to thank GOD for something He did not do and when He makes a way we do not take and then trials and struggles happen.. do I thank Him in those moments..as I repent and get back on the right path yes. We know His promises are YES and AMEN! He can not lie and those promises happen work every time.

Thank you much for your reply!

As I understand, my trials and struggles are (and can be used) as a source of discipline, to cause me to Turn to the Lord and correct my character and personality. Wow, is it ever working! I am so humbled by the Lord right now in all that is happening to my innocent self. I am suffering in similar ways as did Paul.

Acts 9:15-16 NIV - "But the Lord said to Ananias, "Go! This man is my chosen instrument to proclaim my name to the Gentiles and their kings and to the people of Israel. 16 I will show him how much he must suffer for my name."

No doubt, I have been horrifically oppressed over the last five years (such a tremendous story of the Power of God), thus, I seem to be fitting the story of what happens to a True Child of God (please forgive me for saying that . . . I do not want to offend anyone). We are told that the Children of God will suffer innocently, as Christ suffered from His innocence. We are to be partakers in His sufferings so that we will be made like Him.

Isaiah 45:7 NLT - "I create the light and make the darkness. I send good times and bad times. I, the LORD, am the one who does these things."

The Lord is in full control over my life and there isn't anything I can do about it. This has been the case for me over the last five years to the exact day. I arrived as a Savior of life on October 22nd, 2016, and on October 22nd, 2021, I was served with a restraining order against the man whose life I saved (from murder by mutilation) exactly five years later. It is incredible. During these five years, I have been horrifically persecuted, and that includes my own "christian" families. One side has approximately 150 years of elevated positioning in the Faith. How they could treat me in such unbelievable ways is incredible, hence, brother against brother, father against son, etc.

So, as my life seems to mirror what is said to take place in the life of a Believer, I can only find room in my heart for gratitude, for the horrors of my life seem to indicate that I have been reborn of Incorruptible Seed. This is why I am so happy, so thankful, and so grateful! I wouldn't change one moment of my life, except perhaps those moments when I have hurt another.

I hope this makes more sense. Our God is so Powerful, only He could have orchestrated such pain, struggle, and difficulty! He is amazing!

 

[Blade]

Thank you much for your reply!

As I understand, my trials and struggles are (and can be used) as a source of discipline, to cause me to Turn to the Lord and correct my character and personality. Wow, is it ever working! I am so humbled by the Lord right now in all that is happening to my innocent self. I am suffering in similar ways as did Paul.

Acts 9:15-16 NIV - "But the Lord said to Ananias, "Go! This man is my chosen instrument to proclaim my name to the Gentiles and their kings and to the people of Israel. 16 I will show him how much he must suffer for my name."

No doubt, I have been horrifically oppressed over the last five years (such a tremendous story of the Power of God), thus, I seem to be fitting the story of what happens to a True Child of God (please forgive me for saying that . . . I do not want to offend anyone). We are told that the Children of God will suffer innocently, as Christ suffered from His innocence. We are to be partakers in His sufferings so that we will be made like Him.

Isaiah 45:7 NLT - "I create the light and make the darkness. I send good times and bad times. I, the LORD, am the one who does these things."

The Lord is in full control over my life and there isn't anything I can do about it. This has been the case for me over the last five years to the exact day. I arrived as a Savior of life on October 22nd, 2016, and on October 22nd, 2021, I was served with a restraining order against the man whose life I saved (from murder by mutilation) exactly five years later. It is incredible. During these five years, I have been horrifically persecuted, and that includes my own "christian" families. One side has approximately 150 years of elevated positioning in the Faith. How they could treat me in such unbelievable ways is incredible, hence, brother against brother, father against son, etc.

So, as my life seems to mirror what is said to take place in the life of a Believer, I can only find room in my heart for gratitude, for the horrors of my life seem to indicate that I have been reborn of Incorruptible Seed. This is why I am so happy, so thankful, and so grateful! I wouldn't change one moment of my life, except perhaps those moments when I have hurt another.

I hope this makes more sense. Our God is so Powerful, only He could have orchestrated such pain, struggle, and difficulty! He is amazing!

Hi not good with words... I know what is NOT of Him yet I do thank Him..because He always makes a way out.. like the song playing now "Egypt" Cory Asbury... your the GOD who fights for me. Lord of every victory". There haha is SO MUCH I do not understand..there are those that said the lord gave them a vision of a woman and her life. She was looking for a new Apartment and every door kept closing. He said she didn't know the angels were causing (some how) the prices to go up so she kept looking. The one she found she didn't want and was not happy when she moved it. Yet he said what she didn't see is all the evil, the demons running in fear because she moved in. So she goes to a story yet some driver speeds up when she does slows down when she does..again the man said the angles were helping there. So she sees another store and goes in.. goes to check out and some woman speeds up infront of her so she has to go into a another line.

The man said what again she didn't know is 3 christians had been in that line before her and the woman that saw this girl thought.. wow I wish I was like her.. her smile she has it all together. That woman because of that moment that weekend goes to Church gets saved. Yet that girl had NO CLUE of what was going on around her. Is all this true... I took his word for it .. I truly don't know.. I do know it does happen. So praise GOD glory to JESUS for our God that always watches over us

 

[2ndTimothyGroup]

Hi not good with words... I know what is NOT of Him yet I do thank Him..because He always makes a way out.. like the song playing now "Egypt" Cory Asbury... your the GOD who fights for me. Lord of every victory". There haha is SO MUCH I do not understand..there are those that said the lord gave them a vision of a woman and her life. She was looking for a new Apartment and every door kept closing. He said she didn't know the angels were causing (some how) the prices to go up so she kept looking. The one she found she didn't want and was not happy when she moved it. Yet he said what she didn't see is all the evil, the demons running in fear because she moved in. So she goes to a story yet some driver speeds up when she does slows down when she does..again the man said the angles were helping there. So she sees another store and goes in.. goes to check out and some woman speeds up infront of her so she has to go into a another line.

The man said what again she didn't know is 3 christians had been in that line before her and the woman that saw this girl thought.. wow I wish I was like her.. her smile she has it all together. That woman because of that moment that weekend goes to Church gets saved. Yet that girl had NO CLUE of what was going on around her. Is all this true... I took his word for it .. I truly don't know.. I do know it does happen. So praise GOD glory to JESUS for our God that always watches over us

Thank you for taking the time to write that story, Blade. May the Lord Bless you with all goodness and greatness in this life!

 

[Gardenias]

Knowing Jesus,he promised us trials and struggles even persecution .

When I was first born again I was skipping on the mountains like a baby ram yipeee.
Then I hit the valley,I thought God and myself had forsaken one another,
Praise Jesus,then I learned a lesson that has carried me through today.

High on the mountain we are filled with excitement,joy,a zeal for sharing and many endorphin like euphorias.
It is an amazing to be free to ENJOY GOD!

But in the valley,I have learned so very much more. Trials and struggles make us grow and as the buffeting of sand with the waves makes the oyster produce a pearl.

We too produce more of Christ during these times. It is a hard lesson but a lesson we need,for in those times of confusion, despair and emptiness we seek God.

We seek his love,comfort,peace and answers so we pray and study more effectively.

We also listen more during these times.
When we are broken we are more open and receptive, God can speak and teach us more easily by the sweet teacher, the Holy Spirit!

Personal trials often seem petty when standing next to a heart breaking trial of the death of a loved one,that one takes much more faith and trust in the word!

I feel as Paul has stated,"/I have learned in whatever state I'm in to be therefore content........
We have the Creator at our side and he will make us more than conquerors!


PTL

 

[tourist]

Amen brother! My Mom prayed for me until I guess the Lord got tired of hearing it. He snatched a knot in ol' Charlie, made a new man of him. I fell so far I could only look up. Thank God for praying Mom's all over this world!

God bless Mom(s).

 

[peachyking]

Having lost nearly everything except for my lousy money (100% of family and 100% of all former friends), I can testify that losing all has forced me to depend on the Lord . . . and none other.

Psalm 72:12 NLT - "He will rescue the poor when they cry to him; he will help the oppressed, who have no one to defend them."

Hang in there, friends. If I can make it, you can too!

If you did not lose all your money then you did not lose everything.
So how much did you depend upon it?

 

[2ndTimothyGroup]

Knowing Jesus, he promised us trials and struggles even persecution.

When I was first born again I was skipping on the mountains like a baby ram yipeee.
Then I hit the valley,I thought God and myself had forsaken one another,
Praise Jesus,then I learned a lesson that has carried me through today.

High on the mountain we are filled with excitement, joy, a zeal for sharing, and many endorphins like euphorias.
It is an amazing to be free to ENJOY GOD!

But in the valley, I have learned so very much more. Trials and struggles make us grow and as the buffeting of sand with the waves makes the oyster produce a pearl.

We too produce more of Christ during these times. It is a hard lesson but a lesson we need, for in those times of confusion, despair, and emptiness we seek God.

We seek his love, comfort, peace, and answers so we pray and study more effectively.

We also listen more during these times.
When we are broken we are more open and receptive, God can speak and teach us more easily by the sweet teacher, the Holy Spirit!

Personal trials often seem petty when standing next to a heartbreaking trial of the death of a loved one, that one takes much more faith and trust in the word!

I feel as Paul has stated,"/I have learned in whatever state I'm in to be therefore content........
We have the Creator at our side and he will make us more than conquerors!


PTL

I cannot imagine writing this any better than you have. And, I can imagine that you and I could sit and talk about amazing things that we would mutually understand. Thank you for your amazing contributions!

 

[2ndTimothyGroup]

God bless Mom(s).

My mother chooses to not speak with me (assuming that she is still alive). Therefore, I ask that our Powerful God grant her the most incredible of all Blessings . . . in the Name of our Jesus.

 

[2ndTimothyGroup]

If you did not lose all your money then you did not lose everything.
So how much did you depend upon it?

I hear you, but relationships are so much more important than any Widows Mite.

I can make more money, but it is difficult to establish relationships when a person becomes an "Alien in a Strange Land." Wow, do I ever feel that way.

Depend on money. Well, I could care less if the Father takes away my money, too. After all, I sold my house so that I could give the money to the poor. No, I don't depend on that money . . . the evidence of my actions proves it.

 

[posthuman]

Ironically, I thought that I was strong enough to expose incredible sin, but the evil in this world has absolutely dwarfed me.

What would Jesus do?

I pray not that Thou shouldest take them out of the world, ​

but that Thou shouldest keep them from the evil. ​

(John 17:15)​

 

[2ndTimothyGroup]

I pray not that Thou shouldest take them out of the world, ​

but that Thou shouldest keep them from the evil. ​

(John 17:15)​

Amen, brother. I should clarify. Evil has not dwarfed me as I wrote. Instead, I would say that the influence of Satan in this world has been so overwhelming that I find that I am choosing to interact differently in this world so as to further avoid it. I think that this is why Paul said that as much as it depends on us, to be at peace with everyone. I think that this is what he was hoping for us in this day . . . but to instead let God repay evil for evil.

I was so headstrong in the last five years that I often said that I would likely die at the hands of "christians" because of my strong desire to expose the falseness of that church. As I found myself falling deeper and deeper into trouble, my heart and spirit told me that I was not ready for such a death, but that instead, I should seek peace. And so this is what I now intend to do.

I hope this makes sense.