God Sends Us Trials to Test Our Character, Part 2 (TMF:470)

Friday, August 12, 2016
Peace to Live By: God Sends Us Trials to Test Our Character, Part 2 (TMF:470) - Daniel Litton
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       God will send trials into our lives in order to test our character, and our internal mindsets. No Christian is exempt from this. When a trial comes, we have one of two options, really. We can either let the trial mold and shape us into becoming firmer in our belief in God’s care and future provision, or we can wine and cry about our problem and start to move backwards in life. We can even shut down, and not want to go forward or do anything. We can let depression set in. But we all know, if we are honest within ourselves, that that is not God’s will for us. We have to remember that God is always with us, no matter ‘what’ happens. And believing this, in the midst of a trial, will give us joy. Indeed, we can have a firm foundation of joy no matter what happens because we know God is in control. It is important to note here that joy is not the same as happiness. They are different even though they may look the same. As I just talked about, our joy can always be with us, no matter what happens. We have joy because we rely on God and trust in him through our circumstances. Our happiness, though, in our lives is based on our circumstances. Sometimes we are happy, and sometimes we are not. Solomon told us there is a time and a place for everything (see Ecclesiastes 3).