The last year has been full of twists and turns. Some good, some bad, some welcome, some unexpected, some painful. So why all the twists and turns? Years ago, based on my charismatic faith, I would have thought that I must have been out of the will of God to be in such uncomfortable, difficult places. It would have been a depressing time. These days I have learned to see God in the difficult, uncomfortable, painful places. I have discovered that He is present always in all situations. He doesn't only show up for the fun stuff. I have discovered He is at work, refining, transforming and loving me through the tough stuff too.
So back to the question, "why all the twists and turns?" I have no idea. And for some reason, I'm okay with that.
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God is not only in the difficult...but perhaps He is even easier to discover there! How cheap would our faith be if the twists and turns caused us to eject from our faith? We would have nothing of substance to offer anyone! Keep becoming...it is awesome to watch!
ReplyDeleteThe tough stuff is where we can feel and sink into God Fathering us into a new kind of kid. We may have our temper tantrums and cry, "no fair" but God's ways are not our ways, and with faith and patience we see His ways as FAR better.
ReplyDeleteI find that when things are going good I tend to ignore the fact that God is there. When things are tough I tend to see Him more because I tend to look for Him more. The more I grow closer to Him the more I start to see Him everywhere I am. Maybe one of these days I'll see Him all the time, no matter how good (or bad) things are going.
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