felt disillusioned with faith and school and relationships and everything 2 weeks ago. felt the hard hand of God on me and discipline that I did not take well to. I asked myself: why do the children of God have it so hard? we have eternal hope, yet day to day we still struggle.
then i brought my cares to the throne of God, pleading that he speak to my tortured soul.
He did.
First, he led me to Psalm 73. Spoke exactly about my condition, fears, doubts, and gave the ultimate encouragement. “Though my flesh and heart fail me, but the Lord is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.”
Then again he spoke.
Was sitting through an unmotivational sermon during church. Then came communion. then the words “He is able” and the song of the same name kept ringing in my head. and tears flowed.
He is able. He is able. I know He is able. I know my Lord is able to carry me through.
Dear Jireh,
I think we should be happy when we meet burdens/ challenges/ difficult times in life. My bible study teacher tells me that the more you want to become God’s child, the more Satan will try to pull you back.
Having many problems in life is such a blessing! Rejoice in your woes but always remember that God will carry you through like you said, because it is exactly through these tough times that God’s glory will show.
May our faith grow larger and larger as we face more and more challenges on the way and be glad that we meet them because it shows that we’re truly God’s children!