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Geyla Queen Admin
Number of posts : 6443 Age : 46 Location : Atlanta, GA Say Whatever : I'm still holding on. My Mood : Points : 4301 Registration date : 2008-03-28
| Subject: Silence, Patience & Tears Mon Apr 21, 2008 6:48 am | |
| A wise man once said to me "One man's snowstorm is another man's ski vacation". I have to agree, as perspective should precede trying to filter through all that life throws our way. Over the past couple of weeks, we've received several phone calls, emails and prayer requests all seeming to have the same theme:
THINGS ARE NOT GOING WELL RIGHT NOW. With the understanding that life is cyclical, I believe today would be a good day to revisit some truths we've presented in times past. #1 - If things are going great for you at the moment, praise God. But please don't be misled into thinking that they'll always be going so smoothly. File today's message away for future use. #2 - If things are not going so great at the moment, praise God. This message today is just for you.
"There are times when God asks nothing of His children except silence,patience, and tears." - Charles Seymour Robinson Silence: Because during those times that's all that full trust demands.
Patience: Because that's all the faith you can exercise.
Tears: Because it's a better choice than insanity. God's sovereignty means nothing to us unless we are regularly reminded that nothing is beyond His control. When we obsess about the harsh wind and the waves of this world, we tend to grow suspicious of God's power and goodwill. In His infinite wisdom, God has His reasons for allowing certain things to happen. And because He is God, He does not always choose, nor is He obligated to reveal those reasons to us. His nature is unchanging. And because His nature is unchanging, we can rest in the fact that when perilous threats arise, historically, God uses them purposely to further establish His people. What does He want to further establish in you? There is only one infallible way to safely weather the numerous difficulties you will encounter in life, and that is to expect nothing from yourself, but in everything to expect and depend upon God for relief. If you cling to this truth, you will be led through all your problems to fellowship with God. Your trials can then become your greatest blessing when you remember that God does not waste life experiences! So be silent, be patient and if you have to, go ahead and shed a tear. "Brokenness is the mark of a person that is qualified to be used by God." - Eric Mason Edifying, Encouraging & Enlightening, AGospelPreacha
**If you know someone that would be blessed by reading this message, pass it along!**
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Number of posts : 5916 Location : Monrovia, Liberia Say Whatever : Laughter is the best medicine My Mood : Points : 2260 Registration date : 2008-03-31
| Subject: Re: Silence, Patience & Tears Mon Apr 21, 2008 9:47 pm | |
| - Geyla Queen wrote:
- A wise man once said to me "One man's snowstorm is another man's ski
vacation". I have to agree, as perspective should precede trying to filter through all that life throws our way. Over the past couple of weeks, we've received several phone calls, emails and prayer requests all seeming to have the same theme:
THINGS ARE NOT GOING WELL RIGHT NOW. With the understanding that life is cyclical, I believe today would be a good day to revisit some truths we've presented in times past.
#1 - If things are going great for you at the moment, praise God. But please don't be misled into thinking that they'll always be going so smoothly. File today's message away for future use.
#2 - If things are not going so great at the moment, praise God. This message today is just for you.
"There are times when God asks nothing of His children except silence,patience, and tears." - Charles Seymour Robinson
Silence: Because during those times that's all that full trust demands.
Patience: Because that's all the faith you can exercise.
Tears: Because it's a better choice than insanity.
God's sovereignty means nothing to us unless we are regularly reminded that nothing is beyond His control. When we obsess about the harsh wind and the waves of this world, we tend to grow suspicious of God's power and goodwill. In His infinite wisdom, God has His reasons for allowing certain things to happen. And because He is God, He does not always choose, nor is He obligated to reveal those reasons to us. His nature is unchanging. And because His nature is unchanging, we can rest in the fact that when perilous threats arise, historically, God uses them purposely to further establish His people. What does He want to further establish in you?
There is only one infallible way to safely weather the numerous difficulties you will encounter in life, and that is to expect nothing from yourself, but in everything to expect and depend upon God for relief. If you cling to this truth, you will be led through all your problems to fellowship with God. Your trials can then become your greatest blessing when you remember that God does not waste life experiences! So be silent, be patient and if you have to, go ahead and shed a tear.
"Brokenness is the mark of a person that is qualified to be used by God." - Eric Mason
Edifying, Encouraging & Enlightening, AGospelPreacha
**If you know someone that would be blessed by reading this message, pass it along!**
Joined at the Hip Ministries (http://www.jathministries.com) amen | |
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