Fearful In Trials...

Various Trials will come to try the genuineness of our faith

The word of God admonishes us to rejoice when various trials come to try the genuineness of our faith… Faith in God increases by the trials we face and conquer in life, but we must approach each trial rejoicing…To have an attitude of rejoicing we must see our trials as God sees them and conquer it his way. If we result to fleshly behavior to bail out of our trials we will never grow in faith… Trials are not an excuse for sinful behavior; trials are an opportunity to increase our faith. I shared with fellow book club members how while going through a storm with Jesus the disciples had little faith, but Jesus demonstrated great faith. Their little faith still produced results, but along with their results was worry and fear. Jesus went through the storm without worries and without fear… I also mentioned how in life we will have to do some things afraid, but as we face our fears they will dissolve. Ultimately we want to get where Jesus is, fearless….

I believe what stops us in life is fear. In many cases this leads us as believers to sin for comfort as oppose to pressing forward in righteousness (past fear). There is never a good enough reason to sin regardless of what you’re going through. Sin is the easy way out… Why did Jesus say rejoice? He said to rejoice because this is an act of faith and expectation in God… As Joyce Meyer would say, get a reappointment while disappointed. A trial comes with the intent to disappoint which will ultimately lead to destruction, but God is saying get reappointed that he is able… Don’t get depressed, get joy. Joy raises serotonin levels, it’s better to have joy in trials then to have sorrow… Be Hopeful!!!

Here’s a scripture the spirit of God lead me to read that I believe will bless you.

I Peter 5:6-8 reads; humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God that he may exalt you in due time. Casting all your care upon him who cares for you. Be sober; be vigilant because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion walketh about seeking whom he may devour. In reading this I believe God is encouraging us that when a trial comes to cast our care on him and humble ourselves and wait on him. How do we do this? When we remain sober in our trials, meaning we don’t search for a wrong or sinful means to get through, we are humble and open to God’s way. Trusting God’s way will produce results in due time and work in us patience… Trusting God means to wait on him…When we try to appoint ourselves manipulating circumstances and lying on the others who are in the position we desire, we are not waiting on God. When we date an ungodly man because the good ones aren’t biting quickly enough, we are not waiting on God. When we have sex outside of marriage, we are not waiting on God. When our mate has hurt us and we choose not to forgive them, we are not waiting on God. Patience is priceless yet costly… It’s a sacrifice well spent—a virtue.

I Peter 5:9-10 reads; whom resist steadfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world. But the God of all grace who had call us into his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you. God’s word is saying, those who stand in the faith knowing that others have suffered such as Paul, David and Christ, by the grace of God will produce fruit from their suffering. Because they suffer in Christ they will be established, strengthened and made perfect in their faith. When we suffer wrongly we are defeated, but when our flesh suffers from trusting God we produce a harvest… (love, joy peace, gentleness, meekness, kindness, longsuffering and endurance).

Be encouraged that your labor in faith is not in vain, neither is you labor in sin. Your labor in sin will ultimately produce a harvest of calamity, disparity and death. What is our ultimate destination in God’s faith walk? I would say from faith to faith and glory to glory. Because the more we face fear and choose faith our faith and confidence in God will grow. As our faith in God grows it becomes common to approach our trials from a more confident stand as oppose to frantic… Like I said before, don’t get discouraged and quit because of fear, continue in little faith till faith becomes great faith. Don’t be governed by fear, be governed by faith and let patience have its perfect work in you, so that you may be perfect and entire lacking nothing.

AKA--BARBIE