Ya'll remember this song?:
My last blog focused on understanding that God has a plan for all of us but here's the part that many of fail to understand - in order to get something, we have to go through something. We've all heard the story from the bible when Jesus and the disciples were out at sea and a storm was rocking the boat and Jesus stood up and said "Peace, Be Still." The second time the disciples were caught in a storm and Jesus was on land, the disciples found themselves in what seemed to be an impossible situation. And without saying on word, Jesus walked on the water and calmed the seas.
Sometimes in life we find ourselves rowing against the currents of our own personal storms. And it seems like no matter how hard we try to press on the storm continues to keep us from going forward. And just when we felt like giving up and throwing in the towel - God stepped in. We are always going to have some struggles in life and each one is going to be more challenging than the previous one. The lessons that you were taught in your previous storm are to help prepare you to face the next one. That's why I don't understand why people get so stressed out about their circumstances - if God brought you through the last tribulation - He will bring you through this one. 1 Peter 5:10 says: "And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast."
God's motivation for surfacing the destructive parts of us is so we will face them and cooperate as He uproots and heals them. In the meantime we have to be obedient. Obedience to God in a difficult situation will ultimately bear fruit, even though it might immediately cause hardship. Going through those hardships require patience - patience to wait which does not come from suffering long for what we lack but from sitting long in what we have.
The message: No Pain, No Gain
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