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JimfromOhio

I am happlily married with 5 kids. I am an accoutant and worked in an accounting field for over 25 years. I like to make a habit of writing down whenever I have deep thoughts about God (so I won't forget). I really into Reformed Theology that is connected to Presbyterian Church in America.

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Location: Columbus, Ohio, United States

I enjoy having deep thoughts about God and put down what I actually think about (so I won't forget).

Saturday, December 17, 2005

God is with me through my trials

"How does God want me to respond to this difficult situation?" Faith always pleases God, because it comes to grips with our own reality. Christian who have faith understand the reality of their lives. Faith in God allows us to go as far as we can while trusting in God's grace to overcome the difficulties we face. God is asking us to stay strong in faith, keep at it, to carry on, and to stick with it. In 2 Corinthians 12:9, God said: "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." “Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others.” I Peter 4:10 (NIV) Be the person who faces the circumstances as spiritual challenges and glorify God for giving you strength. What is crucial to true success and accomplishment is having the right motivation and being faithful to God. This will result in God's approval of our lives, in His blessings and undertaking, and in spiritual growth and fruitfulness. Bad things are never good and God never wants bad things to happen, but the Bible clearly repeated reminding me that God uses trials to work for my good for His Glory. Not all suffering is the result of sin since God allows us to suffer so He can refine us. Suffering purifies us like fire refines gold (1 Pet. 1:7). God knows our situation; He will not judge us as if we had no difficulties to overcome. What matters is the sincerity and perseverance of our will to overcome them. C.S. Lewis Canadian Mark Pickup (disabled with multiple sclerosis). He has said, “I have been more service to God disabled than during my able-bodied years. This didn’t happen despite my disability but because of my disability.” Deny your weakness, and you will never realize God's strength in you. (Joni Eareckson Tada) There are great Christians who gave their testimonies about when they were suffering and God was with them. As God is with me