Monday, December 15, 2014

Stronger Still

“And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you” (1 Peter 5:10).

Suffering has a way of calling us toward God because we are so aware of our need. We are more ready to trust in him, because we know he alone holds the answer.  We may feel depleted of faith and weak.  We may feel like our lives are chaotic with no direction. 

But when at last the particular suffering comes to an end we will find we are restored in our faith, firm in our conviction of Gd’s mercy and love, stronger to face the next hurdle, and established in our relationship with God.


Or….we can refuse to wait for God’s hand and make matters far worse in the long run….