20 May 2014
Thoughts#3201
Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because
we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and
character, hope. And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out
his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us.
Romans 5:3-5
Thoughts on Today's
Verse...
Most of us do not like suffering. When our life
takes a turn from the normal, we often end up acting out. We may yowl and
holler in frustration as we rail against the situation. When this doesn't bring
the desired change, bad temper and pity parties may make their entrance,
followed by a stage of plea bargaining with God to open the doors of whatever
suffering has us confined within such an intolerable situation.
We read our Bible more. We pray continually. We
do every good act of mercy we can manage, yet still, the constraint of
suffering is not lifted.
Perhaps, it's because the journey is not yet
over, a journey which God has allowed us to embark upon that we might become
larger -- more mature people -- spiritually.
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