Problems with Nicknames
March 5, 2010
Today’s post is from Devotions for Every Day of the Year written by Sarah Young. The name of the book is Jesus Calling ~ Enjoying Peace in His Presence. I really liked today’s reading and wanted to share it with you.
MAKE FRIENDS WITH THE PROBLEMS IN YOUR LIFE. Though many things feel random and wrong, remember that I am sovereign over everything. I can fit everything into a pattern for good, but only to the extent that you trust Me. Every problem can teach you something, transforming you little by little into the masterpiece I created you to be. The very same problem can become a stumbling block over which you fall, if you react with distrust and defiance. The choice is up to you, and you will have to choose many times each day whether to trust Me or defy Me.
The best way to befriend your problems is to thank Me for them. This simple act opens your mind to the possibility of benefits flowing from your difficulties. You can even give persistent problems nicknames, helping you to approach them with familiarity rather that with dread. The next step is to introduce them to Me, enabling Me to embrace them in My loving Presence. I will not necessarily remove your problems, but My wisdom is sufficient to bring good out of every one of them.
Romans 8:28 (AMP) 1 Corinthians 1:23-24
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This is so counter-intuitive, but I have heard many, many people over the years tell how the most severe problems of their lives turned out to be incredible blessings in disguise. My grandmother told Janice and me early in our marriage not to resent the hard times because they would draw us so much closer together. I watched a video of Lynn Anderson talk about his cancer and how the past 8 months have been some of the best of his life! Hard to imagine how a disease that could very well take his life could also be one of the greatest blessings of his life … but I’ve not walked in his shoes.
I just thanked Him for 4 of them!