TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS

[tomdurst]

TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS

By Thomas E. Durst

Romans 5:3-5 (The Message)

"There's more to come: We continue to shout our praise even when we're hemmed in with troubles, because we know how troubles can develop passionate patience in us, and how that patience in turn forges the tempered steel of virtue, keeping us alert for whatever God will do next. In alert expectancy such as this, we're never left feeling shortchanged. Quite the contrary—we can't round up enough containers to hold everything God generously pours into our lives through the Holy Spirit!"

Trials and tribulations are just a part of this present life. All of us are "wounded" in the battle of life in some way and I feel fortunate when I see how many others are wounded so much more than I am. I thank God everyday for the blessings of a comfortable place to live, adequate food to eat, clothing, transportation and, above all, the richness of positive and loving relationships with many people. Oftentimes those who have a lot of material goods and money are lacking in caring friends and thus they are actually very poor in my opinion.

When things are going wonderfully in our lives it is SO easy to get caught up in a lot of "material hopes" and I'm not suggesting here that it is wrong to pursue various endeavors and have goals in life. However, the problem for most people is that they get caught up in the materialism and forget that sooner or later even the very best things of this earth that we can accumulate, the best goals achieved, will have their share of set-backs and disappointments. Everything on this present physical plane of life is transitory and temporary. The higher joys of Spirit should always be our primary focus and everything else secondary or we will end up being unfulfilled, always seeking and never finding, always wanting "more" of what we often can't even identify.

My prayer is that everyone of us may truly experience Heavenly fulfillment more fully each day and thus be preparing our hearts for that Edenic restoration time when all of the sorrows, trials, sicknesses, and disappointments of this present life will finally pass from our sight forever.

I invite you to read MOST IMPORTANT LIFE QUESTIONS on the link below:

MOST IMPORTANT LIFE QUESTIONS

[John Schaeffer]

Trials and tribulations can be looked at as a school of learning(life)It is a challenge to those who see it accept it and want to solve it and learn from it.There can be no ups if there is no downs.There is no such thing as a smooth sea because Jesus Christ is the one who calms storms and there are storms.One of God's main themes is faith.Jesus walked on the water.Peter did too for a brief moment but because of fear he sank deeper into the turmoil of the sea.If we have strong faith in God we too can walk on the water by not being afraid of trials and tribulations but to welcome them with vigor and a desire to learn knowing that God is there.Listen,God desires us to learn so much because he has so much to show us that goes beyond what we know now.Simple God,simple plan.The only one who stops us...is us.

[Martha Divine Light]

Amen Sooo true may God continue to bless you with his wonderful wisdom

[tomdurst]

“The Father is always intimately entwined in our struggles".

~R. Alan Woods [2013]”