Can we just take a moment to
read James chapter 1 verse 1: Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters,
whenever you face trails of many kinds. (And then continue to read the rest of
the chapter. Some good stuff there).
Like for real? Count it all
joy?
Well, ladies and gents. Yes.
The storms of life will come, but Mark 4:35-41 reveals that even through the
midst of it all, God is there. Now that is something to shout about!
Like many Christians today, I
can find myself struggling to to “count
it all joy” in the midst of my storms.
When I was going through my
struggles during my practicum (pre-student teaching), I didn’t realize that God
was strengthening and preparing me to become better. When college was hard and I had
allnighters, I didn’t conceptualize that it was preparing me for that degree.
When I was going through sickness all last semester, I didn’t realize how much
I turned to God to get me through.
You see that sometimes the
storms of this life are God’s blessings in disguise.
In life we go through things
so that we can go to Christ.
So the next time you don’t
understand why you’re going through it, rejoice and know it will work out for
your good.
God wouldn’t bring you to it,
if he wouldn’t bring you through it.
Love,
Courtney
https://youtu.be/T0RiyYbs5Ro Count It All Joy by the Winans
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