OUR TESTS AND TRIALS
- WHO BRINGS TESTS AND TRIALS ,IS IT GOD OR DEVIL?
- King David says in. PS 11:5– “The Lord tests the righteous”
Thank God that most of the time we are not dealing with the devil but with the Lord.
” The hand of the Lord has touched me. Though God slay me, yet will l trust him.”
Job 19:21
It is comforting to know that we place ourselves in God’s hands ; he is always with us.
TESTS and TRIALS
“Think it not strange concerning the fiery trials, as some strange thing happening to us.”
1Peter 4:12
‘All they that live Godly life shall suffer persecution’.
- “Blessed are they that suffer persecution for righteousness sake for theirs is the Kingdom of God Mathew 5:10
God’s encouragement surely comes in the midst of the Testing–:
“As an eagle stirs up her nest, fluttering over the young, then bearing over the wings…
Isaiah 40:31
The eagle builds her nest in lofty places i.e.in the sides of the mountains, she makes it very strong and takes soft material like feathers plucked from her own breast to line the nest. Then the eaglets are tucked in its warm comfort.
We also experience God’s love, comfort, provision and forgiveness but suddenly there comes a time when the mother eagle stirs up the nest in a different way, fluttering over the young to remove the soft material and comfort to expose them to thorns and briers. The young ones do not understand the commotion but mother has a plan.
This discomfort makes eaglets to abandon the nest for flying training.
The Principle of spiritual life is “ No pain- no gain.” We are the pilgrims passing through the wilderness (hardships) to our promised land ( heaven). Then we grow up through pain, sorrow and suffering till the patience finishes it’s work in us. God wants to break us before he uses us. Then we are transformed in His image to do the task for which we are called and to teach us obedience and to wait upon Him. Then we learn to rise up with wings of eagle.
We have to die everyday to live, till the desires of the flesh are consumed by the Fire of the Holy Spirit in us. Then the spiritual man becomes stronger to do His will and follow His voice and be prepared for our calling.
TESTIMONY.
I have a calling upon my life, so God first removed my husband from my life. He passed away after a brief illness ,then children got separated and l was denied even the joy of seeing my grandchild, my pet was given for adoption and friends became too busy to even visit me. God increased my sorrows ,prayers , loneliness and grief to break me before using me. Then l started receiving great prophecies over my life and destiny and He got me involved in so many spiritual things that now l have no time to even think about myself. Now I’m closer to God than ever before. All glory to God.
PRAYER :-
Father l thank you for what l’m going through to become a chosen vessel fit for the Master’s use .Lord fill us with your Holy Spirit to find the purpose of our Calling. Please guide me, in the right direction of my Calling. Give me grace to fulfill it, no matter what the cost is.
This l ask in the mighty and matchless name of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
Amen.
Sol. Noreen