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Topic:
Adversity As A Teacher
Adversity can be used to teach us and guide us.
Adversity can be used by God and used by us to learn the wisdom of God.
If you are in adversity you surely must be thinking "But how can
pain, disappointment, and failure teach me? If God really wanted to tell
me something, He wouldn't have to do it with a whip or put me in such
dire straits." If you are thinking this way then you are right. God
does not do anything with a whip. God is not the source of your
misfortune. God is not the source of what you might call “bad luck.”
However, God can help you use the bad things that have happened to you
to your advantage. Although
you might be saying, "Use it to my advantage? Give me a break!
There is no way I could use all this bad stuff that's happened in my
life to my advantage!" However, there IS an advantage. To find the
advantage, you just have to learn to be taught. You have to be willing
to let God lead you and teach you in your adversity. In addition, if you
are willing to let God work in your life whether you are in adversity or
not, you live differently, think differently, and walk and talk differently.
With God as your teacher, you learn to live a victorious life instead of
living a life in defeat.
Some people look at surviving and thriving in
adversity as saying we make our own luck. In a way, it is true. We do
make our own luck, but we must all understand what we call luck depends
upon how we live and not upon good fortune falling upon us for no
apparent reason. God can help you turn your lemons into lemonade if you
will open your mind, heart, and soul to learn His teachings and learn His ways.
If these words have been a blessing, please forward them to a friend
These words were posted at one of Shepherd's Care Ministries Sites
called Wisdom Moment. This site is located at:
http://www.findthepower.com/wisdomminute
Shepherd's Care Ministries Main Site located at:
http://www.findthepower.com/ |
