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God's Will In A Time Of Suffering, Part 1 Of 2
To find, keep, and have hope while we try to get
through our times of suffering and adversity requires we fit our life into
the will of God. To more fully understand how we can have hope by knowing
the will of God let us characterize the will of God as wind. Wind has
force and power. Although we cannot see the wind, nor can we capture it in
a bottle, we can still use it. To go against the wind requires us to exert
extra force as we push into the wind. When we have the wind at our back,
the wind pushes us along and can help us on our way. To take advantage of
the wind we need to be able to always have the wind at our back. To have
the wind at our back, we need to know in what direction the wind is
blowing. If we are not moving in the wind's direction we can expect to be
blown about and even be blown off course. Although we cannot capture the
wind in a container or bottle, we can still use the wind by building
windmills. The windmill has a vane. The vane always keeps the rotating
blades of the windmill facing in the direction of the wind. The wind
applies pressure against the blades forcing the windmill’s rotor to
turn. Although we cannot capture the wind directly, we can capture the
force of the wind by converting the rotating force of the windmill's rotor
into electrical power or use the windmill’s mechanical power.
Like the wind, the will of God is a power and a
force. In our times of suffering and adversity, we can choose to move in
the same direction as His force or will, or we can choose to go against
His will. We cannot capture or bottle His power but we can use His power
if we know the direction of His will. Just as the windmill has a vane to
keep its blades facing the wind, each of us must have a spiritual vane to
keep us sensitive to the direction of God's will. For many people, there
is no part of God that remains more aloof and more apart from them than
His will for their lives. Some of the mystery of God's will can be
unraveled but not all of it. However, what we do know about God’s will
is substantial. Our great quest in life is to do as much of God’s will
as we know how to do, no matter what we face at the time.
If these words have been a blessing to you 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:
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