Have you ever read something over and over again and really
give it no deep, serious, reflective thought until something really jumps out
at you and slaps your brain awake?
I just had that happen. I was going to quote a line of
Scripture in a poem when the very next verse screamed at me …..
So the verse is 2 Timothy 1:7 For God hath not given
us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
Then I really read verse 8 Be not
thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner:
but be thou partaker of the afflictions of the gospel according to the power of
God;
And I had to ask myself, How do I partake of the affliction?
Affliction!!! I head the other way when something hints at the slightest bit of
discomfort. I thought about this question for a long while and then I thought
about James 1:2 Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you
face trials of many kinds… and the Romans 8:28 And we know that in all things
God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to
his purpose.
So I do partake in the affliction. I have learned to sit,
however painful, however uncomfortable, however it makes me mad, cry…I deal
with it all because I know that God is all in it and goes through it with me. I
haven’t fully gotten to a place of silence but I do ask for prayer and I do
celebrate that God chose me to go through.
His strength shows through in my weakness
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