Saturday, October 22, 2016

Shaped in Affliction


God uses life to get our attention and guide us in the way we should go. Sometimes it just takes a light touch, sometimes it takes a branding iron.

October’s Awakening, Day 22:

Most of the grand truths of God have to be learned by trouble; they must be burned into us with the hot iron of affliction, otherwise we shall not truly receive them.

 -Charles Spurgeon

We are either in the process of resisting God's truth or in the process of being shaped and molded by his truth.

 -Charles Stanley
Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord. Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. Romans 12:11,12 NIV



            We are creatures of habit, the status quo, and resistant to change. In fact, until the pain of change is gain, we remain the same. That’s why, unfortunately, adversity and affliction are necessary components in our lives to force us into moving forward to a better place mentally and spiritually. Knowing this should give us some consolation, but it doesn’t make it easier. In each situation, try to envision and understand what God is showing you and try to do better the next time. We needlessly bring about much strife in our own lives by simply making poor choices. Seek Him first and oftentimes the road will be just a little less rocky.

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