Always be full of joy in the Lord.
I say it again—rejoice!
~Philippians 4:4 (NLT)~
Lawana Carter asks us to prayfor her younger son, Adam. Please be in prayer for Adam Carter. He’s been running a temperature for severa days and will be seeing a doctor today.
Pray for the members of the military as they serve to protect us. Say a special prayer for those who are far from their loved ones. Pray for family members as they are back at home while their loved ones are serving in a different place.
Pray for those who are lonely at this time of the year. Pray they will not have a more difficult time during the holidays.
Pray for those who have lost loved ones this year and are facing the holidays without their loved one for the first time.
Testing
WHENEVER YOU FIND yourself going through times of testing, there is always a reason…a very good reason…
In fact, there are several reasons. Testing times are to:
UNCOVER something: When God allows pressures and trials, it is so that you might uncover something in your life He wants to deal with. Hardships reveal areas of weakness and vulnerability. God wants to strengthen us in those very areas, and better equip us not only to stand strong in the storms ourselves, but also to be a shelter for others.
RECOVER something: God allows us to be tested so that we might recover something we’ve lost over the months and years. Perhaps it is our delight in the Word of God, a habit of daily prayer, or the delight of regular fellowship with those of like-precious faith. Trials may force us back to that “first love” walk with the Lord that has slipped away from us.
DISCOVER something: Even though it’s a test you may not like or enjoy, you discover that He’s your God, you’re His child, and that He loves you. He’ll care for you and see you through.
I hear people talk about this trial and that trial, this test and that test. People will say, “Pray for me, I’m going through a trial in my marriage (or in my job or in my finances or in my relationships at home).” But in reality, those aren’t the things being tested at all. What’s being tested is our faith, whether we will really trust Him to work in and through our circumstances.
That’s what’s really at stake. When the heat’s on…when the shadows fall…when disappointment rips through my heart…am I going to trust Him? Am I going to wait on Him, worship Him, and give my anxieties to Him? Or am I going to turn away from Him in my doubt and discouragement? (Ron Mehl)
“And not only that, but we also glory in tribulations,
knowing that tribulation produces perseverance;
and perseverance, character;
and character, hope.
Now hope does not disappoint,
because the love of God
has been poured out in our hearts
by the Holy Spirit who was given to us”
Romans 5:3-5
Posted by Mike Benson
Have a blessed day! Jesus is the reason for the season! Merry CHRISTmas!
Anna Lee
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