Sometimes you're going to go through some pain before you get to the promise.. that doesn't mean you should give up on the promises of God though. Just know that when it's all over with, you'll know for sure that it was all God who brought you through and none of you. It might seem hard to believe but sometimes the beating comes before the blessing. It teaches you to appreciate what the Lord has blessed you with. Humble yourself and know that all glory goes to God. Praise Him while you're in it because you're gonna come through it. 

This small and temporary trouble we suffer will bring us a tremendous and eternal glory, much greater than the trouble.” (2 Corinthians 4:17)

When we go through difficulties in life, the first thing we try to do is blame somebody else. But it doesn’t matter where your problem came from — God still has a purpose for it in your life. Even when you do stupid things, God can use it. Even when other people hurt you intentionally, he can use it. Even when the devil plans bad things for your life, God can bring good out of it. 

God’s purpose is greater than your problems and your pain. God has a plan! You need to look past the temporary pain and look instead at the long-term benefit in your life. 

Romans 5:3-4 says, “We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that … they help us learn to be patient. And patience develops strength of character in us and helps us trust God more each time we use it until finally our hope and faith are strong and steady”.

What’s the purpose of your problems and difficulty? God wants you to learn something. Every storm is a school. Every trial is a teacher. Every experience is an education. Every difficulty is for your development.

Most of us are slow learners. If you don’t learn something, God will bring it up again in your life. It will come back, because God is more interested in your character than in your comfort. He is more interested in seeing you become more like Christ than in making things easy for you.

Some of you are facing a major difficulty right now. It may be an illness or guilt or a financial problem or strain in a relationship. Does God have a word for you while you’re going through your difficulty? Absolutely. God is saying to you, “Don’t give up. Grow up.” Fulfill the purpose of your difficulty — becoming more and more like the person He created you to be. 

Anyway, yesterday was a Christmas day.

H A P P Y   B O R N  D A Y   J E S U S
You came. You won. And soon, so very soon now, Jesus. You are coming again.
We celebrate you today and every day, Jesus.
We honor you today and every day, Jesus.
For we love you.
We need you.
And we praise you in the very highest..

MERRY CHRISTMAS all of my readers. May the joy and blessings of this Christmas be with you each and every day.