Under The Fathers Wings
Adversity
Adversity is a word that we as humans
don't like to hear after all when we
come to Jesus doesn't that mean that
everything is going to change, no more
troubles, afflictions, sorrow, difficulties.
Disappointments, hurts, suffering, trials
and ect? These are just a few names to
describe adversity. Well guess what? As
we know coming to Jesus doesn't mean any
of those things. One thing it does mean is
that no matter what we go through we have
a loving savior who promised to never leave
us, he will be there in every act of adversity
that comes our way. Sometimes adversity
comes from God himself sometimes as a
punishment for sin, or a simply way to test
our strength, there are time when we have
to use more effort to clear the hurdles that
are put in our way. Other times adversity is
sent by satan to try to get us to sin, and
God allows it, but more times than not
we bring it on ourselves by acting foolishly,
either by not listening to the voice of God or
by out and our sinning. Sometime adversity
comes to us through no fault of our own The.
one sure thing we can count on is that
adversity will come to us, and it is not
a matter of will we or won't we. The
question is what will we do with adversity
when it knocks on our door?
Deuteronomy 28:20
The Lord himself will send against you
Curses, confusion, and disillusionment
in everything you do, until at last you
are completely destroyed for doing evil
forsaking me.
Jeremiah 21:14
I myself will punish you for your sinfulness,
says the Lord I will light a fire in your
forests that will burn up everything
around you.
Hosea 4:9
Like priest, like people, since the priest
are wicked, the people are wicked too. So
now I will punish both priests and people
for all their wicked deeds.
It is hard for us to believe that a loving
God would actually send adversity into
our lives, but just as we discipline our
children when they do wrong, God may
also bring adversity into our lives by
correcting us when we do wrong. This
is for our benefit, not harm. God also
sometimes brings difficulties into our
lives to strengthen, and prepare us for
what lies ahead for us in our lives.
We may ask, "Does trouble just happen?"
The answer is "yes" sometimes troubles
do "just happen," because we live
in a sinful world, and God usually allows
the cycle run out for the time being. But
because of His unfailing love for us,
He steps in on our behalf.
Lamentations 3:33
For he does not enjoy hurting people
Or causing them sorrow.
Romans 5:8
But God showed his great love for us
by sending Christ to die for us while
we were still sinners.
I have heard even Christians, make
statements that , "if God loved me
why would He allow these thing to
happen to me, He must enjoyed the
trouble that comes into my life?" But as
we read in God's word we see that God's
love for us is pure and intense, He does
not want to see us suffer, but as with our
children, our suffering would be worse if He
did not sometimes correct us.
Exodus 5:4-9
"Who do you think you are," Pharaoh
shouted, "distracting the people from
their task? Get back to work! Look there
are many people here in Egypt, and you
are stopping them from doing their work."
That same day Pharaoh sent this orders
to the slave drivers and foreman he had
set over the people of Israel, "Do not
supply the people with any more straw
for making bricks. Let them get it
themselves! But don't reduce their
production quotas by a single brick.
They obviously don't have enough to
do. If they did they wouldn't be talking
about going into the wilderness to offer
sacrifices to their God. Load them down
with more work. Make them sweat! That
will teach them to listen these liars.
1st.Peter 2:20-22
Of course, you get no credit for the
being patient if you are beaten for
doing wrong. But if you suffer for
right and are patient beneath the
blows, God is pleased with you. This
suffering is all a part of what God has
called you to. Christ, who suffered for
you, is your example. Follow his steps.
He never sinned, and he never deceived
anyone.
As most of us know satan is in no way
our friend, in fact he has one goal
for our lives, and that is to destroy
us. He will stop at nothing to try and
keep us from following God. There are
also people who are opposed to what
is good and right, so guess what happens
when we are living and being faithful
to our commitment to God, you guessed
it, "Adversity"
James 1:2-3
"Dear brothers and sisters, whenever
trouble comes your way, let it be an
opportunity for joy. For when faith is
tested, your endurance has a chance to
grow. So let it grow, for when your
endurance is fully developed, you will
be strong in character and ready for
anything."
2nd Corinthians 4:8
We are pressed on every side by trouble,
but we are not crushed and broken. We
are perplexed, but we don't give up and
quit.
If we try to run away from adversity, how
in the world are we going to stand when
everything seem to close in on us? In
order for a fighter to win a bout, he has
to spar in the ring every day in order to
be ready when the real fight happens. It
is the same with us, like the boxer we will
get bruised, but it builds us up in our faith
so that we know that we won't fall to the
snares of satan and the world. Adversity
also will help us to better understand the
suffering Christ did for us and it should
deepen our relationship with him.
Jonah 2:2
" He said, "I cried out to the Lord in
my great trouble, and he answered
me. I called to you from the world
of the dead, and the Lord, you heard me! "
God is the one who established the
so called hot line, that is always open.
There is never a busy signal, for he is
never to busy to be there for us when
we need Him. We don't have to wait
for the big troubles in our lives to
come to Him, He is always there
for us no matter how small or large
our need is. Isn't it comforting to
know that we can expect adversity
in this walk with the Lord, but Praise
God! He is always there to see us
through.
"Father God we come to you in humble
Adoration. We thank you for your word,
we thank you that even though we are
going to have trials or tribulations in
this world that you promised to be
there in these times. You promised
not to let us slip and fall, you promised
that you would give us a time of rest
if we would give our worry to you.
Father God, help us to be pleasing
to you in times of adversity, keep
us strong in faith, to be pleasing in
your sight. Help us to be filled with
the joy of the Lord and to be a sweet
aroma to your nostrils. I ask this in
Jesus name. "
" Amen & Amen! "
This Webpage Was Developed By:
© Under The Fathers Wings Ministries.
All Rights For Content Are Reserved.