Insights
🙏 God uses every difficulty to draw us closer to Himself, reminding us to seek His presence and guidance in times of hardship.
🙏 “Whatever God allows in your life, remember this: When he says, ‘All things work together for good to those who love Him.'” – Dr. Charles Stanley emphasizes the importance of trusting that God has a purpose for the hardships we face.
💡 “He deserves our attention, so I want you to think about three words. And the first word is ‘cleansing’.”
⏰ Times of trouble serve as an opportunity for self-reflection and re-evaluation of how we are living our lives.
🙏 “Amidst listening to doctors, scientists, and politicians, we must also listen to God.”
🙏 “In the shadow of thy wings is my refuge.” – We should trust God and seek refuge in Him during difficult times.
🌪️ Storms, difficulty, hardship, pain, suffering, shape us and can be used by God to change something about us that needs to be changed.
💖 Open your heart to God, examine yourself, and let this challenging time be a new era in your life where you choose to obey Him and be grateful for the transformation He brings..
Summary
TLDR: God uses hardships and difficulties in our lives to draw us closer to Him and shape us into who He wants us to be.
- 🙏 God has a purpose for every difficulty, using them to draw us closer to Him, and we must give Him our full attention to understand His message.
- 🙏 God always has a purpose for allowing hardships in our lives, and we must remember that all things work together for good for those who love Him.
- 🙏 Trust Jesus, as He is working for our good, and focus on aligning with God’s will by reflecting on our actions and seeking His guidance.
3.1 Trust Jesus, as He is in charge and has our best interest at heart, and remember that He is working to bring good into our lives; therefore, we should focus on cleansing ourselves and aligning with God’s will.
3.2 God allows affliction in our lives for a specific purpose, so we should take the time to reflect and ask Him to reveal any areas where we have gone astray or neglected Him.
- 🔑 Reflect on your relationship with God, prioritize spending time with your family, and re-evaluate how you are spending your time in order to navigate through hardships.
- 🙏 God uses hardships like plagues to get our attention and drive us to Him, so even in difficult times, we must listen to Him above all others.
- 🙏 Trust God, re-examine ourselves, and ask if He is enough for us in times of hardship.
- 🔁 God uses hardship and suffering to shape us and bring us closer to Him, so we should ask Him to change us and focus on what truly matters in life.
- 🙏 Surrender your life to Jesus, listen and trust God, and let hardships be advantageous by opening your heart, examining yourself, and yielding to Him.
8.1 Listen to God, make necessary changes, and trust Him with the consequences to turn hardships into advantages in life.
8.2 Don’t waste your sorrows, trials, heartache, and suffering; surrender your life to Jesus Christ, listen and trust God, and let this difficult time be advantageous by opening your heart to God, examining yourself, yielding to Him, and allowing it to be a new era in your life.
