Affliction...
*to distress so severely as to cause persistent suffering or anguish.
*a general term that applies to the causing of pain or suffering or of acute annoyance, embarrassment, or any distress.
While answering the questions I got from several of you, I found that many of the questions, just like the ones I have been getting before, seem to all have a common theme...Suffering and Affliction.
So I want to pour some love on you. God loves you and wants good things for you!
Jeremiah 29:11 says "'For I know the plans I have for you,' declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.'" Jeremiah 29:11
So stop whining! Take a look at the life of Job! Have you had all of your possessions taken away? Family taken away? Your health? Spouse and friends sold you out?
Romans 8:37 says "No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us." !!!!!
As I look back on my life, I can honestly say that it was the "afflicted" and "times of suffering" that I was closest to God. And out of that closeness was born a stronger, more grounded faith in Him.
I heard an old lady that was a prayer warrior once say, "If anything makes you pray, be thankful for it."
So I guess I am just encouraging you, if you are going through a valley, suffering, hardship, understand that God has great plans for you, but is waiting on your trust in Him.
Nobody enjoys affliction, but we all enjoy the mountain top experience with God. The true key to life is to maintain joy in pain, keep trusting God through the hardest of trials, know that His grace is new every morning, and you will be able to say..."I'm thankful for affliction."
Hope you all have a great weekend, Shaun.
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