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 Don't Be Fooled...

   Don't be fooled by thinking that blessing or the lack thereof declares your position in God, we must keep in mind God’s word and remember not to forget Matthew 5:45 which says: He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. What does this say to us? In Philippians 4:11 we were given words of encouragement by the apostle Paul to learn to be content in what so ever state we find ourselves in, doesn’t this inform us that life is full of seasons? 

   Yes indeed it feels better to always have the sun to shine in our lives but the reality is sometimes it will rain and sometimes the sun will shine brightly, we will find sometimes we’ve been hit by hurricanes and sometimes we'll find ourselves in a tornado. In the mist of these events we must be mindful that the shaking and cyclone effects from these are sometimes necessary to uproot and remove things and people that were too stubborn to be moved in the rain storms or we've carried them over with us and if these were left intact they will do great harm concerning our outcome.

   Without a doubt these trials and test will try your faith but James 1: 2-4 says:  (Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything). We are always encouraged not to be discouraged as we face these test and trails... The testing of our faith through these things will make us more effective in the building up of the Kingdom of God (Romans 8:28 and we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose). 

   If you've always been a witness to success you will be insensitive to those in hardship and if you’ve always known hardship you can’t encourage others to get succeed. Life is a balance… a perfect balance of what we need to be effectively used by God.

 

Be good stewards over whatever you have been blessed with, be it little or much!!!