This is a phrase that is often questioned. Why should we have tribulation? Where will we find tribulation? In our world today, what does tribulation look like? In order to understand why and what, we must understand a few things.
1. Look at God. He is a holy and righteous God. It is His desire for us to be Holy (Be ye holy as I am holy). The only way to burn away the chaff is with struggle. There is a couple in our church who are dealing with an unforseen situation with their son. One person asked me, why should this happen to such great people? I think that they are so wonderful at their christian walk that they are truly ready for the next level. Paul said it this way, "Therefore I delight in my infirmities, in my weakness... for when I am weak, He is made strong". Tribulation is a cleansing process.
2. Look at us. We are a dual-natured creature. Inside each child of God is a new regenarated man that cannot sin and a fleshly nature that is not subject to the laws of God, neither indeed can be. Tribulation, at times is the natural struggle between these two entities. Why am I in such a bad mood? Because I am allowing my soul to be vexed by my soul.
3. Look at Satan. He walks around as a roaring lion seeking whom he may devour. He is always on the prowl, seeking those children of GOd who desire to serve Him. At times, tribulation is the struggle against evil spiritual forces in our lives. In our culture, the idea of spiritual forces is over looked, and I think this works to Satan's advantage. Be aware. Walk circumspectly.
What's the deal with tribulation for God's children? It is absolutly necessary. The real wuestion is: Am I experiencing tribulation?
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I think through our tribulations we learn to really know GOD…I have to say that through some of the toughest times of my life, I’ve learned some of the greatest lessons.
Thru tribulations we might be being taught a lesson instructing us to be still, to listen, to be patient, to quit warring against what GOD is trying to do for us…
That old dual-natured creature sometimes needs to be brought to task.
Then sometimes I think God uses our struggles and the way we deal with them to make an impact on those around us who are watching how we handle things.I can't help but believe that in some cases God uses those he know's he can trust with the assignment(like that couple in church you spoke about)
Satan likes to isolate us and make us feel that we’re alone and that God has forsaken us, and that we just can’t make it. But, God is faithful, and thru our faithfulness to Him we can overcome any difficulty. The joy of the Lord is our strength!
Without tribulations we would never know how wonderful God is or just how Great he is in Power.
I really like what it says in Roman’s 5: 3-5,
I want to endure, and live my life for the Lord so I know there will be struggles, and battles against seen and unseen forces...so I am going to continue to read the BOOK that instructs me on how to do battle and WIN....
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