God gives us His grace in every time of need (Hebrews 4:16). Whether our trial is physical, mental, financial, emotional, spiritual or relational, we have God's grace to help us, because the Trinity abides within us.
When
we find joy in our circumstances, regardless of their intensity of severity or
bliss, we please our Daddy God. He thrills in our trust in Him, and He rejoices
over us with singing (2 Corinthians 10:18; Zephaniah 3:17). Our soul delights in
God, regardless of the issues we face (2 Corinthians 10:17).
Unless
we cause them by our own faulty choices, trials come to sift away the scum in
our life, like the refiner sifts dross from precious metals. We see more pure
gold in our thoughts, actions, emotions and choices, as God's Spirit removes
carnality from us (Job 23:10; 1 Peter 1:7).
Trials
also strengthen our faith in God's faithfulness (1 John 5:4-5). He proves His
love for us by His divine intervention throughout the circumstances of our
life. He turns our mourning into dancing (Psalm 30:11-12), and gives us
inexpressible waves of joy that are full of praises to Him (1 Peter 1:6-9).
God's
grace also gives us victory over every temptation. Most temptations are common
to everyone; even Jesus had temptations (Hebrews 4:15). God gives us a way to
escape every fleshly lure. We simply focus on His provision, rather than our
tempting desires (1 Corinthians 10:13).
Trials
teach us patience, which in turn perfects us (James 1:4-8). Patience helps us
to feel complete and fulfilled, without the pressure of having to perform, or
to force others to perform in our timing and way. It also allows us to continually
wait on God without stress and expectations (Hosea 12:6; Psalm 25:5, 27:14,
37:7; James 5:7-8).
Prayer:
Father
God, thank You for showing us that patience is the key to allowing the other
fruit of the Spirit to manifest in our life. Without patience we act inappropriately
and hurt others. With patience, Your Spirit can exchange our carnality with His
fruit (Galatians 5:22-23). This enables us to abound in every work that You
call us to perform (2 Corinthians 8:7).
Your
grace of patience also helps to protect us from succumbing to temptations.
Rather than wanting everything now, we learn to wait. Instant gratification is
no longer a driving force that pushes us to fall into sin - even when we do not
want to sin (Romans 7). We praise You for Your intervention in our life, for
drawing us into union with Your Trinity, and for Your provision and protection
every moment of all of our days on this earth.
Thought
for the Day:
God
helps us to walk in the light of His loving countenance and grace all day long,
by sending Jesus to free us from the human penchant to sin; initiating the Law
of His Spirit of Life in Christ Jesus to set us free from the Law of Sin and
Death, He allows us to live in sweet communion with His Spirit every single
moment of every single day. - Psalm 89:15; Romans 8:2
