Bible Question: Sorry if i phrased the question wrong. Could you give me scripture or scriptures on getting encourgement through God when we go through Trials in life? And then i was saying, not just the trials of Persacution, Trials in life situations. Hope that is better Thank You |
Bible Answer: Dear LovemyLord7, Certainly. I would look up the word afflict. Certainly. As a young man, involved in physical training, I remember an old aphorism: "The best time to exercise is when you feel the least like doing so." I would argue, practically, that the best time to exercise spiritual disciplines are when things are not all going pleasantly. The disciplines will come easily then, but the greatest fruit arises in our most difficult times. Hebrews 12 is probably one of the best places to study. There we are told that chastening is evidence of God's love. Imagine that, for a moment. What could be more precious in life than God's love? A good diagnostic question to ask ourselves: What would we exchange for the tiniest bit of discipline from the Lord? Would I really prefer pleasure, prosperity, painlessness, etc.? If so, my heart is invested in the temporal, rather than the eternal -- I have become more attached to the world than to world Maker. One must take care to use the Scriptures as a whole. A verse here and a verse there. That partially why I recommend Hebrews 12, which addresses the subject you asked about. Nonetheless, if you search (using the middle of the three text boxes to the right of the screen here in the forum) using the word afflicted. You will learn wonderful things, especially from the Psalms. In Him, Doc |