| For verily, when we were with you, we told you before that we should suffer tribulation; even as it came to pass, and ye know. | ||
| 1 Thessalonians 3:4 | ||
| Trials not only enable us to comfort others, but they purify our own faith as well. That’s why Peter said, ‘Don’t think it strange concerning the fiery trials which come your way. These fiery trials are sent to test and purify your faith’ (I Peter 4:12 ). What happens when you are in a fiery trial? Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego will tell you: Jesus shows up (Daniel 3:25). That’s why James tells us to count it all joy when we fall into trials (James 1:2). ‘Whoopee! A trial! How wonderful!’ Crazy? Not really, because if you have this mindset in your difficult times, you will see Jesus in a way that will, Blow your mind, Warm your heart, And bless your socks Trials don’t make or break us, gang. They simply reveal what’s inside ... When I hit a bump, the tea which splashes out of the mug on my dashboard was there before the bump. The bump doesn’t put the tea in; it just shows what was already in the cup. ‘I’m angry because of what he or she did to me.’ No. The anger was already there. The bump just brought it out. Truly, the only way a man can really know how he’s doing is through bumpy, discouraging, heartbreaking times, for they alone reveal the heart. | ||
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