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Thankful to God in all things
Rhys 🕊:
I was reading the following below:
Praying by God's rules
Ah, yes, "the God of peace will be with you." What more do we want? Really: what more do we want? I can swap war stories regarding my past life with the best of you, but to now know that "the God of peace will be with you" is the thing that makes it all worth it. Don't hesitate to thank God for your trials and tribulations and persecutions—they are qualifying you for the incorruptible and immortal Kingdom of God. Answered prayer is a major proof that God exists and that God loves. Obey God's rules governing prayer, and you too will begin to experience God's intervention into your life.
I believe and have no problems with what Ray says here but do find myself struggling.
The following is how I am thinking at the moment and perhaps I'm off the mark here:
It seems more clearer to me now more than ever to be thankful for the things that are not working out for you. Everyone seems to be thankful for the good things but it seems we should be more thankful for the trials and tribulations and persecutions. Even believers seem to be more thankful when things seem to have come right but shouldn't we be more thankful if they stay bad and perhaps even get worse. Nobody seems to be too happy when things go in this direction and everything is going downhill rather quickly. We and especially me included want things to be good again. If these things are qualifying us for His kingdom then why don't we ask for more of them instead of trying to get rid of them. I guess it's like forget the good things give me the trials and tribulations and persecutions as surely that's more important. Well that's how I think at the moment.
I still find myself struggling to be thankful in all the bad things. I am a lot further down the track than I use to be as use to hate God for some things that I was suffering. I guess I'm wondering how do I get to the point of been thankful for all and especially thankful for your trials and tribulations and persecutions and therefore not to complain about anything. Maybe it takes a lifetime but then maybe it only takes a few more weeks. I know what Paul was and then what he became but my transformation does not seem as radical as that. I'm just not sure I will be thankful for all but I want to be and sooner the better at least in my thinking.
Any help appreciated. Maybe I'm not the only one that feels like this but then maybe I am.
Rhys
gregorydc:
Hello Rhys,
My dear brother you are definitely not the only one who feels this way. I feel this way quite often, but sometimes I am quite thankful for my trials and tribulations because, in retrospect ,I know without them I would, without God bringing me through them, probably be dead right now, and not being saved. I still have to meditate on the good to see what the bad things are for. I have to also look at the big picture of my life, instead of the small daily things, that is the best way I can be thankful to God. Sorry if it doesn't make a whole lot of since, I just woke up and need coffee. Anyway I hope this helps.
Greg
levycarneiro:
--- Quote from: John from Kentucky on January 09, 2013, 12:06:48 PM ---Both good and evil come from God. We have no control over what occurs. Like a surfer, we just need to ride the waves. 8)
--- End quote ---
That's a great analogy :)
longhorn:
I still find myself struggling to be thankful in all the bad things. I am a lot further down the track than I use to be as use to hate God for some things that I was suffering. I guess I'm wondering how do I get to the point of been thankful for all and especially thankful for your trials and tribulations and persecutions and therefore not to complain about anything. Maybe it takes a lifetime but then maybe it only takes a few more weeks. I know what Paul was and then what he became but my transformation does not seem as radical as that. I'm just not sure I will be thankful for all but I want to be and sooner the better at least in my thinking.
You say you are wondering " How do " I " get to the point of being Thankful, and I'm just not sure " I " will be Thankful.. It won't be " YOU " ( Old Man 1st Adam) that will truely be Thankful for trials, but it will be " Christ in You " ( New Man ) that will in all trials have the " Patience of the Saints ". ( Rev 13: 10) when our OLD MAN ( all wood, hay, stubble) is destroyed by the Fire of Christ's words.
Longhorn
Deborah-Leigh:
--- Quote from: John from Kentucky on January 09, 2013, 12:06:48 PM ---...What? Shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this Job did not sin with his lips. Job 2:10
Both good and evil come from God. We have no control over what occurs. Like a surfer, we just need to ride the waves. 8)
--- End quote ---
Rather be the Ocean John. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D LOL ~ :)
Rhys, Ray states, "Obey God's rules governing prayer, and you too will begin to experience God's intervention into your life."
CAUSED, of God, to desire to OBEY God, is a desire of the heart given to you by God. 8) To be exceedingly grateful TO GOD, that you have THAT priceless gift, FROM GOD, is, as Ray states, to "begin to experience God's intervention into your life. " :)
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