Hi Judith,
We usually don't understand "WHY" until we look back on it.
You are learning priceless spiritual lessons, let me encourage you,
your treasures are stored up in Heaven.
Matthew 6:19"Stop storing up treasures for yourselves on earth, where moths and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal. But
keep on storing up treasures for yourselves in heaven, where moths and rust do not destroy and where thieves do not break in and steal,
because where your treasure is, there your heart will be also."Mark 9:35So he sat down, called his twelve disciples, and told them, "If anyone wants to be first he must be last of all and servant of all."
And although I agree with what has been shared I would like to add to this for Fester & Judith & My Understanding!1 Corinthians 9:19Although I am free from everyone's expectations, I have made myself a servant to all of them to win more people.
To the Jews I became like a Jew in order to win Jews.
To those under the law I became like a man under the law, in order to win those under the law
(although I myself am not under the law).
To those who do not have the law, I became like a man who does not have the law in order to win those who do not have the law.
However, I am not free from God's law, but I'm subject to the Messiah's law.To the weak I became weak in order to win the weak. I have become all things to all people so that by all possible means I might save some of them. I do all this for the sake of the gospel in order to have a share in its blessings.
You know that in a race all the runners run but only one wins the prize, don't you? You must run in such a way that you may be victorious. Everyone who enters an athletic contest
practices self-control in everything. They do it to win a wreath that withers away, but we run to win a prize that never fades.
{Treasures in Heaven}2 Corinthians 6:14Stop becoming
unevenly yoked with unbelievers. What partnership can righteousness have with lawlessness? What fellowship can light have with darkness? What harmony exists between the Messiah and Beliar, or what do a believer and an unbeliever have in common? What agreement can a temple of God (we are the Temple) make with idols? For we are the temple of the living God, just as God said: "I will live and walk among them. I will be their God, and they will be my people." Therefore, "Get away from them and separate yourselves from them," declares the Lord, "and don't touch anything unclean. Then I will welcome you.
2 Timothy 2:15Study to show yourself approved to God, a workman that needs not to be ashamed,
rightly dividing the word of truth.I always need to pray for God's Grace & Understanding...Seeking to be lead by the Holy Spirit to be a Light in this world. To correctly descern the Will of God when we are learning to apply all these scriptures to our walk/situation.
Sorry for being so long-winded,
Brenda