I don't deserve this?
When is the last time you said or thought something like that? What was it that you thought you did not deserve? Now everyone is different. I do not know about you, but some people when they experience hardship throw their hands up in the air. And they ask God why? Why are you doing this to me I do not deserve it? Why am I experiencing this hardship? I just do not deserve it. What makes you think you do not deserve hardship? I do not know whether or not you deserve hardship. But one thing I do know is that you do not deserve grace. None of us deserve grace. It is a gift from God, let's thank Him for it. (Romans 6:23, Ephesians 2:8-9) I think if would spend our time thanking God for grace instead of complaining about hardship life would be a little bit easier. Another thing about hardship. We may not deserve it, but we are privileged to experience it. Check out these great verses in peter about suffering: "Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward. 19 For this is thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully. 20 For what glory is it, if, when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye shall take it patiently? but if, when ye do well, and suffer for it, ye take it patiently, this is acceptable with God. 21 For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps." 1 Peter 2:18-21 "But and if ye suffer for righteousness' sake, happy are ye: and be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled." 1 Peter 3:14 "Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you: 13 But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ's sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy. 14 If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified. 15 But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or as a thief, or as an evildoer, or as a busybody in other men's matters. 16 Yet if any man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God on this behalf." 1 Peter 4:12-16
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If life was really easy then we would not need help living it. But life is not easy, it is filled with hardships. People often question: "If God is so good, then why do so many bad things happen?". I cannot explain where hardships come from. But I can tell you some reasons they are good. Hardship keep us dependent on God. Hardships are good because they keep us needing God. They keep us dependent on God. If we do not need Him in this present life then why would we need him in eternity? If we don't need him in eternity, do you think we will be in heaven with him? No. Eternity helps keep everything in focus. Without eternity there would be no good in hardships. There are countless many other reasons why it is amazing. Other reasons: Hardship keeps us Humble 2 Corinthians 12:7-10 And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure. 8 For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me. 9 And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. 10 Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong. Hardship helps us produce fruit In order to help us produce fruit God has to prune us(John 15:2). And pruning hurts Hardship help us to become mature Your turn: If hardship is really as good as we say it is, and if it happens to everybody including you. Then you should be able to list some of the good things hardship has done for you. I know that when you are right in the midst of hardship it can be hard, but when it is all past I am sure you are thankful for it. I personally am thankful for the hardship I have experienced I would be a different person today if I did not experience any. Hardship has made me a more understanding and caring person. I would be a spoiled rotten and crule person if I had not experienced hardship. Note: All hardship is not good, because some hardship is either unecessary or comes from mean people. But good can come from all hardship(Romans 8:28). If you liked this piece on hardship you may like: www.thesunshining.weebly.com/sunshining-inspirations/even-when-you-dont-see-it thesunshining.weebly.com/sunshining-inspirations/where-does-hardship-come-from A little note:
Hi my name is N.C.R.. I hope you enjoy this small little writing. It is not written in the normal way I write SunShining Inspiration posts. It is mainly in outline from, the best form for this post. In it I attempt to answer the questions: Where does hardship come from? And why does hardship comes from there? At first I hesitated to say that hardship can come from God. But I wanted to be very thorough in my writing. All hardship does not come from satan, neither does all hardship come from God. Some hardship comes from God, and some from satan. Some hardship even comes from ourselves. As always please think about what you read. And please share it with your friends, there are share button on the blog sidebar. Outline: 1. Where does hardship come from? 2. Why does it come from there? 1. From God
www.thesunshining.weebly.com/sunshining-inspirations/even-when-you-dont-see-it God is always good, even when you don't see it. But why? Why would there, if God is always good, be times when we don't see the goodness of God. It may be because of our definition of what is good and what makes God good. Many people ask the question: "If God is so good, then why do so many bad things happen?". They are thinking that if God is good, he would make life easy. But part of what makes God so good, is that he knows what is best, and he allows/enforces it. Sometimes that which is best may not be easy. You may be wondering why hardship is sometimes best. Well, you see life is temporal. God would be wicked if he allowed you to have an easy life, then sent you to hell. He allows you to have hardships in this world to test and see if you really love him. Because he only allows those that love him into heaven. For those who do not love God, it would be torture for them to be in heaven. God allows hardship because it separates those who truly love him from those who don't. Last night I had a dream that inspired this post about the goodness of God. I can't really remember all the details. I do remember I came up with this really amazing quote that explained why God was good for allowing hardship. But I cannot remember the quote. Another thing I remember is that in the dream I had a friend whose parents got divorced. I remember that as soon as I heard that I said "amazing". Not that divorce is amazing, but because my friend was experiencing hardship. And hardship is amazing. I know that when you are right in the midst of the storm and hardship it does not feel that great or amazing. But it really is. And God is always good. Just a side note: Divorce is not good, it creates unnecessary hardship. I will be doing a few more post on hardship, so be on the lookout for them. If you would like to ask me any questions on the subject feel free to. As always please think about what you read. And please share SunShining inspirations with your friends. |
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