Looking back at my blog and posts I wrote over a year ago, it's such a drastic difference from the place I am today. I was experiencing some of the same anxiety, doubts and fears I feel now, but for entirely different reasons. The Lord was faithful then and He'll be faithful now. Pruning and purging is painful and it hurts, but this past year God has taught me a lot about rejoicing in my sufferings. On most days, I still don't like it, but I trust that it's good. I cannot wait for the Lord's redemption.
Romans 5:1-5 "Peace and Joy"
1 Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God. 3 Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; 4 perseverance, character; and character, hope. 5 And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us.
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