2 Thes. 2:13: But we ought always to thank God for you, brothers loved by the Lord, because from the beginning God chose you to be saved through the sanctifying work of the Spirit and through belief in the truth (NIV).
We do not always know how faithful we are until we are tested. Trials have a way of exposing those areas where we are trusting in ourselves instead of relying on God. Paul encouraged these believers by showing them the value of God's sanctifying work in their lives.
The purpose in sanctification isn't to reveal a person's heart to God. He already knows! Rather, it is to reveal the heart to the person himself. This can be painful at times as we are confronted with the depths of our sin and challenged to mature spiritually
Pray for God to expose the "logs" in your eyes and the strength to embrace the sanctification process. Difficult times provide an opportunity to become more Christ-like and to be a humble example for our family.
Trials expose our weaknesses and challenge us to grow spiritually.
3 comments:
This was meant for me specifically wasn't it Clark. Sometimes I forget that God has not called me to a life of seeking comfort in isolated security. He's called me to 'mix it up' with others by introducing the rebel Jesus and His counter-cultural lifestyle of putting others before self.
Father, I pray that I would focus on you today. Please reveal my weaknesses to You and please give me the courage to offer those weaknesses to You and accept Your strength.
Tony, pretty much everyday applies to you right? There is no doubt that i want to be able to believe that my faith is so strong that in the face of adversity that I would respond with God's grace. I can not say I am fully there, but I knwo that is where I want to be.
Only by God's grace,
cas
It's pretty easy to get caught up with everything in the world. I pray that God will lift us all up to remind us that we belong to Him, not to the world
In His Name,
Amen
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