TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS
Proverbs 3:5,6 Trust in the Lord with all you heart and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him and He will make your paths straight.
We often ask questions and wonder why people have to suffer through many hard times. It’s my belief that as people go through these times, it’s then when many (not all) turn to God. My childhood was hard but a Christian mother taught me and my siblings that God is always there for me if we just trust in Him. Perhaps instead of thinking negative thoughts at those times is when God draws us to Himself and uses those times to turn our hard hearts to Him. When life is easy we tend to rely on ourselves and forget about God. When trials come it’s His way to get our attention and realize we need to trust in Him.
~D. A.
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Note: The above Devotion has been excerpted from the printed Devotional “2015 Lenten Devotions”. You may request a printed copy of the booklet.
2015 Lenten Devotions
“Like a tree planted by water”
Psalm 1: 2-3