> >
> >
> > > Some good thoughts...
> > > What Is God Telling You With The Problems He
> > Blesses You With?
> > >
> > > The problems you face will either defeat you or
> > develop you -
> > > depending on how you respond to them.
> > Unfortunately most people fail to
> > see
> > > how God wants to use problems for good in their
> > lives. They react
> > > foolishly and resent their problems rather than
> > pausing to consider what
> > > benefit they might bring.
> > >
> > > Here are five ways God wants to use the problems
> > in your life:
> > >
> > > 1. God uses problems to DIRECT you. Sometimes God
> > must light a fire
> > > under you to get you moving. Problems often
> > point us in a new
> > > direction and motivate us to change. Is God
> > trying to get your
> > > attention? "Sometimes it takes a painful
> > situation to make us change
> > > our ways." Proverbs 20:30 (GN)
> > >
> > > 2. God uses problems to INSPECT you. People are
> > like tea bags. . . if
> > > you want to know what's inside them, just drop
> > them into hot water!
> > > Has God ever tested your faith with a problem?
> > What do problems
> > > reveal about you? "When you have many kinds of
> > troubles, you should
> > > be full of joy, because you know that these
> > troubles test your
> > > faith, and this will give you patience." James
> > 1:2-3 (NCV)
> > >
> > > 3. God uses problems to CORRECT you. Some lessons
> > we learn only
> > > through pain and failure. It's likely that as a
> > child your parents told
> > you
> > > not to touch a hot stove. But you probably learned
> > by being burned.
> > > Sometimes we only learn the value of something
> > ... health, money, a
> > > relationship.. by losing it. "... It was the
> > best thing that could
> > > have happened to me, for it taught me to pay
> > attention to your
> > > laws." Psalm 119:71-72 (LB)
> > >
> > > 4. God uses problems to PROTECT you. A problem can
> > be a blessing in
> > > disguise if it prevents you from being harmed
> > by something more
> > > serious. Last year a friend was fired for
> > refusing to do something
> > > unethical that his boss had asked him to do.
> > His unemployment was a
> > > problem - but it saved him from being
> > convicted and sent to prison a
> > > year later when management's actions were
> > eventually discovered.
> > > "What Man intended to harm me, God intended it
> > for good..." Genesis
> > > 50:20 (NIV)
> > >
> > > 5. God uses problems to PERFECT you. Problems,
> > when responded to
> > > correctly, are character builders. God is far
> > more interested in
> > > your character than your comfort. Your
> > relationship to God and your
> > > character are the only two things you're going
> > to take with you
> > > into eternity. "We can rejoice when we run
> > into problems. . . they
> > help
> > > us learn to be patient. And patience develops
> > strength of character in us
> > > and helps us trust God more each time we use our
> > patience until finally
> > our
> > > hope and faith are strong and steady. Romans
> > > 5:3-4 (LB)
> > >
> > > Here's the point: God is at work in your life -
> > even when you do not
> > > recognize it or understand it. But it's much
> > easier and profitable
> > > when you cooperate with Him.
> > >
> > > YOU ARE BLESSED . . . THERE'S NO NEED TO STRESS!
> > HAVE A NICE DAY!
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >


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