Our Struggles, His Plan

 

     Don’t be concerned if you haven’t figured out the purpose or plan or gifts God has chosen for you at this time in your life. He may use you or me in ways that surprise us! Can we be content with who we are and where we are and trust God to work with us to show us what’s next?

     Paul teaches us about contentment. He lived through so much including beatings, a shipwreck, hunger and grief. Here is what he says;

I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. Philippians 4:11

And

But godliness with contentment is great gain. 1 Timothy 6:6

     Contented no matter the circumstances? That’s how I long to live each and every day. I have learned over the decades that God uses our weaknesses, our sorrows and our struggles to do His work. Would I trade the things I have learned through hardship to have an easier life? I would have to say, “no.” The greatest gift in surviving our difficult times is knowing Jesus and allowing Him to use it all for His glory.

Jesus,

You carry our burdens, heal our sadness, watch over us when we doubt and pick us back up again when we fall. Give us Your contentment and use the difficult lessons and hardships in life to share You.

 Amen