Feb 6, 2022
Thank God For the Trials.
2-7-22
A guest message by my friend Christine Eves, a talented writer and poet.
All of us exercise “human nature” when at one time or other (at least) we dread the trials of life. Many of our prayers are that God might spare us from facing trials, or when they come that He might deliver us from the trials. We are pained further when those we love experience difficult trials.
Yet the trials come.
One way to view the Bible is as a long story of God’s people facing trials… enduring, surrendering, or overcoming trials… and trusting God through the trials. This is life, after all; this is faith. Christine shares God’s wisdom in her poem:
There are so many things to thank God for,
But do we ever stop and say –
Lord, thank you for the trial
That you have brought my way?
Do we ever thank God for the rain –
Or the storms that life has brought?
What about the pain and heartache,
Or the battles we have fought?
If we never knew of pain,
Of heartache or of loss;
If we never went through trials,
Or felt the weight of our own cross;
If we never felt the rain
When we prayed for the sun,
Would we ever truly understand
All that the Lord has done?
He teaches us through trials,
He shows His strength when we are weak,
He catches us when we fall,
And gives us words when we can’t speak.
It’s when we lose –
That in God, we gain;
When we learn to find His Joy –
Even in our pain.
When we are at our very lowest,
And we have no strength left to fight –
When our world is at its darkest,
That’s when we truly see God’s light.
God allows all things for a reason,
And trials can be blessings in disguise.
We must endure pain to ever truly grow,
And go through blindness, to appreciate God’s eyes.
I thank God for all he’s done in my life –
For the sunshine and the rain;
Because I know His ways are best –
Even though sometimes they bring us pain.
When there is nothing I can do,
I know the Lord will see me through;
And when I’m in my darkest place,
I praise God for His love and grace.
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This is so beautiful. It brought tears to my eyes. Thank you.
A very comforting reminder! Thanks, Christine and Rick.
Timely and beautiful. Thank you for sharing.