It's been so long since I've last blogged, and I don't know what compels me to now, but whatever it is, I shall do a short one.
Brethren, recently I've been confronted with many problems, some of my own, some of friends, and some of just needless worries. But one thing have I gleaned from all these, that the Lord is in control of all.
"And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose." Romans 8:28
That is one comforting verse that I hold dear to my heart as well. Although simple, it shows how the Lord uses circumstances in our lives to shape and mould us, and that ultimately everything will be for our benefit. How oft we have blamed the Lord and murmured against Him because we feel dissatisfied with some situation! Repent, and realise that our God chooses these trials for our edification, and sometimes even to make us realise our helplessness without Him.
O for a closer walk with Thee.
That I may know Jesus, that's my plea.
May our prayer for this new year be that we will learn to accept trials and problems as one of God's methods of teaching us, and that being tried by this fire, we shall "come forth as gold". (Job 23:10)
In Christ,
Timo
Monday, January 5, 2009
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