Many are convinced that life should be painless. People don't want to encounter bumps in the road, sometimes we just want a smooth ride. Bumps in the road are necessary because they force us to slow down and to be more cautious and to examine ourselves and our surroundings. If it weren't for the bumps then we would speed on by never giving life a second glance. We would have our eyes fixed on our jobs, our family, money, material things, etc. instead of fixed on the Father's love. We were not just put on this earth to live our lives for ourselves but we were made to Glorify the Eternal King. We were made for Him. We were made to Worship Him with every aspect of our lives.
It is a shame today that a lot of the time you can't tell the difference between a Christian and the world. We must always keep our eyes on the cross. Jesus bore our sin upon the cross at calvary.You and I put him there. It is not just because we said a prayer once that we are saved it is because we desire to look like our Father. We must constantly measure ourselves against the scripture to see if we are in right standing with God. We are to pursue righteousness with all of our being. Being a man or woman after God's own heart.
We must always examine ourselves and our situation. Sometimes upon examination we realize important things, such as trying to fight the fight within our own power and not surrendering it to Almighty God. If we try to fight the fight ourselves, you better believe God is going to stand back and watch until you are done and ready to hand it over to him.
A Christian must walk by faith and not by sight. Sometimes people don't want to have to solely depend upon God, so they try to fight themselves and get frustrated and want to run away and blame God. But in fact, they never gave God a chance. A wise man once said that God waits for us at the end of our strength. It is when we are weak that HE is strong. His strength is manifested through our weakness. When God shows up, He shows off and seeing his awesomeness will make your faith stronger.If you give him a chance He will show himself to you time and time again. Trust in Him alone.When life gets too tough, find rest in the Father's arms. He will shelter you in his shadow. He will uphold you with his mighty right hand. He will take you from glory to glory.
