ALOHA! hello all beloveds of N441-both young and old.
just wanna share a bit of sth with you guys.
you know we all know that God is Love
and we always talk about God's blessings as well as the abundance of joy we can experience in God's kingdom.
but what happens when things just dont go as smoothly?
or what if we keep believing but the end result is totally different from what we want?
i feel that the reason behind it isnt just-"oh, didnt have enough faith to believe this time round"
but its something more.
because our Daddy allows everything to happen for a reason!
both the good and bad.
HEBREWS 12:5-6 reads:"my son, do not despise the chastening of the Lord, nor be discouraged when you are rebuked my Him; for whom the Lord loves He chastens, and scourges every son whom He reveives."[chasten]- doesnt just mean punishing alone but also to put someone through a test to purify and refine.
VS 7-8 goes on to explain that:
even our earthly fathers n mothers correct us and allow us to go through hard times to teach us. likewise it is the same with God and us! Daddy uses the exact same way to mould our characters or to teach us something.therefore, our heavenly Father goes on to encourage us in
VS 12:
"therefore strengthen the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees, and make straight paths for your feet."YUPPSIE, so everything really happens for a reason.
when the potter moulds the clay, it isnt a very easy process for the piece of clay to go through. but afterwhich the clasy is refined and made perfected into a beautiful piece of pottery for all to admire. likewise the same with us (:
i hope that you guys have some revelation from the short passage above!
HUGS n KISSES!
(:
-Fiona