"Though I walk in the midst of trouble, You will revive me. You will stretch out Your hand against the wrath of my enemies, and Your right hand will save me. (8) The LORD will perfect that which concerns me." Psalm 138:7-8 NKJV
Many times you will face adversity as you walk along with Jesus in your daily lives. It goes with the territory and will come from the most unlikely of place and people. When it does, the trouble it causes can be difficult to put up with. But keep on keeping on; you can do this!
Peter says: 'But may the God of all grace, who called us to His eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a while, perfect, establish, strengthen and settle you.' 1 Peter 5:10.
A tool that God uses quite a lot to bring us through to maturity, is 'Trouble' - testing and trials. He puts us through these tests to makes us stronger and to be able to face whatever may come our way. He wants to perfect us - not to turn us into perfectionists - but to fulfil all of His promises and intentions within us. This is why Paul wrote in Philippians 1:6: 'being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you, will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ'. To complete means to fulfil, thus perfecting us. It may not feel that way at the moment but, that is the bottom line.
Let's look again at 1 Peter 5:10. Peter tells us that God will:
PERFECT He will complete and fulfil all He has promised you - all of it. Just stay focused on Him and don't move from these promises.
ESTABLISH God will restore everything the devil has stolen from you. Restoration is His business and he's very good at it. You may have hit rock bottom but, you're still here. Just reach out and tell Him that you trust Him and He will support you through this difficult time.
STRENGTHEN He will give you the strength to cope with anything that comes your way. You may have discovered this already but, things are still a little wobbly. Keep standing - this is important - stand up in the strength God is giving you and refuse to surrender.
SETTLE YOU God will place your feet on solid ground. If you keep your eyes on Him, the King - Jesus Christ, your friend and Saviour - He will place His loving arms around you and hold you up until you are able to stand on your own. Don't forget that he is your rock and your fortress (Psalm 91). He intends to fulfil His purpose, to bring you through this rough period. Trust Him!
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