jack man i know i have said this before. but bro good posting. i love this keep it up. u dont know. this might be the only word that some will hear. not meaning nothing bad to anyone.
March 4, 2004
Happy Adversity?
Read: James 1:1-12
Count it all joy when you fall into various trials. "?James 1:2
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On the back of a wedding anniversary card were some wiggly lines drawn by our 3-year-old grandson. Alongside was a note from our daughter explaining that Trevor told her what he had written: "I'm writing a letter for your love and happy adversity."
Trevor's "mistake" has become our watchword, because "happy adversity" embodies the biblical principle of facing difficulties with joy: "Count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience" (James 1:2-3).
From our perspective, adversity is anything but happy. We have the idea that the Christian life is supposed to be trouble-free, and we see little value in hardship. But God sees it differently.
J. B. Phillips' translation of James 1:2-3 reads: "When all kinds of trials and temptations crowd into your lives, my brothers, don't resent them as intruders, but welcome them as friends! Realize that they come to test your faith and to produce in you the quality of endurance."
Affliction does not come as a thief to steal our happiness, but as a friend bringing the gift of staying power. Through it all, God promises us His wisdom and strength.
So don't be offended if I wish you "Happy Adversity" today. "?David McCasland
Be assured beyond all doubting,
In the trial you're passing through,
That the Lord's great love and mercy
Is at work for good in you. "?Anon.
Life's burdens are designed not to break us but to bend us toward God.
jack man i know i have said this before. but bro good posting. i love this keep it up. u dont know. this might be the only word that some will hear. not meaning nothing bad to anyone.
"Take em one at a time and everything else will take care of itself"...Ole Tob
right...it hasn't been getting as much hits as i would like...but 193 is better than 0...it's gotta start somewhere? I'm just hoping this stuff will get into someone's life and change it, to get them into church and understand God's plan for us.
Just a note there is a book out called "The Purpose Driven Life" by Rick Warren and it will help you find out and understand what God's purpose is for you. You can purchase it at Wal-Mart if anyone is interested.
Read it...and reading it again in Sunday School...amazing book...another great one is *Mere Christianity* by C.S. Lewis
thanks guys i will check those out.
"Take em one at a time and everything else will take care of itself"...Ole Tob
i may be wrong, but wasn't C.S. Lewis really not a big christian?????
"i asked a toothless man, who all these people were and, he said the soapmakers...and we are workin workin"
He was an atheist, but was converted!
i thought it was something like that. Didn't his Chronicles of Narnia books have some deep meanings?
"i asked a toothless man, who all these people were and, he said the soapmakers...and we are workin workin"
yeah, and the lord of the rings did too
Disney bought the rights to the chronicals (sp) yesterday...hopefully they'll make them live action...not a cartoon?
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