5 Reasons Why God Uses Problems
The
problems you face will either defeat you or develop you - depending on
how you respond to them. Unfortunately, most people fail to see how God
wants to use problems for good in their lives. They react foolishly and
resent their problems rather than pausing to consider what benefit they
might bring. Here are five ways God wants to use the problems in your
life:
1.God Uses Problems -To DIRECT YOU
Sometimes
God must light a fire under you to get you moving. Problems often point
us in a new direction and motivate us to change. Is God trying to get
your attention? "Sometimes it takes a painful situation to make us
change our ways."
2. God Uses Problems -To INSPECT YOU
People
are like tea bags...if you want to know what's inside them, just drop
them into hot ever water! Has God tested your faith with a problem What
do problems reveal about you? "When you have many kinds of troubles, you
should be full of joy, because you know that these troubles test your
faith, and this will give you patience."
3. God Uses Problems -To CORRECT YOU
Some
lessons we learn only through pain and failure. It's likely that as a
child your parents told you not to touch a hot stove. But you probably
learned by being burned. Sometimes we only learn the value of
something... health, money, a relationship. ..
by losing it. "It was the best thing that could have happened to me, for it taught me to pay attention to your laws."
by losing it. "It was the best thing that could have happened to me, for it taught me to pay attention to your laws."
4. God Uses Problems -To PROTECT YOU
A
problem can be a blessing in disguise if it prevents you from being
harmed by something more serious. Last year a friend was fired for
refusing to do something unethical that his boss had asked him to do. His
unemployment was a problem - but it saved him from being convicted and
sent to prison a year later when management's actions were eventually
discovered. "You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good...
5. God Uses Problems -To PERFECT YOU
Problems,
when responded to correctly, are character builders.God is far more
interested in your character than your comfort. Your relationship to God
and your character are the only two things you're going to take with
you into eternity. "We can rejoice when we run into problems... they
help us learn to be patient. And patience develops strength of character
in us and helps us trust God more each time we use it until finally our
hope and faith are strong and steady." Here's the point Ad:God is at
work in your life - even when you do not recognize it or understand it.
But it's much easier and profitable when you cooperate with Him.
"Success can be measured not only in achievements, but in lessons
learned, lives touched and moments shared along the way"
