Trials of Tears
In "When God Doesn't Dry My Tears," after writing about the struggle to let their baby cry when that's "what's best for her", Stephen Altrogge writes:
There are times in life when God allows us to cry as well, because He knows what's best for us. He sees the beginning and the end, and He knows what we need most. So He allows us to suffer for a time that we might be shaped into the image of Jesus Christ. He allows us to shed tears for a season that we might some day reap a harvest of great joy. The Apostle Paul knew something of this when He said in 2 Corinthians 1:9 -
"He allows us to shed tears for a season that we might some day reap a harvest of great joy." Beautiful. James 1:2-6a:Indeed, we felt that we had received the sentence of death. But that was to make us rely not on ourselves but on God who raises the dead.
Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing. If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him. But let him ask in faith, with no doubting,Count it ALL joy... God, please cause us to look to you in faith for wisdom...and please teach us to count it ALL joy...Thank you.
4 comments:
This was good to read! Thank you.
Thank you for stopping by! I do recommend The Blazing Center blog (where the Stephen Altrogge blurb comes from)...
Cool, thanks! I've got it bookmarked.
By the way, based pretty much totally on your name "reicheru," I'm going out on a limb here, but do you live in Japan or perhaps like Japanese culture and society? That's cool if you do. (My bro is married to a Japanese woman, which is partly why I mention it.)
"Reicheru" is Japanese for "Rach(a)el." I do like Japan and lived there for awhile after graduating from college...
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