It is Friday night and I got an extra shot in my starbucks drink so I am very awake and ready to post. This post is just me thinking of different things tonight. Thinking about the insane summer we've had. Thinking of how God loves us even though we don't deserve it. And one of the ways He shows His love for us is through affliction. Well, why does He do that?! we wonder. Why doesn't He just shower us with blessings and say, I love you? I'm not saying He doesn't do that, but if that happened all the time, why would you need to depend on God? You could say, "I'm doing great on my own. I don't really need God in my life."
Oh, but you do!! He's the reason you're breathing right now! He's the One in control of your life! So I think one of the many thousand reasons God afflicts us is to remind us that we desperately need Him and that we need to trust Him. Without Him, we are nothing and we can't do anything on our own strength. He is our great God and our Rock. Here's a few lyrics to a song I wrote about pain and affliction in our lives:
It might seem like the pain's too much
But God is just showing His love
He'll give you the way of escape
He won't let you drown
So when dark times come your way
Rejoice on that day
For God is lifted high
And we are brought down
--Rye Bread
You probably put 1Cor 10:13 together with the lyrics above. esp - He'll give you the way of escape - which might in context speak to the grace to endure and escape being overcome.
ReplyDeletePraise the Lord.