god’s fair-weather friend
“You just cannot make your obedience contingent on your terms and the way you think God ought to answer, and providing everything goes all right. You can’t just only be God’s fair-weather friend! You have to keep on serving the Lord even when everything goes all wrong! If you’re only going to be willing to believe and obey the Lord as long as everything goes all right, you won’t be believing or obeying very much, because a lot of things go wrong when you’re serving the Lord!–“Many are the afflictions of the righteous!” (David Berg)
trying of your faith
“Having your faith tried in a difficult situation is never easy and never will be, and not something one looks forward to or would wish upon themselves. But it is during those times that you have to remind yourself over and over again that I am in control. I love you. You are My bride, I am your Husband, and I will never abandon you or desert you. I am with you through all things‚ both the good and the bad, and during those times of trial and tribulation I am right by your side, no matter how much you may think or feel I am not, or whatever lies the Enemy whispers in your ear.” (Prophecy)
“But If Not” Faith
“It is easy to trust and have faith when all goes well, when all around you are blessings; but when all seems to go wrong and you feel as though your very life and your very desire to live is being snuffed out, when you feel your heart sink and ache within you, if you still have faith, oh, what great faith it is! How it pleases Jesus!”
“This is the victory which overcomes the world–your faith! And faith is hanging on to the fact that Jesus will turn each and every circumstance to good, no matter how it looks to you. That is faith‚ and faith always results in victory. It’s as simple as that.”
understand “who”
“It is hard to understand “Why.” So don’t try to. Instead, understand “Who.” Don’t wonder, “Why did this happen?” But proclaim in faith, “My Jesus allowed this to happen!” Then, instead of looking at the horrible situation, you will be looking at Him, the Founder and Lover of your life. That’s how to have “But if not” faith.”
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