There is a verse that talks about trials producing perseverance in us. Most of us would rather pass on the perseverance b/c we don't want the trials! And I am one of them!
However, these first 6 months in DC have begun to do this in me. I am beginning to see GOD'S HAND in everything. Some would say - "Oh, if you have any trouble - then that means you are out of God's will"! I would hasten to remind them - "Then Jesus, Paul, and all the other apostles must have REALLY been out of God's will!"
I have been studying Philippians. Philippians 3:7-8 is rocking my world. "But everything that was a gain to me, I have considered to be a loss b/c of Christ. More than that, I also consider everything to be a loss in view of the surpassing VALUE of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord."
Having a salary, having money, having a home, having success.....none of this matters in comparison to KNOWING Jesus.
I know Him. I have committed my life to Him. But our trials are causing me to grow deeper roots and realize that I have lost my deep intimacy with Him. I am afraid words can't explain it.
I am praying that God will reveal Himself in my life more than ever before.
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