Friday, January 3, 2014

Turn your suffering over to God

"Endure suffering as discipline: God is dealing with you as sons." - Hebrews 12:7

Don't listen to the false teaching that says if you are a Christian and you are suffering, then something is wrong with you. No, suffering is part of life, period. And, that means Christians, wonderful saints of God, will suffer. Jesus suffered. Paul and the apostles suffered. Who are we to think that we won't ever suffer?

Let God use our suffering to teach us. "... but He does it for our benefit, so that we can share His holiness." (Hebrews 12:10) Wow! For "our benefit." Nothing is better than sharing in God's holiness. You see, suffering and discipline, while there is nothing fun or enjoyable about it, is beneficial if we turn it all over to God and trust Him.

"No discipline seems enjoyable at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it yields the fruit of peace and righteousness to those who have been trained by it." (Hebrews 12:11)

So let's allow God to teach us as we go through various types of suffering throughout our lives. Suffering will come. We can let it make us bitter or better. Let's turn it all over to God so He can produce the fruit of peace and righteousness in our lives.

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