Have you ever seen a big muscular man who responds to the challenges of life like a big baby? Just because a person looks strong physically does not mean he or she is a strong person. So how do you assess the true strength of a person? Just observe how he handles difficult times in life. The Bible puts it this way: “If you faint in the day of adversity, your strength is small” (Proverbs 24:10). Hence, the true measure of our strength is determined by our ability to handle times of difficult testing.
People tend to have exaggerated impressions of their strength when life is good on all fronts, and they have not known hardship. Like a poorly constructed building that has never been subjected to a storm, these people appear to be strong. But you know, even a poorly constructed building can stand when the weather is good. I am far from being even an amateur builder, but if you pay me to, I can build you a building that will stand when the weather is perfectly good. But you don’t want to be in that building when a storm comes.
Similarly, it is the storms of life that reveals our true strength.
As Christians, we are called to live by our faith in God. That means we are to face every challenge in life by trusting God to enable us to overcome. This is how Christians are supposed to live. If we are truly living that way, then we can be no stronger than our faith in Him is. That’s why we must do those things needed to grow in our faith in God. You see, the stronger our faith is, the less we are moved by our circumstances, and vice versa.
God wants you to discover the real you. He allows you to be tested in life is so you can see for yourself what you are made of.
Over time, I have had some tests in my life that revealed that I was not all I thought I was. They tested me in areas I had not been tested in before. We must boldly embrace these challenges if we want to become more complete in the Lord. He is faithful to never subject us to anything that will break us. His desire is to see us grow to the point that we no longer faint in the day of adversity.
Copyright © 2012 by Frank King. All rights reserved.
People tend to have exaggerated impressions of their strength when life is good on all fronts, and they have not known hardship. Like a poorly constructed building that has never been subjected to a storm, these people appear to be strong. But you know, even a poorly constructed building can stand when the weather is good. I am far from being even an amateur builder, but if you pay me to, I can build you a building that will stand when the weather is perfectly good. But you don’t want to be in that building when a storm comes.
Similarly, it is the storms of life that reveals our true strength.
As Christians, we are called to live by our faith in God. That means we are to face every challenge in life by trusting God to enable us to overcome. This is how Christians are supposed to live. If we are truly living that way, then we can be no stronger than our faith in Him is. That’s why we must do those things needed to grow in our faith in God. You see, the stronger our faith is, the less we are moved by our circumstances, and vice versa.
God wants you to discover the real you. He allows you to be tested in life is so you can see for yourself what you are made of.
Over time, I have had some tests in my life that revealed that I was not all I thought I was. They tested me in areas I had not been tested in before. We must boldly embrace these challenges if we want to become more complete in the Lord. He is faithful to never subject us to anything that will break us. His desire is to see us grow to the point that we no longer faint in the day of adversity.
Copyright © 2012 by Frank King. All rights reserved.
2 comments:
Hi Frank,
Great post! When we are weak, He is strong!
Blessings,
Judy
Amen. That's a good thing for us to remember whenever we feel overwhelmed.
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