Happy to look back on

Tuesday February 26th, Romans 5: 3 We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance. 4 And endurance develops strength of character, and character strengthens our confident hope of salvation. 5 And this hope will not lead to disappointment. For we know how dearly God loves us, because he has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with his love. There are experiences in my life that I am very happy to look back on, and do not wish to repeat. It is often not the easy times that define us and who we are, but the difficult. When we find ourselves stripped of all of our bravado and self glorification and are left only with God in the darkness of times, then we know what true light in the darkness is. When times of trouble come along, don’t go it alone, John Wayne is not a Christian example. Include the family of God, let the voice of God come through others as well as through prayer. Then you will begin, at least for a brief moment, to see what God sees in you.