2 Mar 2018
When there are difficulties in life, the temptation is always
to zero in on them. And that just seems
to magnify them all the more.
When young Joseph was being sold by his brothers into slavery
in Egypt, that was a “life difficulty” for him.
And when Jesus had to speak the truth to the scribes and the elders of
the people—a truth which made them hate Jesus all the more, that was a “life
difficulty” for him.
But they didn’t zero in on those difficulties. They took them in stride, trusting in God the
Father that, somehow in the end, all things would work out for the good. And we know they did.
As a people of faith, we want to be sure to keep the big
picture in mind. It may take a few days,
it may take years, it may take longer, but the bigger picture will come to be. And then we’ll see what goodness God was able
to make out of our sufferings and difficulties.
We all have difficulties in life, and they’re very real. They’re also part of a bigger picture, where
God takes the bad and he turns it into good.
What good can God make of our difficulties and sufferings? Time will tell. And the bigger picture takes time to unfold;
time and faith.
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