Are You In a Win-Win Situation?
Posted: Saturday, November 13, 2010
by Verna Mull
Christians have much more to rejoice about in any circumstance of life, than those who do not know Christ.
No, I am not suggesting that we will never undergo many of the things that I call, "the circumstances of life." We most certainly will go through some of these, as we are IN THE WORLD." But never forget, " We are not OF THE WORLD." We never "travel, or travail" through any of these circumstances alone.
If we should go from rags to riches, or from riches to rags, our Father knows how we can best be used. Our whole goal in life is to please and honor Him.
We need His attributes to successfully honor Him. Sometimes, only through disasters do we see Him as He is.
We may go through some trials in our lives which every human will go through. Perhaps we need to have more compassion, and less arrogance. Perhaps we have no understanding of other's losses, or the toll that serious illnesses pay to the body. Perhaps we need to be weak so that we can become strong. We need to praise God that He can use us better to win others to Christ, when we have experienced earthly trials, and, as the verse states, when we die, we are still winners, for we shall be with Him, which Paul says is far better. There will be no more earthly experiences there.
Compare this to the one whose heart is void of Christ. Many are rich, but there is no thought of serving Christ, and having the greater joy of helping others. When they are poor, they walk alone, without the compassion and deep love of a Savior, who knows the deepest of suffering, and He is the one that longs to carry them through..Death it's self, will be void of any pleasure, but eternal sufferings, far greater than circumstances of earth.
I am so filled with joy to know that I am on the winning side, regardless of what I must suffer here. What a wonderful Savior we serve.
Take a little time to peruse through the books of John, Epehesians, and Philippians. John will show you "the way." Epesians will give a glimpse of sitting in the Heavenly's, and Philippians will thrill you with God's love, and will make you desire to apply the warnings, and to learn the peace of Christ, and the true joy you can find in Him.
If you are not on the winning team, join it today, you will never be sorry.
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Top-level comments on this article: (2 total)I was a lost soul at one time in my life. However I found Christ and was re-born through him.Good article Verna
Hello Verna, great to see you here on searchwarp! Welcome. Very encouraging words. It helps us to remember to keep things in perspective. Blessings to you! Teresa
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