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Five Reasons Why God Uses Problems
The problems you face will either
defeat you or develop you - depending
on how you respond to them.
Unfortunately, most people fail to see
how God wants to use problems for good
in their lives. They react foolishly
and resent their problems rather than
pausing to consider what benefit they
might bring.
Here are five ways God wants to use
the problems in your life:
1. God uses problems to DIRECT you.
Sometimes God must light a fire under
you to get you moving. Problems often
point us in a new direction and
motivate us to change. Is God trying
to get your attention? "Sometimes it
takes a painful situation to make us
change our ways." Proverbs 20:30
2. God uses problems to INSPECT you.
People are like tea bags...if you want
to know what's inside them, just drop
them into hot ever water! Has God
tested your faith with a problem What
do problems reveal about you? "When
you have many kinds of troubles, you
should be full of joy, because you
know that these troubles test your
faith, and this will give you
patience." James 1:2-3
3. God uses problems to CORRECT you.
Some lessons we learn only through
pain and failure. It's likely that as
a child your parents told you not to
touch a hot stove. But you probably
learned by being burned.
Sometimes we only learn the value of
something...health, money, a
relationship... by losing it. "It was
the best thing that could have
happened to me, for it taught me to
pay attention to your laws." Psalm
119:71-72
4. God uses problems to PROTECT you.
A problem can be a blessing in
disguise if it prevents you from being
harmed by something more serious. Last
year a friend was fired for refusing
to do something unethical that his
boss had asked him to do. His
unemployment was a problem - but it
saved him from being convicted and
sent to prison a year later when
management's actions were eventually
discovered. "You intended to harm me,
but God intended it for good...Genesis
50:20
5. God uses problems to PERFECT you .
Problems, when responded to correctly,
are character builders. God is far
more interested in your character than
your comfort. Your relationship to God
and your character are the only two
things you're going to take with you
into eternity. "We can rejoice when we
run into problems...
they help us learn to be patient. And
patience develops strength of
character in us and helps us trust God
more each time we use it until finally
our hope and faith are strong and
steady." Romans 5:3-4
Here's the point:
God is at work in your life - even
when you do not recognize it or
understand it.
But it's much easier and profitable
when you cooperate with Him.
"Success can be measured not only in
achievements, but in lessons learned,
lives touched and moments shared along
the way"
LIFE IS AN ECHO. What you send out,
you get back.
What you give, you receive.
