Believers are built in adversity. In other words, what we believe will be defined in the midst of trouble. The Bible says that if we faint in the day of adversity it is because our faith is small. Many of us are not developed in faith because we do not handle adversity like we should.
Life is filled with swift transition. Yet, there is something about trouble that God uses to build us and propel us to the next level of strength for our lives. And if we are going to have the blessings of the Lord that “maketh rich” and “addeth no sorrow” then we have to
stay in praise and keep certain principles, even in the face of adversity.
When God delivers us, He will always prepare us for where He is delivering us to. However, in our wilderness places, complaining, lust, excuses, and procrastination are all things that can cause us to have a longer process. Numbers 11:1 reads “And when the people complained, it displeased the LORD: and the LORD heard it; and his anger was kindled;”
God had delivered the Israelites out of Egypt. But instead of being grateful for what He had already done, they were suffering from amnesia. Similarly, we forget about the places we could have been if God had not delivered us. Some of us could have been caught up in promiscuity, afflicted with disease, caught up in drugs and living on the streets…
Complaining is hurtful to God who provides for us and has not dealt with us according to our sin. He deserves our praise even if we do not have the degree, or drive what we want to drive, or live where we want to live, or whether we are married or single.
Life is filled with swift transition. Yet, there is something about trouble that God uses to build us and propel us to the next level of strength for our lives. And if we are going to have the blessings of the Lord that “maketh rich” and “addeth no sorrow” then we have to
stay in praise and keep certain principles, even in the face of adversity.
When God delivers us, He will always prepare us for where He is delivering us to. However, in our wilderness places, complaining, lust, excuses, and procrastination are all things that can cause us to have a longer process. Numbers 11:1 reads “And when the people complained, it displeased the LORD: and the LORD heard it; and his anger was kindled;”
God had delivered the Israelites out of Egypt. But instead of being grateful for what He had already done, they were suffering from amnesia. Similarly, we forget about the places we could have been if God had not delivered us. Some of us could have been caught up in promiscuity, afflicted with disease, caught up in drugs and living on the streets…
Complaining is hurtful to God who provides for us and has not dealt with us according to our sin. He deserves our praise even if we do not have the degree, or drive what we want to drive, or live where we want to live, or whether we are married or single.
Numbers 11:4-6 reads “And the mixt multitude that was among them fell a lusting: and the children of Israel also wept again, and said, Who shall give us flesh to eat? …There is nothing at all, beside this manna, before our eyes.”
Lust is not just about the physical. People also have greed for power, influence and positions. Society measures success in accomplishments and the multitude of possessions. To amass wealth, homes, cars, we will put ourselves through fatigue and stress and neglect our families. Sadly, once we have obtained these things, we are still not satisfied.
Furthermore, we can lust for something that is not necessarily God’s will for us. We see things from the beginning but God knows how it is going to end up. We have to get to the point where we want what God wants for our lives. God says that His thoughts towards us are good. His plan is to give us hope and an expected end. We can trust Him with the details.
Luke 14:16 reads “Then said he unto him, A certain man made a great supper, and bade many: And sent his servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden, Come; for all things are now ready. And they all with one consent began to make excuse.”
Excuses are crutches for the uncommitted. They are not legitimate for kingdom and can get you delayed from your blessing. If we are making excuses, we never get a purpose. Without a purpose we do not know what we are here for. Consequently, we never get done what God has called us to do.
Exodus 14:15 reads “And the LORD said unto Moses, Wherefore criest thou unto me? speak unto the children of Israel, that they go forward:” In other words, there is a time when you do not need to pray. Our faith requires action.
We have to stop procrastinating and do the work. Too often in the church when we ought to be praying, we’re moving. And when we ought to be moving, we’re praying. God has empowered us to do many things. We have been waiting on God, but God has been waiting on us. We have to be doers of the word and not hearers only.
When we understand how to handle adversity, we will learn to glory in our infirmities.
