The Christian Journeyman Walk-Line
Pastor Gary Patterson
THE BLESSING OF BURDENS
"When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears and delivers them out of all their troubles. The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit. Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivers him out of them all. He keeps all his bones; not one of them is broken."
(Psalm 34:17-20)
Walk-Line: David writes in this Psalm: "Many are the afflictions of the righteous"
Why is that? Why do we, as God's people have to go through afflictions? You would think that God would keep us from experiencing any kind of trouble, any kind of rejection and sorrow. James writes: "My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing." (James 1:2-4) Problems produce patience, and patience produces a perfect work in us. A maturity that is perfect, complete, lacking in nothing.
Why must we go through testings and trials?
Why must burdens come our way?
It is God's way of strengthening us,
As we grow in our maturity each day.
___g/Patterson
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