Consider it a sheer gift, friends, when Tests and Challenges come at you from all sides. You know that under pressure, your Faith ~ Life is forced into the Open and Shows its true colors.
So don't try to get out of anything prematurely. Let it do its Work so you become mature and well ~ developed, not deficient in any way. . . Jesus said, "I've told you all this so that Trusting Me, you will be unshakable and assured, deeply at Peace.
In this Godless World you will continue to experience difficulties. But take Heart! I've Conquered the World. . . You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the World. . .
Despite all these things, Overwhelming Victory is ours through Christ, who Loved us. . .
I can do everything with the Help of Christ who gives me the Strength I Need. . .
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HEAVENLY FATHER ,
To me a challenge is a 10K run, not a car that runs out of gas in the middle of nowhere. It's
learning a new Language or preparing a new dish or playing an edgy game of softball, not sitting
in the Emergency Room with a sick child or trying to make my *HomeBased* Salary extend to
meet my bills. Sometimes challenges look a lot like problems. Just the same, I want to begin to
think of them all ~ planned or unplanned, pleasant or unpleasant ~ as Opportunities to respond
in ways that are Pleasing to You. I ask you, Lord, to help me see the Lesson in Every Challenge of my *HomeBased* Online Internet Business, the Silver Lining in every Trial, the Wonder of Your Loving Presence in every Situation. Show me how to see my Challenges as a way to become a Better Person. . .
Amen
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