Hardship Is Discipline!
"My son, do not despise the chastening
of the Lord, nor detest His correction;
for whom the Lord loves He corrects,
just as a father the son in whom he
delights."
Proverbs 3: 11-12
Pastor James Galea loves holidays and plans
them a year in advance. So, when COVID-19
kept canceling his plans, he experienced
repeated disappointments.
Then he thought of Hebrews 12:7:
“Endure hardship as discipline; God
is treating you as his children”.
He wrote. “It was as if God was discipling me
to show me how I had turned a good thing in
to a god thing—something I was using to
satisfy my ultimate satisfaction and longing.
"As I called the hotel to cancel the booking,
it felt like the question God was asking me
was ‘Can you find your rest in Christ, even
when the holidays are not there?’”
What insight! If you’re facing any
hardship today, large or small, let
God use it to grow you in grace
and godliness.
"God is my Dad and he wants
me to grow up more and
more in my trust of him."
James
Galea