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Over the next three days we are going to unpack the following verses. Today, read them and spend some time thinking about each one. Think about how these passages could free you from your own pain and spend some time talking to God. Maybe you need to confess faithlessness before Him. Maybe you need to cry out for comfort. Maybe you just need to reaffirm your faith in His plan. Whatever it is, talk to Him after you’ve spent some time reflecting on His Word.
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose — Romans 8:28Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God — 2 Corinthians 1:3-4Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything — James 1:2-4 |
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| Author: Joe | Tags: 2 Corinthains 1:3-4, faith, Genesis 39, James 1:2-4, Joseph, progress, Romans 8:28, victim | ||
Lord, please help me be able to look through my past friendships and really be able to figure out how they are effecting my life now. I want to know what has made me so angry, and why i smuggle the pain by avoiding thinking about it. Please help me resolve the issues so that in the future it won’t happen again. And thanks for giving me Traci to help me work things out and realize how much it is truely effecting me.
- Catherine, January 13th, 2010 at 12:28 am
Lord, help me to persevere when the circumstances are tough. I truly desire to be mature and complete!
What an amazing exercise to see how God has used past pain to really help others and live out my life’s purpose. It gives me hope for my current struggles to remember that God is working those out for HIS glory too! Thank you Lord!
- Traci, January 13th, 2010 at 12:56 am
Father, I have begun to unpack some of the “secrets” of my past. For many years memories would come up to the surface for air, but I would quickly breathe them back into the hollow of my chest and bury them in the depths of my heart once more. Rather then face the circumstances that had caused me hurt and pain in my life, I pretended as if nothing happened and tried hard to forget, only to self destruct later causing even greater pain to myself and those I love! I hid behind lies and deceit afraid of the day when the truth would be revealed and all my filthy rags exposed. I have carried some heavy burdens Lord and I know some of them were self inflicted and some were inflicted upon me but I choose not to be a victim anymore but instead claim VICTORY! I am no longer imprisoned by my past and enslaved to my secrets; I am living in the court of the KING!
Oh, what joy for those whose disobedience is forgiven, whose sin is put out of sight!
Yes, what joy for those whose record the LORD has cleared of guilt, whose lives are lived in complete honesty! When I refused to confess my sin, my body wasted away, and I groaned all day long. Day and night your hand of discipline was heavy on me. My strength evaporated like water in the summer heat. Finally, I confessed all my sins to you and stopped trying to hide my guilt. I said to myself, “I will confess my rebellion to the LORD.” And you forgave me! All my guilt is gone. Psalm 32:1-5
- anazgirl, January 13th, 2010 at 1:17 am
Can you please make the Joeseph Mindset available as a word document?
- girl4god, January 13th, 2010 at 1:08 pm