Praise the Lord!

Praise the Lord for every trial, test, and situation He has put you in to bring you unto Himself. It is not by might and not by power but by my spirit says the Lord (Zechariah 4:6). If God be for you He is working everything and every situation together for your good (Romans 8:28). Help me Lord God. Yes my child, I am right here with you. The Lord set you apart (John 6:44, 1 Peter 1:15-16, 1 Peter 2:9-10) for His purpose, His honor, and His glory. You may feel as though you are being isolated, when in actuality you are being sanctified, set apart for God's purpose. The sanctification is so that you will know that God is all you have. So that you will know without a doubt that it is God who is operating on your behalf, fighting your battles, avenging you swiftly and suddenly, so that His name is the first name that your enemy calls when the Lord avenges you and your household. 

The Lord is doing some powerful things in the life of every believer on the earth. All things work together for good to them who love the Lord and are the Called according to His purpose (Romans 8:28).  God is moving on your behalf. God is with you in your storm. God is the storm. God is with you in the fiery trial. God has set the fire. The Lord is not going to bring you out. He is going to keep you in the discomfort and make you sing praises to Him night and day. The Lord is going to keep you in the discomfort until you and He become Siamese twins, bosom buddies; until your discomfort becomes a natural part of your life and make you sing praises to Him night and day. The Lord is establishing you (Deuteronomy 28:9, Proverbs 16). The Lord is keeping you attached to Him for His purpose. In fact you don't have a purpose. Your purpose is to be used by the Lord.  Jesus died on the cross, didn't He?  God's only son, died on the cross. Who do you think that you are as a son and daughter of Christ not to experience any hardship in your life? Did you accept Christ as your personal Lord and Savior?  When you accepted Christ as your Lord and Savior you took on His suffering, death, burial and resurrection. All things are for God's purpose to be performed in your life and on the earth. We are not ignorant of the devices of the devil (2 Corinthians 2:11), we just don't care. Why should we care about something that God has preordained. Every hair on our head is numbered (Luke 12:7, Matthew 10:30). Those God foreknew, He also did predestinate (Romans 8:29). Your individual suffering is for the corporate sanctification of the church--the body of Christ. 

Stand still and take up your cross and follow Jesus. Take up God's yoke and learn of Him. No prayer will go unanswered, every desire of your heart will be fulfilled, if you seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness (Matthew 6:33). Trust the Lord and lean not to your own understanding but in every way acknowledge Him and He will direct your path (Proverbs 3:5-6).

Walk in wisdom towards them who are without redeeming the time for the days are evil (Colossians 4:5).  Do not be a busybody minding other people's business (2 Thessalonians 3:11, 1 Peter 4:15). Owe no man anything but to love them (Romans 13:8).  Be joyful and be at peace.  My peace I give unto you not as the world giveth, give I unto you, but the peace I give, the world did not give it and the world cannot take it away (John 14:27). God's Word will not return to Him void (Isaiah 55:11). 

We praise you Lord for every fiery trial that you have allowed in our life. We praise you Lord Jesus for every situation that comes upon us to destroy the flesh, but to raise us from the dead, that we may become alive in Christ Jesus. We love You! We praise You Jesus!, and we thank You! You are awesome and you rock!