1 Peter 5:10-11 AMP
After you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace [who imparts His blessing and favor], who called you to His own eternal glory in Christ, will Himself complete, confirm, strengthen, and establish you [making you what you ought to be]. [11] To Him be dominion (power, authority, sovereignty) forever and ever. Amen.
You have been made complete, strengthened and established during your suffering season! Don’t worry, this season won’t last always! Do you know Him, have you tried Him, He is God, The Only One who can and will be able to help keep and sustain you!
Listen to me and hear me clearly, remain faithful, remain focused, remain firm in your convictions because the suffering that you are enduring right now is temporary, it’s designed to produce in you a greater character so that you can be a constant bearer of good fruit! Fruit that is good for sharing! I want you to know that you are not just suffering to be suffering as one without hope, you have hope in your risen Savior! And as a child of God, you have been handpicked by Him to walk this way, even if it you have to suffer for a little while, you will be okay!
You do remember the Apostle Paul, he suffered with a thorn in his flesh, because it was part of God’s journey for his life. He asked God three times to remove that thorn but God made it clear to him that it was part of His purpose and plan! Today, I want you to Embrace the Process of your suffering. I know that you have asked God to remove a thing or two, but it’s still there, don’t fret or panic, He’s using it to refine you. To help you see things through His perspective and you are going to have to trust the process of God, and you do that by keeping your hands, heart and mouth clean before Him. If you have gotten out of character, it’s time to repent and ask God to forgive you and to help you remain steadfast and unmovable, and abounding in His love!
Remember God’s Grace is always sufficient for whatever you need! I want you to be like Paul and accept it and continue standing and serving, even when it’s hard, God will give you the strength to keep moving when you release it to Him and trust Him that He knows best! And I know that when things get tough, it feels like your suffering is unbearable and you want to reach out to others about it, and that’s okay, but all they can do is listen, but if you take it to God in prayer, He not only listens, but He can do something about it and He gave you the Holy Spirit to comfort you in the process!
Call Jesus, He’s on the main line dial Him up, He will answer you on the first ring! I need you to be very mindful of your actions and what you say, for you and you alone are responsible for your own actions, because when you go and stand before Him, you won’t be able to blame anyone else for what you did or didn’t do. You just need to do what God called you to do and the sooner you realize that God is in control and not you, the better your life will be! Just know that what you are going through is temporary, it’s almost over, hang on for a little while longer, He got you!
God said, “after you have suffered a little while,” and when you have come to the end of yourself, the God of all Grace, will impart blessings and favor upon you, you are Growing in Grace, 2 Peter 3:18! For you have been called and now you are His, and you have a secure place in His eternal Glory, for Jesus Christ Himself will complete you and make you what you ought to be, established, grounded, secured, strengthened and settle! This is God’s promise to you as His devoted child, that He is constantly working in you in the midst of your suffering, He is perfecting that thing so that you can fulfill the plans and purposes He created you for!
Let’s Pray:
Father, Thank You! Father create in me a clean heart and renew Your strength within me. Father, help me to keep my mouth, hands and heart clean and to walk in love as I walk through these trials. Father, help me to lean and depend on You and not my own way or understanding but to Trust all Your Words and Ways for my life. Father help me to embrace this season of adversity and to know that Your Grace is sufficient for me! Therefore Father, I will do as Your Word says, I will take pleasure in my infirmities, in my needs, in my persecutions, in my distresses, for Your sake, for when I am weak, then I am strong because You said so, I believe it and that settles it! In Jesus Christ Name.
Amen!
Blessings…
Minister Jean
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