bonniefaurote posted: " AFFLICTION IS DISGUISED BLESSINGS "[So Paul] wouldn't get a big head, I was given the gift of a handicap to keep me in constant touch with my limitations. Satan's angel did his best to get me down; what he in fact did was push me to my knees. No d" Bonnie's Prayer Affair
"[So Paul] wouldn't get a big head, I was given the gift of a handicap to keep me in constant touch with my limitations. Satan's angel did his best to get me down; what he in fact did was push me to my knees. No danger then of walking around high and mighty! At first I didn't think of it as a gift, and begged God to remove it. Three times I did that, and then he told me, My grace is enough; it's all you need. My strength comes into its own in your weakness. Once I heard that, I was glad to let it happen. I quit focusing on the handicap and began appreciating the gift. It was a case of Christ's strength moving in on my weakness. Now I take limitations in stride, and with good cheer, these limitations that cut me down to size—abuse, accidents, opposition, bad breaks. I just let Christ take over! And so the weaker I get, the stronger I become" (2 Cor 12:7-10 MSG).
"When we see that you're just as willing to endure the hard times as to enjoy the good times, we know you're going to make it, no doubt about it" (2 Cor 1:6-7 MSG).
"[T]he love of God changes the aspect of everything! Afflictions are then seen to be 'disguised blessings'; trials [as] proofs of divine faithfulness" Octavius Winslow (ref#256, p32).
"[M]y Lord Jesus has fully recompensed my sadness with His joyS, my losses with His own presence. I find it a sweet and rich thing to exchange my sorrows with Himself" Samuel Rutherford (ref#225, Dec 30th).
"In the middle of domestic trials, family changes, thwarted designs, and shattered hopes, God has made an everlasting covenant with you in the hands of Jesus, its Surety and Mediator. [U]ncertainty is a fundamental component of everything temporal. Let, then, the covenant be your comfort and your stay, your anchor in the storm" Octavius Winslow (ref#135, April 30th).
"Scripture praises the saints for their patience when they are severely afflicted by their adversities, but not broken and overcome by them; when they are bitterly distressed, but nevertheless filled with spiritual joy; when they are weighed down by anxiety and become exhausted, and yet leap for joy because of the divine consolation" John Calvin (ref#313, p61-62).
"[Y]our suffering, losses, and persecution will be a platform from which you can witness for Christ Jesus even more vigorously, and with greater power. Study your great Exemplar, and be filled with His Spirit" Charles Spurgeon (ref#34, Nov 7th PM).
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