DH and I are reading this together for our home discipleship class. This really spoke to me:
"Continually pray for grace to receive all things and all people as expressions of God's love for you because God purposely brings them to you to provide opportunities for you to reject the spirit of idolatry and turn to Him for the power to love. To grumble about circumstances or refuse to give thanks to God for people and their weaknesses, regardless of how inconvenient or hurtful, declares our unbelief in Jesus' lordship and sets us in opposition to His sovereign Word."
Wow! There are some people I really have a hard time with. I am definitely not thankful for them when they make my life difficult. But I have the wrong attitude. I'm expecting them to meet my needs -- for smooth sailing, for a stress free life, for peace and quiet. I have turned from expecting God to meet my needs. When they bring chaos into my world, I need to turn to God to meet my needs in spite of circumstances and through it all, to grow me more into the likeness of His Son and use me as an instrument of His love to others.
I'm looking forward to continuing this book.
In Christ Alone,
Barb
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