I have been thru some trials and tribulations as of the last few months. To help myself cope with them I have written a guide to myself to help me better understand that I am not alone. These are my views on some of the things I have read lately. This may be a little too much on the bible thumper side but I wanted to get a different view of things. Much of this has come from the Bible, mostly the Book of James.
1. You must remain positive during difficult times.
2. You will be gain strength as you go through difficult times.
3. You must not give up during difficult times, if you want to maintain endurance for the rest of your life.
4. You must seek wisdom from God as you face difficulties in life.
5. When you are facing difficulties, you must without a doubt expect God to guide you through all your situations.
6. You must consider it an honor to have a humbling experience as you live your life for God.
8. You will be rewarded for maintaining your faith through trials and tribulations.
9. Your temptations never comes from God but from your own inner desires.
10. Your sinful desires can lead you to commit wrong choices which can lead to more difficulties and potential death.
11. You are a gift from God through Jesus Christ. He keeps his promises and God wants you to enjoy life as you endure your difficulties.
As long as you live, you will face problems. Some problems will be more severe than others and there will be times when you want to give up. God understands how you feel. You can't choose when you will face problems but God's words will help you deal with your negative situations.
Here are Jesus' expectations of you during difficult times:
1. Remain faithful to the end regardless of the challenges you face
2. Endure through the problems because it will make you stronger instead of weaker.
3. Seek Godly wisdom which gives you the ability to make right choices during troubling times.
4. Embrace the circumstances that cause humility.
5. Remember you are a precious gift from God and you will be given the strength to endure.
Hold on to your faith and do not doubt the promises God has for you. Every day you hear of people facing various kinds of challenges because of crime, earth quakes, tornadoes, floods, famine, diseases but people seem to rise above it. People who love God have extra abilities to rise above natural or unnatural disasters.
You must keep your heart focused on the end of your suffering or challenges. Your joy will be complete as you overcome your situations. Consider life as a temporary gift to live on this earth to accomplish God's will and your reward will be in heaven. Heaven is where you will live an eternity with God. Pray for strength so you will endure to the end of your life on this earth.
