Tuesday, May 16

Words of encouragment

When we first found out about the news of our baby, a good friend directed me to this ecert from Besides Still Waters. I was reading it again today and oh how my soul was feed. I pray that as each day passes, that louder i will sing!!!!

"When your faith endures many conflicts and your spirit sinks low, do not condemn yourself.

There is a reason for your season of heaviness. Great soldiers are not made without war. Skillful sailors are not trained on the shore. It appears that if you are to become a great believer, you will be greatly tested. If you are to be a great help to others, you must pass through their trials. If you are to be instructed in the things of the kingdom, you must learn from experience. The uncut diamond has little brilliance, and the unthreshed corn feeds no one, and the untried believer is of little use or beauty. There are great benefits to come from your trials and depression.

Many people have comparatively smooth paths through life, but their position is not the equal of the tested believer. The one who is much plowed and often harrowed will thank God if the result is a larger harvest to the praise and glory of God by Jesus Christ. If your face is now covered with sorrow, the time will come when you will bless God for that sorrow. The day will come when you will see great gain from your losses, your crosses, your troubles, and your affliction. From your afflictions this glory shall spring, and the deeper your sorrow the louder you’ll sing."

1 comment:

Tali Kauflin said...

I am so glad that the Lord has used that to edify and encourage you... I am and will continue to pray for you both.