Why Suffering And Hardship?: How To Overcome
Job 5:6-8
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[6] For hardship does not spring from the soil, nor does trouble sprout from the ground. [7] Yet man is born to trouble as surely as sparks fly upward. [8] “But if I were you, I would appeal to God; I would lay my cause before him.
There is a signpost near a washing bay in Tema Community 9 which reads “ trouble no get horns!” ( pidgin English) Any time I drive past I read it and praise the writer. It is a warning to the wise and discerning. It is written on a huge truck tire and has been there for many years
The challenges, uncertainties, pains, sufferings, losses etc we face daily in life have made many to question the claim that God’s children are immune to the vicissitudes of life.
Though it is a genuine claim it needs to be qualified to be understood by all.
Yes, we are immune, no we are not! In the face of the realities of life we are not immune, no one can deny the fact that he/she have not experienced disappointments in life. We are flesh and blood!
Yes, we are immune because of the faith that lives in us. We are immune by virtue of the trust we have in God.
It is faith that immunizes us, the heavier the dose the better our chances are of withstanding the shocks of life.
This is where many are found lacking, Beloved any time you are sinking below the pressures and cares of life, please check your dosage of faith level it may be that they’ve gone low or down completely!
To overcome, you’ll need to increase the dosage. You must maintain a level that will sustain and support you, always take a booster dose from time to time.
This you do by setting aside a day to fast, pray and read the Bible not for anything but to boost your spiritual immune system.
Read John said,
1 John 5
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4+ For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith
5 Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?
. 1 John 4
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4+ Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world
Yes, Faith is the victory we know that overcomes the world! So always check your faith level lest it fail you at the time you most need it.
Beloved, there are two tools God gave us which we have, in our armoury; these are ‘reason’ and ‘faith’! Human effort is based and grounded in reasoning, the application of the mind, the intellect, experience etc to solve a problem Reason therefore is the first tool to apply when you encounter any challenge.
The second tool is faith. This comes into play where and when reason has failed. This is because human reasoning has its limits.
Read what Paul said;
2 Corinthians 5
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7+ (For we walk by faith, not by sight:)
Did you read that “ we walk by faith “ ? Yes, when walking by “sight” (reason) fails that is when we walk by “ faith “. There is a limitation to human reasoning, but there is no limitation to faith in God. The greater the faith the greater the victory. So, grow your faith not forgetting to grow your reasoning ability also.
So yes, troubles will come our way because we are human but we are equipped to overcome them through faith and reason. Reason on our part and faith in God. Remember these two tools learn when, where and how to use them.
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