- You watch a movie about a man marooned on Mars and think--What's HE got to complain about?
- You exercise to slow down your heart rate.
- Your blood pressure registers on a seismograph--in California.
- To cheer up, you watch a horror film.
- A migraine seems like a welcome diversion.
- You go to your happy place and it's a cemetery.
- Having a good day means things went from worse to bad.
- Your brain feels like a balloon that will either pop or come loose and shoot around the room.
- You get your daily affirmation from the obituary page.
- You're rejected as a organ donor because your heart is broken.
But that is also when:
- God is near. Ps. 34:18
- We learn patience. James 1:3
- We long, as we should, for Christ's appearing. 2 Tim. 4:8
- We grow in humility, knowing that we are dust. Ps. 103:14
- We live in godly interdependence. Gal. 6:21
- Faith grows. 1 Jn. 5:4
- Our perseverance builds character and hope. Rom 5:3,4
- We learn how to comfort others. 2 Cor. 1:4
- God encourages us in unexpected ways.
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Our testimony is loudest in adversity. No eloquent four-point presentation of the gospel is as compelling as a Christian’s inarticulate gasp when pain and confusion and trust and hope all mix together. Inexplicable peace amidst adversity, that is the thunder of our faith.
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