When a good person is afflicted,
tempted, or troubled with evil thoughts; then one understands better the great
need one has of God, without whom one perceives one can do nothing that is
good.
SA2
Or if your world is easy and you
can do everything without God try out your faith and listen to God (just make
sure you understand the characteristics of the God/man Jesus and the Holy
Spirit before you do this; satan likes to deceive.)
S A Yes, if God should give punishment and stripes, it ought to be a matter of thankfulness; because He always does so for our welfare, whatever He permits to happen to us. (CIoC) God likes to take “the lemons in our lives” and make lemonade yet sometimes He does need to discipline us because He loves us and He knows more about us than we know about ourselves and He wants the best for us. Contemplate on how Jesus handled Peter when he cut off the guard’s ear at His arrest and His reconciliation with Peter. What can you learn from Peter’s experience that will help you in your life now? You can discover this story in the biographies of Christ written by Sa...
Help me not to judge according to the sight of the eyes, not to give sentence according to the hearing of the ears of ignorant people; but with a true judgement to discern between things visible and spiritual, and above all to be ever searching after the good pleasure of Your will. (CIoC) 12 steps for Christian discipleship
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