most of the time i feel like a genuine hypocrite when i tell my friend to lean on God whenever times are tough. the formulaic bible verses. the cliche lines.
perhaps having the simple childlike faith to believe in these promises is not as easy as letting them roll off my tongue.
however after all that's been happening to the people i love most lately, the truth of Jesus Christ has hit harder to home than never before.
to those who are suffering, the most difficult thing to believe in is that God has a plan in everything.
suffering does not come from God. it is the consequence of our own mistakes.
yet He can transform the mess we make into something beautiful and worthwhile; although the journey can be long and fraught with much pain. i am sure we have all experienced this at one point or the other.
the very reason that Jesus Christ did what He did on the cross is to show us that even in Death, there is Life. imagine the fear and hopelessness that seeped into the disciples' hearts when they witnessed their Messiah hanging dead and broken on the cross. the world must have ended for them there and then.
yet He rose again 3 days later, proving that there is no situation whereby God's victory cannot come through. and that He never fails to keep His promise to never leave us.
**
i truly believe all things work for the good of those who love Him.
the world is a terrible place to live in, yet we have hope in eternal joy with Him.
people let us down time and time again, yet we can forgive them because He has forgiven all of us while we were still sinners.
we are weak, but He is strong.
the lines above may seem to be the same old cliche catchphrases i mentioned in my first paragraph, but they are the truth.
and you know what they say : the Truth shall set you free.
**
we cannot undo what has happened, but can only hang on to our tiniest bit of faith that He has everything under control. and by choosing to believe in that, our sanity is preserved.
be brave.
perhaps having the simple childlike faith to believe in these promises is not as easy as letting them roll off my tongue.
however after all that's been happening to the people i love most lately, the truth of Jesus Christ has hit harder to home than never before.
to those who are suffering, the most difficult thing to believe in is that God has a plan in everything.
suffering does not come from God. it is the consequence of our own mistakes.
yet He can transform the mess we make into something beautiful and worthwhile; although the journey can be long and fraught with much pain. i am sure we have all experienced this at one point or the other.
the very reason that Jesus Christ did what He did on the cross is to show us that even in Death, there is Life. imagine the fear and hopelessness that seeped into the disciples' hearts when they witnessed their Messiah hanging dead and broken on the cross. the world must have ended for them there and then.
yet He rose again 3 days later, proving that there is no situation whereby God's victory cannot come through. and that He never fails to keep His promise to never leave us.
**
i truly believe all things work for the good of those who love Him.
the world is a terrible place to live in, yet we have hope in eternal joy with Him.
people let us down time and time again, yet we can forgive them because He has forgiven all of us while we were still sinners.
we are weak, but He is strong.
the lines above may seem to be the same old cliche catchphrases i mentioned in my first paragraph, but they are the truth.
and you know what they say : the Truth shall set you free.
**
we cannot undo what has happened, but can only hang on to our tiniest bit of faith that He has everything under control. and by choosing to believe in that, our sanity is preserved.
be brave.
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