Better Than Geritol

Hello Everyone,
The things that happen in all our lives have several benefits we usually don’t see at first.
One Unseen Benefit is Hardships Produce Iron in the Soul

These experiences cause new kinds of growth. The Bible tells us that as times got tougher and tougher for the family of Jacob down in Egypt, the more they multiplied and spread; (Exodus 1:12)

Their population increased to the point that the Pharaoh got worried. He ordered the mass murder of all the male newborns in an attempt to stop their growth. It didn’t work of course.

Instead, this adversity produced strength and endurance. The Israelites expressed their hope for their future by having more children (one of whom turned out to be Moses).

They refused to buckle under the pressure. Hardship in Egypt produced iron in the soul of this nation.

The goal of most people is ease, comfort, and self-gratification.
People find it hard to think that the challenges and struggles might be a regular part of God’s plan for their lives.

Watch the majority of television preachers today with their success formulas.

Listen: God predestined us “to be conformed to the image of His Son” (Romans 8:29), not to be the richest, best dressed, most comfortable people on the planet.

The Bible makes it clear that most believers in the early church experienced nothing that could be described as success.

They were persecuted and chased all over the known world. Some were killed for their beliefs.

But as they were being chased they carried the Gospel every where they went.

1 Thessalonians 3:3-4 3so that no one would be unsettled by these trials. You know quite well that we were destined for them. 4In fact, when we were with you, we kept telling you that we would be persecuted. And it turned out that way, as you well know.

I want to say it clearly that Satan does attack God’s people in many different ways, including health, finances, and family and when this happens, we must stand boldly on The Word of God, resisting the devil to make him flee from us!

We need the knowledge of God’s Word and the discernment of the Holy Spirit to know what is really going on.

I am convinced that more often than not, tough times in the lives of faithful believers are indicators that God is preparing them for something special down the road.

One of the last things that Jesus told those who followed Him was that the life of faith would not be easy.

“In this world you will have trouble” but then He went on to say, “But take heart! I have overcome the world.” (John 16:33)

Never forget that God loves you more that you can imagine.
He is building character in you that is more valuable than a big pay check or a huge house.

The trials of this life are in fact part of His strategy for producing iron in your soul.
Oh How He Loves Us!!
Pastor Phil