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Tribulation.

I know very few people who aren't faced with daily tribulations. Yes, some face greater tribulations than others I won't ever say otherwise, yet we all have tribulations.

Why do we have tribulations?

Tribulations WORK patience.

We do not comprehend the reason behind our trials, our troubles, our hurts, our pains, our agonies, our tragedies.  We witness the kindest people suffering. We watch the innocent suffer horrifically. We hear of the horrors that people face, and other people commit. We can't fathom the depths of depravity this world holds. No sooner does one atrocity occur then another takes its place, worse than the last. We agonize over the lives we are called to live. Through all this we still find joy, we experience hope, we know there is love beyond the hate.  We can ONLY believe and have faith through our SAVIOR.  This world will seek to destroy any hope, any faith we have. Time and time again we will realize the tribulations have purpose.

As long as we holdfast to faith those tribulations truly will work patience in us. The comprehension that we are subject to God's time, not out own.

We need to glory in tribulation so our patience grows, our experience deepens, our hope lives and that hope is nothing to be ashamed of because of the LOVE of God in our hearts through the Holy Spirit gifted to us. This is TRUTH.

It is WHEN we were sinners- CHRIST died for us, not when we were sinless.

Christ died for us, the UNGODLY.

Christ is our all in all, Christ is our HOPE. WE have to look to Christ in all things…. ALL THINGS!

PLEASE LORD, please help us to be YOURS whatever that means, however it is done, please do this work in us we surrender wholly to YOU, and we seek to allow our tribulations to only make us have the patience we need, the experience we must have, the HOPE that is found in our SAVIOR!

Rom 5:1  Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: 

Rom 5:2  By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. 

Rom 5:3  And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; 

Rom 5:4  And patience, experience; and experience, hope: 

Rom 5:5  And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us. 

Rom 5:6  For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. 

Rom 5:7  For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die. 

Rom 5:8  But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.