Trials
Trusting the Lord during trials Why do we have trials? God uses trials in our life for a number of things. God brings trials into our life to conform us to image of His Son. That means that we need to be like Him. In order for Him to do that, God has to chip away all of that stuff that does not look like Him. It is not always easy and sometimes it hurts. But is is good for me. It says in: Romans 8:28-29 "And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them that are the called according to his purpose. For whom he didforknow he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn amoung many brethren." How many things work out for good? ALL things work out for good. Even trials and situations that are not pleasant to me. During a trial I am however, required to be joyful. James 1:2 "My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations:" This is a command for me to be jo