Are you afflicted?

[blindwhale]

I have lived much of my life in darkness. When I found my faith I became afflicted. I found both conviction and comfort in the bible. It seems to me that God honors our enduring trials in which we struggle. It was Isaiah 54 that brought some light into my life.

 

¹¹ “O you afflicted one,
Tossed with tempest, and not comforted,
Behold, I will lay your stones with colorful gems,
And lay your foundations with sapphires.
¹² I will make your pinnacles of rubies,
Your gates of crystal,
And all your walls of precious stones.
¹³ All your children shall be taught by the Lord,
And great shall be the peace of your children.
¹⁴ In righteousness you shall be established;
You shall be far from oppression, for you shall not fear;
And from terror, for it shall not come near you.
¹⁵ Indeed they shall surely assemble, but not because of Me.
Whoever assembles against you shall fall for your sake.

 

 

 

I haven't seen a rainbow since my childhood.

 

I saw one a few days ago. It was a beautiful sign. I felt hope for the first time in a long time.

 

God does work in mysterious ways!

 

[ncn]

Isaiah 41:10.

"Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea,

I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness"

 

The elements have always made me think and ponder on how great a Father and creator we have.

 

Yes, GOD does work in mysterious ways.

 

May HE bless you and keep you, never doubt HIS love for you. .   

[sourberry]

 

 

I haven't seen a rainbow since my childhood.

 

 

I live in Ireland.

 

Rainbows here are really frequent.

[Enoc]

Not at the moment, but I have been through long periods in my life when I was.

 

In retrospect it was during these periods when I drew closer to the Lord. My most intimate times with the Lord occured one on one and not in a setting with others. 

[ncn]

 

 

 

I haven't seen a rainbow since my childhood.

 

 

I live in Ireland.

 

Rainbows here are really frequent.

 

 

I live in London , want to see who has the most rainbows or rain 

You do win on the Guinness or may be not. 

 

   

[sourberry]

 

I live in London , want to see who has the most rainbows or rain 

 

   

 

 

London is too dry, if you compare to pretty much any place in Ireland. But you are welcome. :-)

[WIP]

All children of God wil have affictions, they are sent to us from our Father who loves and sends them to us in order to mold and make us into vessels ..fit for The  Masters use.

 

In all ours trials and afflictions His promise is true" My grace is sufficient for you, for my strength is made perfect in weakness."

 

The Lord bless you and know this you will find that rainbow after each and trial and affliction in Psalms we read...weeping may endure for the night but joy comes in the morning

[ShannK]

All the verses shared here have been very encouraging and good reminders of what I forget sometimes. I have been going through many trials the last two years.

My husband often thinks he is going through trials because he has done something wrong and he's not a good person or not as good as he ought to be. What would you say to that?

[LadyKay]

 

My husband often thinks he is going through trials because he has done something wrong and he's not a good person or not as good as he ought to be. What would you say to that?

You husband sounds very much like me. Though my reason for thinking that way is  if I can find what it was that I did to cause these things to happen to me, maybe I can fix it. Maybe he thinks that way too?

[WIP]

All the verses shared here have been very encouraging and good reminders of what I forget sometimes. I have been going through many trials the last two years.

My husband often thinks he is going through trials because he has done something wrong and he's not a good person or not as good as he ought to be. What would you say to that?

 

Sometimes The Lord does deal with us using trials to get us in line sometimes, when He deals with me in this way I usually know ..I'm so glad He does because it confirms His great love to us.

 

Heb 12:6-11  For whom the Lord loves He chastens,

And scourges every son whom He receives.

⁷ If^] you endure chastening, God deals with you as with sons; for what son is there whom a father does not chasten? ⁸ But if you are without chastening, of which all have become partakers, then you are illegitimate and not sons. ⁹ Furthermore, we have had human fathers who corrected us, and we paid them respect. Shall we not much more readily be in subjection to the Father of spirits and live? ¹⁰ For they indeed for a few days chastened us as seemed best to them, but He for our profit, that we may be partakers of His holiness. ¹¹ Now no chastening seems to be joyful for the present, but painful; nevertheless, afterward it yields the peaceable fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.