What are you going to do with them?
During my teenage years, I had the wrong response to trials, very wrong responses. Temptation came to me, tempting me to let bitterness grow in the hard soil of my heart. Bitterness grows well in hard soil, and grow it did. But Love had His eye on me and kept knocking on my door. At long last, I opened the door in August of 1996. Now Jesus is all I want. With Him, there is no room for bitterness, and the hard soil of my heart is transformed into good soil.
While I am a follower of Jesus Christ now, temptations still come, especially in the midst of trials. The one that I fight often is fear. Thankfully, Jesus gives the weapons to fight back. (Ephesians 5:10-20, 1 Corinthians 10:13)
In addition, Jesus puts those who believe in Him in a family, called the church, the body of Christ. The body of Christ is called to love and encourage one another, which can be a tremendous source of strength to one going through a difficult time.
Recently, I have been thinking more and more about my brethren who are in prison and sometimes lose their lives for the sake of sharing about Jesus. When I consider their sacrifice, I am humbled and inspired.
Also, I have watched some brothers and sisters go through personal tragedies of loss, with such faith and grace, that I feel renewed vigor to take God's words to heart, "Be strong and of good courage..."
Heidi~mom to five, three of whom have CF
Several reasons are contributing to my uncertainty:
