Growing Pains

“You therefore, beloved, knowing this beforehand, be on your guard lest, being carried away by the error of unprincipled men, you fall from your own steadfastness, but grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory, both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.” 2 Peter 3:17-18

The winds of adversity will blow. The rains will fall. The cyclones, the hurricanes, and the tornadoes will mix in your life. In the midst of all your adversity, your greatest response for the glory of God is to stand in perfect confidence that God is still in control.

Friend, in all of His faithfulness, God will test what we say we believe. Whatever we proclaim with our lips will come under a time of testing to see if we base our very life on it.

But do not misunderstand. God doesn’t allow adversity to test us in order to find out how we will respond. God is omniscient. He knows all, so He does not need information. God allows our testing in order that in the process of the adversity we may come out approved because of our faithfulness to God.

Adversities are for our benefit. They prove to us the level of our trust and childlike faith and dependence upon the character of God. Do you believe Him? Are you committed to Him?

Allow the adversity you now face to transfer your understanding of God from your head to your heart.

Always remember! - The winds of adversity will test your works. They will test what you are made of.