Thanks to Carla Gibson, I was reading the biblical account of Hannah and Samuel. It occurred to me as I was reading that many people in the Bible go through a similar series of events.
The person goes through a trial, they seek after God and surrender to His will, they receive a great blessing, they thank God, and they use the gift they have received in such a way that it brings God glory.
Take Hannah, for instance: She could not bear children, she cried out to God and surrendered to His will, she becomes pregnant and has a son, she thanks God, and she gives Samuel to God and His service.
Similar things happen to Abraham, Jacob, Joseph, Job, David, Mary, need I go on?
So while we're in the midst of hard times that may seem to last forever, we should thank God, because He is ultimately drawing us to himself. And when we give up trying and truly surrender, we can rest in Him, knowing that He is working all things out for the good of those who love Him and are called [even to suffer?] according to His purpose.
That is how God works.
That is all of life.
He has proven it works repeatedly and beautifully.
Why, then, do we fight it?
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