So why am I? Surprised that is. Jesus warned us about trials and trouble. Yet I still wonder why things aren't going right. I like peace. But often, I mistake peaceful circumstances for peace. That's not the peace that Jesus promised. Actually Jesus promised us trouble! (John 16:33) He promised people would hate us. Circumstantial peace is not what He promised. Inner peace in the midst of turmoil is what He promised.
American theology is that, if your walking correctly, you will prosper, be happy and blessed. Maybe that's why the American church is weak, ineffectual, and becoming more and more like the culture around it. Who wants to sign up for the fellowship of suffering with Jesus? Oh no...we don't preach that. Hebrews 5:8...
Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered;
Oh....maybe that's why we are such a disobedient nation. Because we are experts at avoiding suffering. We have medication for that! Some of it legal! I've taken it at different times in my life!!!
I was listening to Corey Russell preach last weekend, and he paraphrased God, when he questioned Job in the last few chapters, as "Shut up.....I got everything under control."
Seeing as how I have been crying and whining relentlessly all the previous week, that was God's ministry to me last weekend.
"Shut up Lisa....I got everything under control."
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