BLOGGER TEMPLATES AND TWITTER BACKGROUNDS

Thursday, May 30, 2013

Experience Required

1 Peter 5:8-9


God never meant for anyone to be alone in their suffering. He will not leave His children in despair (Deuteronomy 31:6).

We have been given the Holy Spirit so that we are never alone, and when things get so bad that we don't know what to say, He will say it for us (Romans 8:26).

We do not always have bad experiences because of something we did or didn't do. Sometimes our bad experiences are for someone else's benefit. (John 9:1-3)

That is one reason, among many, that God instituted the church. He gave us a support system. Christ Jesus commanded us to love one another (John 13:34) and we are to bear one another's burdens (Galatians 6:2).

It is in this support system that we can see God's genius at work. No matter what kind of bad things are happening, there is someone in your church who has been there and understands. And in your experiences, you will have the tools to help someone else go through something that you have been through. To help someone bear their burden.

God is AWESOME!