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The health-wealth crowd runs an unbiblical guilt trip on us by lying to us that sickness and poverty are signs of God's disfavor. I disagree and I believe that the Bible backs me up on that.
12:10 For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities; for when I am weak, then I am strong.
IF God loves you, then why are you sick or in trouble? I believe that the answer is, because God loves you and knows that you are strong in him. Somebody who is spiritually weak could not handle the situation. I believe that God is allowing you to go through this trial of your faith to make you even stronger, because HE knows you can handle it, if you continue to rely on him. 10:13 No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your strength, but with the temptation will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.
Isn't it strange that modern materialistic Christians believe that they are not honored by God if they are not wealthy and healthy. Early church Christians by contrast believed that they were not honored by God if they did not have the privilege of suffering such things as martyrdom. What a contrast!
I believe that shows how WEAK modern Christians are. If you are suffering, I believe that shows how strong you are spiritually, otherwise God would not be giving you the opportunity to become even stronger in him.
God bless you dear strong brother or sister! |
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| May 08, 2008 |
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OMGosh Grant, I just blogged on 2 Cor 12:10! Dude, we are on the same wavelength! (or else you just pagiarized me!) JUST KIDDING! These are original thoughts, and good ones. Thanks for being such a stabilizing force for the body of Christ, Grant. |
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| May 08, 2008 |
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You need to Google this song and read the lyrics. By Allstar United "La La Land" you would appreciate it they hit the nail on the head!
You can name a blessing yourself
Stake a claim on power and wealth
And strong healthy teeth A spot at the beach
And romance that's really swell
All the saints and martyrs alike
Well they would have called a national strike
Demanded less pain
More personal gain
If only they'd known their rights
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| May 09, 2008 |
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| Really Mike? No bro' I am not plagiarizing you. I'll have to look at your blog though. It sounds interesting. Brother To... I'll look that one up. Blessings guys! |
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| May 09, 2008 |
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Hey Grant, of course I didn't actually think you would plagiarize...not even for a second!! I was just messin around.....but I like what you wrote, and that our minds are on the same thing. It's cool how the Holy Spirit works amount God's people, isn't it?
Just this morning I read the following in John, again along similar lines:
His disciples asked him, "Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?" "Neither this man nor his parents sinned," said Jesus, "but this happened so that the work of God might be displayed in his life."
Cool, huh! |
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| May 09, 2008 |
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In topic from a different angle also, the fact remains that we choose His will, or our own in some cases relating to health. God Himself is not putting the cigarettes in the mouths of His children, the drugs into their systems, nor is He adding heaping helpings of food onto their plates. Neglect can also be viewed as sin, if we know to do good..er and do it not. :)
Blessings in Christ Jesus, LM |
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| May 09, 2008 |
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Excellent Mike!
Thank you Little Mos... You are quite right, of course. Some suffering can only be blamed on us. Some comes from the world around. And, of course, all is a result of the fall of our first parents. I don't believe that God causes any of it. What God often does is choose not to relieve that suffering, because he knows, that in the great scheme of things, it will be better for us in the long run.
It's sort of like a stamp of approval, that we are up to it spiritually, that God believes we have grown to the point where he can allow us to go through it. This is a logical conclusion from the verse which says that he will not allow us to be tempted above what we can handle. So, if we are, then obviously God thinks we can handle it. |
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