Thursday, September 30, 2010

A Godly Response to Trials

"We may be frankly bewildered at things that happen to us, but God knows exactly what he is doing, and what he is after, in his handling of our affairs. Always, and in everything, he is wise: we shall see that hereafter, even where we never saw it here….Meanwhile, we ought not to hesitate to trust his wisdom, even when he leaves us in the dark."

"But how should we respond to baffling and trying situations when we cannot now see God's purpose in them? First, by taking them as from God, and asking ourselves what reactions to them, and in them, the gospel of God requires of us: Second, by seeking God's face specifically about them. If we do these two things, we shall never find ourselves wholly in the dark as to God's purpose in our troubles."

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