Have you had your Joy Juice
today? When we are feeling weak, a great
big serving of joy in the Lord is exactly what we need!
“Feelings of weakness can be good or
bad,” writes Charles Stanley. “If feelings of weakness drive a person to
greater dependency on God, the outcome is good! But if these feelings are
allowed to spiral downward into sin or feelings of self-pity, discouragement,
or despair, the results are obviously bad.”
Often when we are weak, we give into
temptation. Let’s not confuse trials with temptations! Charles Stanley explains: “A trial is a time of testing with a goal
of strengthening the person who is going through the trial. A trial reveals to a person an area of
weakness so he can learn to trust God in a deeper way to provide what is
lacking. The trials God may send or
allow in our lives are designed to test us and show us where we are weak and
need to become stronger.
A
temptation, on the other hand, is intended to entice us to do evil. It is aimed
at our eventual destruction.” And it is NOT from God!
James 1:13 tells us: “When
tempted, no one should say, ‘God is tempting me.’ For God cannot be tempted by
evil, nor does he tempt anyone;”
God will be with us through the trials and He will give
us the strength to resist temptation…IF we relinquish control.
May our prayer
be: “Father, give us strength, wisdom and joy in relationship with You as we stand
strong in the trials and resist temptations.”
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