As I was reading this evening God’s word I read 1 Peter 1:6-7 “In this you greatly rejoice though now for a little while if need be, you have been grieved with various trials, that genuiness of your faith being much more precious than gold that perishes, though it is tested by fire, may be found to praise, honor, and glory in the revelation of Jesus Christ.”

We need to grow up…….myself included. I will be the first to admit that when a trial comes my way or when I face a mountain that seems unclimbable I crumble, I fall apart. As a mother when I see my kids making bad choices that could damage their future or cut it short my heart breaks into a million pieces. When I see someone hurting because they have lost a loved one or got horrible news from a doctor I am beside myself…..I hurt with the them. Not a bad thing I know, I finally realize that suffering is a way of life. Battles are an everyday thing…..why because we have an enemy out there who wants to kill steal and destroy the elect of God. However, God is refining us. He is preparing us for a life that is beyond our wildest dreams. Suffering, trials, hurt they actually help us grow up and help others when they are down when they are broken. He is molding us into His image one step at a time. What freedom to finally realize that.

So first we need to realize and accept…..LIFE IS NOT EASY….WASN’T MEANT TO BE!!!!!! Secondly realize that it is for our own good to make us stronger to help us become the hands and feet and ears of Christ. So like me……we need to stop wining and grow up. Quit crying about the battles we are going though because if we don’t we will miss out on what is to come. And trust you me I do not want to do that.

Lord as we lay down tonight give us strength to learn to stop wining and stop asking you to take away all our problems and help us start asking what miracle can come out of this. Your a gracious God who loves us so much you don’t want us to stay where we are, you are such a lovable God that you want us to learn to spread you love in our everyday lives. Touch our hearts to listen to you and take one step at a time……and become the Ambassadors you want us to be for you. In Jesus name Amen.