FROM TODAY'S READING...
"It’s a mistake too for us to say about our own lives, 'That didn’t turn out well, so it must not have been God’s will.' We can’t judge God’s will that way, for He has a habit of turning 'bad' results into unexpected good."
Lawrence O. Richards (1931-2016)
The 365 Day Devotional Commentary
John 16:33 (NLT) I (Jesus) have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world.
James 1:2-4 (NLT) Dear brothers and sisters, when troubles of any kind come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy. For you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow. So let it grow, for when your endurance is fully developed, you will be perfect and complete, needing nothing.
1 Peter 1:6-7 (NLT) So be truly glad. There is wonderful joy ahead, even though you must endure many trials for a little while. These trials will show that your faith is genuine. It is being tested as fire tests and purifies gold—though your faith is far more precious than mere gold. So when your faith remains strong through many trials, it will bring you much praise and glory and honor on the day when Jesus Christ is revealed to the whole world.
Philippians 4:13 (NLT) For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength.
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