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Troubles

If you are facing troubles in your life don't assume that God is angry with you.  If you have put your trust in Jesus and the atonement He accomplished, then you are the apple of God's eye and very dear to Him.  Troubles are a normal part of the christian life.  They are there to strengthen us in our faith.  God declared Job to be a righteous man and yet he suffered terribly.  But don't forget God brought him through all his struggles and ill health and his troubles brought glory to God.  Isn't that amazing that we can bring glory to God by our reaction to our troubles.  That is something that even the angels don't understand. One day and sooner than we think our troubles will be over and we won't even remember them. Look at the book of James chapter one, to see what trials can do for us.  We are like butterflies struggling out of the cocoon.  If you try to help they will die.  Left alone the struggle results in a beautiful butterfly flying effortlessly to the flowers. There are good times up ahead so don't be discouraged.

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