When God Burns Your Bridges

When God burns your bridges

What then? Or have you ever thought this to be possible? Could a loving God, suddenly remove everything that you considered comforting from you?

Consider the case of Job... did he do this to him? And more? His word says that he is the same, yesterday, today and forever, so, if he did it then, can he not do it now?

If he does, what is his purpose? Are we always allowed to know? Did Job know why things were happening to him as they did? Was he brought to total despair, in his sufferings?

Did he do as his wife suggested, "to curse God and die?" or did he maintain his faith, thruout the entire ordeal?

Satan brought this trial upon him, but, Christ allowed it... Why?

Somethings we may never understand, this side of Heaven. Many are crying out Why.. in their pain and suffering, and not getting answers. Can we not much more be able to comfort them in their afflictions if we are made to suffer?

The Lord told me one time that many of the things I had to go thru, had nothing to do with me at all, but, everything to do with those to whom I would be able to minister to.

Christ suffered.... his disciples all suffered... many today are suffering all over the world, some in silence, some in the heat of the media... suffering is increasing in our world. How will we stand it?

How do we stand physical and emotional pain, along with all the other pain that we see and hear about on a daily basis? Must our Lord not have to toughen us up, to be able to face what is coming on this world?

How can we be his witnesses if we have never been thru anything? It is his desire that we become overcomers, and how can that be if we have nothing to overcome?

Is he with us in our difficulties... absolutely. Can he remove us from them, of course. What about when he chooses not to? What then? Will our faith fail us, will it wither and fade? Or is it strong enough to see us thru?

Does Christ know the outcome, before the trial? I think he does. Do we... probably not. Perhaps it is to strengthen us for the journey ahead. Perhaps it is to better equip us to reach the lost that he has for us to bring into the Kingdom. Perhaps it is for us to be a better witness. Perhaps it is all of the above and then some.

How is it that the Christ that we know and love, be able to take a beautiful young girl, who has a very bright future in store for her, yet, in an instant, all of that be taken away, and she be reduced to a bed, where she can move nothing but her head?

How is this possible... how is it bearable? What can God do with this? We know according to his word that he can and does heal, but, does he do it everytime... NO.

When our answer if no... how do we deal with it? How did this beautiful young girl deal with it? How did Christ take her from that bed of suffering, and elevate her to an international ministry... and not bring physical healing to her at all? How is this? Why is this? Could you bear it?

I don't think anyone of us could answer that, unless we faced the situation ourselves. And I pray to God that we never will be put to this extreme test. However, we must be ready and prepared spiritually to face anything that may come our way, lest we fall by the wayside.

There are many losses that we may face in this world, the loss of family, both natural and spiritual, the loss of stature, the loss of finances, the loss of health, the loss of position, the loss of everything that we have known and loved over the years... and yet, Christ is always in charge.

This is the story of the beautiful young girl that I mentioned above:

http://www.joniearecksontadastory.com/

God be with us all , and fully prepare us for what we must face in this life. Amen.
GS. 3-14-10