true greatness

With true greatness comes true opposition. Without struggle, without difficulty, without testing of one’s spirit it would never be known to what limit we might be able to endure but for what purpose? Are we to be tested so that we may know our own limits? Not entirely, what good would be accomplished if God revealed our weaknesses without showing us the way to salvation, without making it abundantly clear the keys He has given us to help others who are also struggling in their journey? No, it is so that we may know God’s limits within us. Listen, we understand that all things are possible for God yet our expectations of what He will do in a given situation has dwindled because of life’s difficulties. Day in and day out these difficulties seem unending and without us being aware they take a toll on how we see God’s ability to handle all situations, not only for today but for to tomorrow as well. The Bible tells us that all things are possible through Christ Jesus, which gives me strength (Paul said this to the Philippians 4:13). So any limitations we find are not God’s but our own limits on how far we trust Him to be who He tells us He is in our own lives! Trust in the Lord has direct correlation on how much He will accomplish in this life here on earth, which He has given to us. So be glad that you face tribulation, for it is only a mirror of how much you trust God; not so you know where you have failed but so that you may know where He has succeeded in that all things will glorify the Lord God of Hosts who is high above all heaven and earth!