We know that all things work together for good to those who love God … Romans 8:28
It is only a faithful person who truly believes that God sovereignly controls his circumstances . We take our circumstances for granted , saying God is in control , but not really believing it . We act as if the things that happen were completely controlled by people . To be faithful in every circumstance means that we have only one loyalty , or object of our faith — the Lord Jesus Christ .
God may cause our circumstances to suddenly fall apart , which may bring the realization of our unfaithfulness to Him for not recognizing that He had ordained the situation . We never saw what He was trying to accomplish , and that exact event will never be repeated in our life .
This is where the test of our faithfulness comes . If we will just learn to worship God even during the difficult circumstances , He will change them for the better very quickly if He so chooses .
Being faithful to Jesus Christ is the most difficult thing we try to do today . We will be faithful to our work , to serving others , or to anything else ; just don ’ t ask us to be faithful to Jesus Christ . Many Christians become very impatient when we talk about faithfulness to Jesus . Our Lord is dethroned more deliberately by Christian workers than by the world .
We treat God as if He were a machine designed only to bless us , and we think of Jesus as just another one of the workers .
The goal of faithfulness is not that we will do work for God , but that He will be free to do His work through us . God calls us to His service and places tremendous responsibilities on us . He expects no complaining on our part and offers no explanation on His part . God wants to use us as He used His own Son
It is perilously possible to make our conceptions of God like molten lead poured into a specially designed mould , and when it is cold and hard we fling it at the heads of the religious people who don ’ t agree with us . Disciples Indeed , 388 R
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Wisdom by Oswald Chambers Test of Faithfulness
We know that all things work together for good to those who love God … Romans 8:28
It is only a faithful person who truly believes that God sovereignly controls his circumstances . We take our circumstances for granted , saying God is in control , but not really believing it . We act as if the things that happen were completely controlled by people . To be faithful in every circumstance means that we have only one loyalty , or object of our faith — the Lord Jesus Christ .
God may cause our circumstances to suddenly fall apart , which may bring the realization of our unfaithfulness to Him for not recognizing that He had ordained the situation . We never saw what He was trying to accomplish , and that exact event will never be repeated in our life .
This is where the test of our faithfulness comes . If we will just learn to worship God even during the difficult circumstances , He will change them for the better very quickly if He so chooses .
Being faithful to Jesus Christ is the most difficult thing we try to do today . We will be faithful to our work , to serving others , or to anything else ; just don ’ t ask us to be faithful to Jesus Christ . Many Christians become very impatient when we talk about faithfulness to Jesus . Our Lord is dethroned more deliberately by Christian workers than by the world .
We treat God as if He were a machine designed only to bless us , and we think of Jesus as just another one of the workers .
The goal of faithfulness is not that we will do work for God , but that He will be free to do His work through us . God calls us to His service and places tremendous responsibilities on us . He expects no complaining on our part and offers no explanation on His part . God wants to use us as He used His own Son
WISDOM FROM OSWALD CHAMBERS
It is perilously possible to make our conceptions of God like molten lead poured into a specially designed mould , and when it is cold and hard we fling it at the heads of the religious people who don ’ t agree with us . Disciples Indeed , 388 R
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John 1:9 “ If we confess our sins , He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness .”
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