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Bondman · 03-17-2008, 03:38 AM

PRACTICAL NEW TESTAMENT CHRISTIANITY

MESSAGE #32

HARDSHIP, TRIALS, TRIBULATIONS, AND MORE...

Wayne, I do hope you'll forgive me for making a message from your heartfelt post, but it's SUCH an important topic for us all!

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Originally Posted by forgivenWretch

Hi everyone, I wish to apologize for my silence over the past several days. I have been going through a "low of lows", and as normal I have a terrible problem of holding in my problems. But I have not forgotten any one in my prayers.

Bondman...my issues, to me are quite devastating, but I can not even begin to know your pain, but one thing I do know is that God is with us both.

You had a reason for starting this ministry, and I truly believe that God is that reason. I am still struggling to get my words out of my mouth, much less to make sense. I would really hate to see this forum close.

I thank God for you all every day.

Wayne

Absolutely no need to apologise in any way! Wow, being in a 'low of lows' like you've written about is no fun, no fun at all. We perfectly understand your difficulties in getting the words out to explain things. Sometimes the hurt is so bad that you cannot speak of it.

May I please say to you that all of God's people who truly love Him experience times like you're going through. In fact they are actually a powerful indication of how much He loves and appreciates you!!! Here's the passage God took me to many years ago and which has kept me going - I couldn't count how many times - during hardships that sometimes felt like they were going to destroy me. But they DIDN'T!!

Hebrews Chapter 12

5 And you have forgotten the exhortation which speaks to you as to sons:

“My son, do not despise the chastening of the LORD,

Nor be discouraged when you are rebuked by Him;

6 For whom the LORD loves He chastens,

And scourges** every son whom He receives.”

7 If you endure chastening, God deals with you as with sons; for what son is there whom a father does not chasten? 8 But if you are without chastening, of which all have become partakers, then you are illegitimate and not sons. 9 Furthermore, we have had human fathers who corrected us, and we paid them respect. Shall we not much more readily be in subjection to the Father of spirits and live? 10 For they indeed for a few days chastened us as seemed best to them, but He for our profit, that we may be partakers of His holiness. 11 Now no chastening seems to be joyful for the present, but painful; nevertheless, afterward it yields the peaceable fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.

The Amplified Bible says that we get a veritable HARVEST of righteousness for those willing to be trained by hardship and hard times. I have some of this personal righteousness* right now. Is that cos I've been prepared for decades to ACCEPT whatever came my way - as from my God, from His loving Hand?

So welcome son of God! God loves you! Welcome to those who are determined to be HIS - no matter the cost! Welcome to those determined to be overcomers by Jesus' blood, and the power of the Holy Spirit in us!!

Wayne, please feel free to share just whatever you're able that we may understand and pray specifically for you.

Bless you heaps as you continue your walk with Him!

- BM with his Lady

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** Same Greek word as when Jesus' back was ripped to threads as He was scourged prior to crucifixion (most didn't survive this scourging it was so horrendous). Understanding the content of this Chapter can help us to NEVER be surprised by hardships in our life ever again!!!

* Every true Christian is totally righteousness and holy in Christ, this "imputed" righteousness being received at the moment of conversion. What I mean by personal righteousness is actual 'goodness' that God teaches you and grows in you, so that more and more you're becoming a truly 'GOOD' person, with real personal holiness and righteousness that's then become, and is 'part of you'!!

He promises this if you're PREPARED to be trained, chastened, rebuked, even scourged by our great and wonderful God. Pretty mind-boggling hey!!!