Dusty

Yes, of course He does. He knows every emotion, need and desire you have
He also knows exactly what it will take to bring you into a more intimate relationship with Him.

1 Peter 1:6-7

6........In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials.

7....These have come so that your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may be proved genuine and may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.

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Trials prove a Christian

Love confirms a Christian

But death crowns a Christian

worshipper

My dear sister Dusty;
I agree...
II Corinthians 7:6 (NKJV) Nevertheless God, who comforts the downcast, comforted us by the coming of Titus,
7 and not only by his coming, but also by the consolation with which he was comforted in you, when he told us of your earnest desire, your mourning, your zeal for me, so that I rejoiced even more.
8 For even if I made you sorry with my letter, I do not regret it; though I did regret it. For I perceive that the same epistle made you sorry, though only for a while.
9 Now I rejoice, not that you were made sorry, but that your sorrow led to repentance. For you were made sorry in a godly manner, that you might suffer loss from us in nothing.
10 For godly sorrow produces repentance leading to salvation, not to be regretted; but the sorrow of the world produces death.
11 For observe this very thing, that you sorrowed in a godly manner: What diligence it produced in you, what clearing of yourselves, what indignation, what fear, what vehement desire, what zeal, what vindication! In all things you proved yourselves to be clear in this matter.
12 Therefore, although I wrote to you, I did not do it for the sake of him who had done the wrong, nor for the sake of him who suffered wrong, but that our care for you in the sight of God might appear to you.

adonaicole

Yes, he sends us refreshments along the way.

1The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.

2He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.

3He restoreth my soul:

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Love one another, for that is pure, undefiled religion.

Don

Dusty

Thanks guys..... Was fishing for more answers but not very many bites .... LOL Thanks Don and Worshipper .

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Trials prove a Christian

Love confirms a Christian

But death crowns a Christian

Boanerges

Psa 73:28 But it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord GOD, that I may declare all thy works.


Psa 119:71 It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes.

He of course cares and your needs have already been planned for before they arise!
Act 3:19 Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;

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Anything that dims my vision for Christ, or takes away my taste for Bible study, or cramps me in my prayer life, or makes Christian work difficult, is wrong for me; and I must, as a Christian turn away from it. – J. Wilbur Chapman

Fluffy

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Be transparent before God, He sees right thru you, anyway!
http://www.likepreciousfaith.org/testimony_val.htm
Please pray for your local emergency responders, daily.

Boanerges

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Anything that dims my vision for Christ, or takes away my taste for Bible study, or cramps me in my prayer life, or makes Christian work difficult, is wrong for me; and I must, as a Christian turn away from it. – J. Wilbur Chapman

Dusty

Awesome Fluffs ..... Thanks

James 1:12



12........Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him.

What a beautiful promise we have in Christ. James says that we can go from tested faith to maturity, or from our own desires to death.. Each process is slow and is a series of choices that we make daily.. Choice leads to habits , and habits set a character turned either toward or against God.

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Trials prove a Christian

Love confirms a Christian

But death crowns a Christian

Dusty

James 1:13-15



13.......When tempted, no one should say, "God is tempting me." For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone;

14......but each one is tempted when, by his own evil desire, he is dragged away and enticed.

15.......Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.

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Trials prove a Christian

Love confirms a Christian

But death crowns a Christian

3nails+1cross=4GIVEN

IMO,He puts us through 'tough times' to help us break through what we deem impossible,to help us challenge our limit.And at the same time,He's preparing us for the time to minister to homies who might be going through similar situations..

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You just don't forget the dead..

Coincidence is when God chooses to remain anonymous.

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