♕ Today's Promise: “Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal among you, which comes upon you for your testing, as though some strange thing were happening to you; but to the degree that you share the sufferings of Christ, keep on rejoicing; so that also at the revelation of His glory, you may rejoice with exultation.” 1 Peter 4:12
~ Krystal in Trinidad and Tobago
Dear Brides, before I read this chapter ["You’re Being Set-Up"] I was feeling defeated by the many attacks coming against me but reading this chapter I was available to change my perspective on what I've been going through.
This chapter has really helped me, as I've been feeling really pressed down by my many trials and trying to both resist and consistently praying against further trials, I can now look at and face them with the truth.
I've shared in previous journals how my EH (earthly husband) put a pic of him and the OW (other woman) as his profile pic on what's app and how I've been struggling with this. When I just saw it I blocked him, but he told my mother to tell me unblock him and out of the obedience of submission I unblocked him. This has caused me immense shame and pain. Then when he struck to call me I would become fearful because of the photo and did not want to answer but my HH (Heavenly Husband) have been urging me through my pleas for the photo to be taken down that I will have to face it and not hid, so now I get hope that there will be blessing from this.
I will begin to look forward to give praise and thanks to the coming blessings that trials and attacks will result after I face them with the correct attitude.
Dear Brides, as much as these trials and attacks can feel deadly and like you're being pressed down and punished, we must believe that we are loved by the father and our HH (Heavenly Husband). That is testing us and waiting to bless us and to make all our trials work out for our good but they will only become a blessing when we respond correctly, when we get the lesson He is trying to teach us.
“Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal among you, which comes upon you for your testing, as though some strange thing were happening to you; but to the degree that you share the sufferings of Christ, keep on rejoicing; so that also at the revelation of His glory, you may rejoice with exultation.” 1 Peter 4:12
"Why are the nations in an uproar and the peoples devising a vain thing? The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers take counsel together against the LORD and against His Anointed . . . He who sits in the heavens laughs, the Lord scoffs at them.” Psalms 2:1–4
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