Walking without a Map (2)

(Guess what I found in the "Draft" folder. I had intended to post it last week.) I have not posted any thoughts for some time from the book I was reading on living life during times of trial.

• Walk in the Spirit
• Daily yield control of your emotions and of your heart to the power of God's Holy Spirit.
• You cannot control events, but you can control responses.

• Wait on God and hope in Him
• His grace is sufficient

• Try your ways
• Try = test, evaluate
• There are reasons that God allows trials
• The anger and judgment of God upon sin
• The natural consequences of sin
• Spiritual warfare or sifting
• Uniquely for His glory
• The chastening of a loving Father
• Trials should be periods of refining

• Be strong and work
• Keep God first and He will keep you
• Do what (little) you can with what (little) you have to glorify God and serve Him. He will make up the difference.
• His strength is made perfect in weakness.

When we face trials, we must try to see what God wants us to learn and to do in the trial and as a result of the trial.