xiaoen! (: says:
1. God uses problems to DIRECT you.
Sometimes God must light a fire under you to get
you moving. Problems often point us in a new direction and
motivate us to change. Is God trying to get your attention? "Sometimes it
takes a painful situation to make us change our ways."
Proverbs 20:30


xiaoen! (: says:
2. God uses problems to INSPECT you.
People are like tea bags...if you want to know what's inside
them, just drop them into hot ever water! Has God tested
your faith with a problem What do problems reveal about
you? "When you have many kinds of troubles, you
should be full of joy, because you know that these troubles test
your faith, and this will give you patience."
James 1:2-3


xiaoen! (: says:
3. God uses problems to CORRECT you.
Some lessons we learn only through pain and failure. It's
likely that as a child your parents told you not to touch a
hot stove. But you probably learned by being burned.
Sometimes we only learn the value of something...health,
money, a relationship... by losing it. "It was the best thing
that could have happened to me, for it taught me to pay attention to you


xiaoen! (: says:
4. God uses problems to PROTECT you.
A problem can be a blessing in disguise if it prevents you from
being harmed by something more serious. Last year a friend
was fired for refusing to do something unethical that his boss
had asked him to do. His unemployment was a problem - but
it saved him from being convicted and sent to prison a year
later when management's actions were eventually discovered

5. God uses problems to PERFECT you.
Problems, when responded to correctly, are character builders.
God is far more interested in your character than your comfort.
Your relationship to God and your character are the only two
things you're going to take with you into eternity. "We can rejoice when we run into problems... they help us learn to be patient. And patience develops strength of
character in us and helps us trust God more each time we use it until finally our
hope and faith are strong and steady."
Romans 5:3-4


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i sure hope so.
tear ducts activated.
again
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