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I read in many posts about faith. I am a Christian, and understand things from a believer's point of view. But how do you right your faith with what God has allowed to happen in your life? I am no angel, but felt that I led a good life, provided for my WW the best way I knew how, and tried to follow the right path. With all that being said, I know that we are saved by grace and grace alone.
But how can you look at all the punches that are thrown at you throughout your life, and knowing that God is in ultimate control of all things, remain faithful and happy? I know we all ahave a free will, but God could change anything he wishes....is it too much to ask for Him to cut me some slack every once in a while?
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I have read Job before and am amazed at the faith he posessed....but I think my faith pales in comparison. I can't imagine going through what he did and still remaining completely faithful....am I just too weak? I dunno..
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When my son died, I described how I felt about this very topic. I told someone I thought that faith would carry you through - make it easy, somehow, to endure hardships. I discovered during my recovery from his death that faith was like a huge rock on the floor of the ocean. It didn't hold me up above the water, but it was there for me to rest on when I ran out of strength, and give me enough rest that I could start swimming (or treading water) again. We have to swim for shore. We have to do that ourselves. But the faith is there to give us rest, and peace, so we can keep swimming. And it is always there, just under the surface.
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TM, since reading your post I have been singing a song from 2Corinthians 12:9 My grace is sufficient for you. My power is made perfect in weakness.
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TM,
When I think of these things that God has allowed to happen, I think that He let it happen so that I can have a better glimpse of His love for me. When I see my children are disobedient(SP?) I think of how He feels about my own sins. When I look at how hurt and angry and unloved I feel by my H's betrayal, I think how must God feel knowing that all of the people He loves betray Him ever single day of their lives in one way or another. Even thoughts of revenge that I have had through all of this have been a betrayal to Him. So then I think, God truly is the powerful and wonderful "Being" and this was just a more powerful wake up call for me to see that.
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