A Good One

"Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass, its about learning to dance in the rain."

I found a bumper sticker on Facebook that said this. It really made me start thinking. It is so easy to "be a christian" when everything is going good, but the moment life gets hard or something goes wrong, we panic. Faith isn't about trusting in God when everything is going good, its about trusting in God all the time, even when bad things happen. Its easy to talk about how blessed you are when life seems perfect, but the moment things go wrong we automatically think we are being punished. Trials in life aren't punishments, they are simply tests of faith. These tests can take you down to your lowest point, but as long as you keep your faith in God, he will bless you. We need to embrace every 'storm' that we encounter because each one holds something that we can learn or grow from. I was stressed out looking for an apartment just last weekend, and now I have the most amazing roommate in an apartment I was never expecting. Once I decided to let God take control of the situation, the opportunity found me. I love having different trials and tests because the worse the situation seems, the more I realize that I cant handle things on my own and have to depend on God.
Dear brothers and sisters, when troubles come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy. For you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow. So let it grow, for when your endurance is fully developed, you will be perfect and complete, needing nothing. -James 1:2-4
I found this scripture just flipping through my mom's notes in her Bible last weekend, and its kinda stuck with me all week. Endurance is the ability to withstand hardship. So with each challenging situation we face, we become better equipped at handling obstacles we encounter. So think of each one as another step of growing in your walk with God. The worse the situation, the better the opportunity for you to grow and develop the endurance to face anything else you encounter. And although whatever you're going through might suck now, once it is over, it will be a chance for ministry. When someone else goes through a similar situation, you will now be able to help guide and support them. Dont be afraid to ask God to help you through a situation.
Dance. <3