... reading and meditating on 1 Peter over the last month and a half has been a wonderful thing... definitely timely for me, with all the suffering as a theme...Great to get a better perspective on this..
Sharing in the sufferings of Christ is a privilege, bringing us closer to Him who never complained or tried to get out of the suffering. He chose to do this because He was focusing on the joy laid before Him...which was to reconcile us to the Father..
And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast. ( 1 Peter 5:10)
.. in the same passage we read this:
Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.
He does, He really does.... tonite, my girls and a friend of theirs were all going out for another family outing that included everyone but me... seems to be happening a lot lately... so tonite could potentially have been another night marked by waves of sadness... but because He cares the opposite was the case actually...
my mother and sister dropped by for a quick visit, to see how I was doing... that was very kind of them... next, my "Hero to the Rescue" came and fixed my window, Hallelujah... it was -3 Degree Celsius this morning...I do no longer feel unsafe and exposed.... then a new friend came over and we had a great time of sharing and watched a movie after I burned the first bag of Popcorn... ;)
the gas fireplace was brought to life and with the 2 white fluff balls curled up all night this could not have been a nicer evening.
I am fully aware that all good things come from God in Heaven... who does care...
For just as the sufferings of Christ flow over into our lives, so also through Christ our comfort overflows. (2 Cor 1:5 )
Now this is the truth:
Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we boast in the hope of the glory of God. Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us. ( Romans 5 :1-5)
Because I know He is the one that orchestrates our lives down to the tiniest detail I thank Him and Praise Him that the comfort overflows... not just the suffering..
