"Both of these quotes were in my journal book and were read shortly after receiving news of the tragic death in a vehicle accident of a good friend and church member from the Luverne MN. church I pastored.
Trials should not surprise us, or cause us to doubt God's faithfulness. Rather, we should actually be glad for them. God sends trials to strengthen our trust in him so that our faith will not fail. Our trials keep us trusting; they burn away our self-confidence and drive us to our Savior."
I can embrace this in my head but it has not captured my heart or emotions.
"Our God can handle even the worst that can happen to us as finite human beings. Since Christ is beside us no troubles that life can bring need cast us adrift. This is a knowledge which can release us from lifelong bondage to fear."
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