Loved ones, these trials are those that have resulted in so many checking out of the ministry, and truthfully, countless others who were not in leadership positions to leave the faith. I'm not for a second trying to diminish the fact that these trials hurt and cause terrible pain. Listen to me, the difference between those whom we look to as beacons of the faith, or those whom we look to with a sigh as to what they might have been in the faith, are made by these trials and their response to them. This is why it is off absolute importance that we respond properly to them. Peter tells us, that when we bear up under our trials, that we find grace with God; and dear soul, you can not make it through these rough waters without that Divine grace.
To those of you who are teetering on the brink, let me tell you, don't check out, do you hear me? Don't in a few hours, throw away what God has been taking a life time to build in you. God has never quit on you, so don't you dare quit on Him! I know that this life can be so unbelievably hard, but that can not be an excuse for giving up, ever. You have to guard yourself against the evil one, and alone and discouraged is exactly how he wants you. You can't allow your hurt to be a reason that you seek comfort by some means outside of God's plan. It is not okay to sin, because you are hurting. You have to be watching most intently when you are in such dire straits, to make sure that you don't seek some relief from your hurt out of God's plan and into Satan's.
Listen, loved one, I know that you may have broached a subject that you never thought you would face, but in it all and through it all, God is there beside you. As William Blake put it, "Think not thou canst weep a tear, And thy Maker is not near." Turn to God, and draw closer to Him. The eyes of God are upon you, and most certainly, when you are facing great difficulty. He wants to see you trust in Him, and indeed these trials make it necessarily so. Dear ones, this is not easy stuff, but if no one ever shares the struggles of their faith, where do we leave those who come after us. Oh, they were bullet proof, until one great trial of their faith, and they just quit all together. No!!! Loved ones, these trials are so that we have something to share with our younger brothers and sisters. Do you get it? When we have found the comfort of God offers to us in these terrible trials, then we can share that consolation with those who look to us for answers. God is at work, making you some one that others will look up to! Dear souls, there is more at stake than just your broken heart: now, more than ever, it is imperative that you stay faithful to God. Bless you all.
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