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When You Don’t See an End to Your Trials
RUTH
L. WHITFIELD
Have you ever asked God why? "Why me, Lord?"
"Why not pick somebody
else for this?"
"Why am I always the
one going through the fire?"
In the good times we say, "Lord, I love
You."
We quote, "Oh, in the volume of the book it is
written of me I delight to do Your will, O Lord."
Then we add, "Father take me, mold me, use me. Take
my life, and let it be consecrated to Thee."
We say all this until God asks us to do something or we go through something
that is very uncomfortable—something
we have never done or experienced before.
Then we start singing a different tune. "I've never passed
this way before, Lord. It's dark, and I'm not sure where I'm going. I can't see
the light at the end of the tunnel. You're making me step into the unknown.
"Yes, I know You are holding my hand. I
know You are more concerned about me than the many sparrows You so carefully
watch over. I know you have numbered the very hairs on my head. I know You will
never leave me or forsake me. But Lord, I don't know about this!
"This doesn't make any sense. This goes
beyond my ability to understand. Why are You doing this, Lord? I'm going to
trust You in it, but I don't understand it. I can't do this by myself. Carry
me, Lord. Let me know You are with me in it."
We have all experienced those times when our
world falls apart. Nothing is working out, as it should.
We receive awesome prophetic words about
future ministry, husbands, families, wealth—and get so excited.
But just when everything seems to be going
well, the bottom falls out. Our entire world is shaken.
The difficulties come in many
forms: Perhaps you are lied about in ministry or your husband has an
affair with a best friend or a family member is diagnosed with
cancer.
It could be you are trapped
in a bad relationship. Maybe you are facing eviction or you've lost
your job. Perhaps you are so sick you want to die.
During times like this, have you been tempted
to ask, "Why me, Lord?"
I'm sure Joseph must have been. He knew his
destiny was to rule—but he found himself at the bottom of a pit, discarded
Later, just when it appeared he was beginning
to walk in purpose, he was consigned to prison—for rightly fleeing from his
master's wife when she tried to seduce him!
Do you think Joseph might have asked, "Why me, Lord?" and "Where are You in all this?"
But God had a greater purpose. He was
preparing Joseph to save two nations.
We tend to see our circumstances through our
natural eyes. We live in time and space, so we live in today.
But God sees eternity. He sees the end from
the beginning. He knows the outcome already. And He knows the plans He has for
us—plans to prosper us and not harm us, plans to give us hope and a future (Jeremiah 29:11).
Those who stood at the foot of the cross at
Calvary and watched Jesus die lived in agony for a time. Perhaps they asked, "Why, Lord?" when they heard Him cry out, "My God, My God, why
have You forsaken Me?"
Though Jesus had prophesied His own
resurrection, the people did not understand and could not anticipate the
eventual glorious outcome of this terrible scene.
But we know that God had a greater purpose
for Jesus—to save the lost and to reproduce Himself in a new creation called
the sons of God, who would be joint heirs with Him in God's kingdom.
Not too long ago, the Lord allowed me to go
through some intense spiritual warfare that caused me to question Him.
In the process, He did a deep work within me,
and when I asked, "Why, Lord?" His response was simple: "For the greater
purpose."
Perhaps you are going through something you
don't understand. You are bombarded on every side with doubts, fears and
uncertainties.
Know that you can trust God in and through
your circumstances. Believe that He has a plan for you and that the end result
will be good.
Even more important, know that there is a
higher purpose you can't see yet—one that may include your being the means of
salvation for someone else.
Just as Joseph was used to save two nations
and Jesus to bring salvation to the world, so the Lord will use you for His
greater purpose.
You may not be able to see the light at the
end of the tunnel, but you know the One who is holding that light.
Are you willing to trust Him to lead you
through? He will turn your trial around for your good—and answer your cry by
pointing to the fulfillment of His plans.
Prayer Power
Tell the Lord that you trust Him in the midst of your
circumstances and will continue to praise Him no matter what it looks like.
Thank Him that He knows the end from the
beginning and that the plans He has for you are good ones. Ask Him to help
Ask God to lead you to the Scriptures you can
declare over your situation.
Continue to pray for the nation to experience
revival and for righteousness to be established in our midst.
In the aftermath of the recent elections,
pray for a smooth transition, healing and unity to work toward our national
good, and protection for our elected officials, cities, borders and citizens (Jeremiah 29:11; Rom 8:28; 1 Timothy 2:1-3; 2 Chronicles
7:14).
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