More Than Conquerors

Romans 8:35-39

Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? As it is written: "For your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered."No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Often we here some to say that "God wants to bless us and give us His best", of which I totally agree. However often what they are speaking about is wealth, health and luxuary. I am not really sure where anybody gets that idea from but all I can say is that it is a complete misinterpretation of scripture. Yes God does want to bless us and allow us to live life and life it to the fullest, but sometimes those blessings come in the midst of a storm. Hardship and trial is something that every believer will face, non of us are somehow exempt. Actually the Bible makes it clear if you live for Jesus you will endure many hardships. But it is those hardships that make us stronger and challenge us to move forward. Do we feel like giving up? For sure but then we are reminded as in the verses above that nothing can seperate us from God's love. In the midst of the trial is God holding out His hand of mercy to guide us through. Just as David said God goes with us through the valley of the shadow of death. I am thankful for the storms of my life because I would not be where I am today if it had not been for them.

Father today as I face a new day with many challenges help me to gain my strength from you and not try to tackle it alone. May I sense throughout the day your presence as you guide me through this life.