Christians don’t go through life totally insulated from life’s trials and temptations. The only perfect human being was Jesus Christ. The rest of us carry blemishes and regrets. I like the way Andre Crouche expressed it in his song, “Through It All,” so many years ago.
I’ve had many tears and sorrows,
I’ve had questions for tomorrow,
There’ve been times I didn’t know right from wrong.
But in every situation,
God gave blessed consolation,
That my trials come to only make me strong.
Through it all,
Through it all,
I’ve learned to trust in Jesus,
I’ve learned to trust in God.
Life is full of lessons that can only be taught one way. We have to recognize the Master-Instructor knows us better than we know ourselves and can be trusted to do the right thing. After lessons from God as to how one is made for the job, Jeremiah comes to a proper conclusion.
Jeremiah 1:18
For behold, I have made you this day
A fortified city and an iron pillar,
And bronze walls against the whole land—
Against the kings of Judah,
Against its princes,
Against its priests,
And against the people of the land.
Jeremiah 10:23
O Lord, I know the way of man is not in himself;
It is not in man who walks to direct his own steps.
As Christians we need to recognize our God has placed us here for a purpose and is in the process of perfecting us for what is ahead.
Think about it.
Gary