Thought of the Day: Patience for Winter to Pass
We will always have seasons of struggles and testing. There are times when everything we attempt to do will seem to go wrong. Regardless of our prayers and consecration, adversity will come. We can’t pray away God’s seasons. The Lord has a purpose in not allowing us to be fruitful all the time…. When God sends the chilly winds of winter to blow on our circumstances, we must still trust Him. In spite of our dislike for the blinding white winds and the icy grip of winter seasons, there is a purpose for these temporary inconveniences.
The apostle Paul calls such times “…light affliction, which is but for a moment…” (2 Cor. 4:17). I say, “This too shall pass!” Some things you are not meant to change, but to survive. So if you can’t alter it, then outlive it! Be like a tree. In the frosty arms of winter the forest silently refurbishes its strength, preparing for its next season of fruitfulness. Its branches rocking in the winds, the sap and substance of the tree go underground. It is not good-bye, though; in the spring it will push its way up into the budding of a new experience. Temporary setbacks create opportunities for fresh commitment and renewal. If you were to record your accomplishments, you would notice that they were seasonal. There are seasons of sunshine as well as rain. Pleasure comes, then pain, then vice versa. Each stage has its own purpose.
One of the greatest struggles I have encountered is the temptation to make permanent decisions based on temporary circumstances. Someone once said, “Patience is a tree whose root is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.” The reward of patience is reflected in gradually not having to amend your amendments. Temporary circumstances do not always require action. I have found that prayer brings us into patience. Patience results from trust. We cannot trust a God we don’t talk with. Do not misunderstand me; God needs men and women who are decisive. However, every situation shouldn’t get an immediate reaction. Prayer is the seasoning of good judgment. Without it, our decisions will not be palatable.
Day 3 from Hope for Every Moment: 365 Days to Healing, Blessings, and Freedom Devotional and Journal
I really love the way you talk to us when I was in C.I.W. prison.It was a beautiful feeling that I had when you had your Woman thou art Loose. And the feeling I got from it fill me with so much joy. I hope one day to see you. I was there when Rosa Parker, was there and released.I see what God can do. I live here in California. And you really know how to come into the heart of womens. I reaaly wish I could find a church and pastor like you here.My family is from the Church of God and Christ. I watch you on t.v.,and now on my laptop. But I need to find a church home and get back with christ. I dont want my soul to be lose. Please me in your prayers.Thanky you for all the good work youi do
Wow God sure knows how to speek when it’s needed.
I really believe that this is a good thought. It’s amazing how GOD works because I have been going through many trials recently and I was lead to this word. I have been praying and praying for promotion for a long time now. I’ve been working hard and have seen my peers get promoted ahead of me. There were times when I was really discouraged and wanted to throw in the towel but, I didnt give up. I just know now that I have to trust in GOD and keep faith because only he knows when the time is right. I know now that when I do get my promotion that I will be ready because I know have more knowledge and experience for the job. I honestly believe that THIS TO SHALL PASS!!!
Amen Pastor…… Is very difficult sometimes to understand the seasons and stay still when we don’t see anything happen. Patience is a very difficult stage to developed but is possibly I am a testimony of that. I will continue to wait until my season past and I known I will have the VICTORY.
Thank you Pastor.
Yes the post about working in the gifts and knowing the spirit and not feeling forgiven. This was me I became saved and I work in the church tithed, offering, if they needed me I would move as told. But I did not understand the Blood that christ died for me 2000 years ago and that If I really wanted to know Jesus I needed to come Face to Face with me and my nakedness. Its funny a Jail Cell thought me to know who christ was it because I was in a place I had never been Prison. Well maybe but at the same time it was just the place Christ would use to redeem my mind get his daughter back to the place he knew I was to be all a long. The one thing I might add that I had never been to jail and my background did not lend truth to the headlines that only people with questionable family backgrounds are in prison. So with that said The Blood is the necessary conduit christ must use to free us of our guilt. Preach the Blood. Once we learn the power of the Blood we will move just the way christ would have us to.
God Bless