My pillow never gets dry of my tears and my eyes are always sore of crying. I have no reason to smile or laugh with anyone about anything.
I then remembered that i am being persecuted because of the God that i serve and because of the righteous change i have become. Now, what?
I took the bible and paged through trying to find something that will give me more reason to hate and to be frustrated.
"My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience" (James 1:2-3). Whoa! Exactly what i got and what i did not understand. " Am i crazy to do that?" That was my reply to counting all joy when i am losing all i ever wanted and had. It is impossible for me to rejoice in that situation because that's where i had my 'joy'.
Maybe you are in that situation or similar or even worse than hers and you are asking yourself: " how can i count it all joy when i am persecuted for good by people around me?" yes that is true, it is impossible to be happy when your soul and your heart is being beaten up and chiseled. But this is what apostle James and our Lord Jesus commanded us to do. Jesus said, "Blessed are those persecuted for righteousness sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven". (Matthew 5:10)
Only if the reason is for God's sake, you can count it all joy. Why? Because the fire that you are going through at that time is just to refine you, to make you be a better person than what you were and what you thought you were. You were actually weak poor and you had no quality. But count it all joy for it has come- the time for you to be perfected and made the stronger person you really were created to be.
After the fire is the kingdom of heaven and patience. That is more than you have ever asked for, isn't it?
Stay Blessed.
I red this and it was in the morning. i was so grumpy and i was woundering what can i do to let it go. after this, i have realised that it is the matter of counting it all joy.
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