If you don't quit

I sat if front of my computer this morning as I usaally do, Searching the web sites for Christian news and events.

It has been a rather trying week. Nothing earth moving, Just the little annoyances that plague the Child of God almost on a daily basis.

you know, Those little spiritual jabs you can feel in your spirit, and just that uneasy feeling that lingers about.

Every Christian experiences those types of challenges to our Faith. Even Preachers, Most won't admitt it but they do.

1-Peter 4:12 says, " Beloved, Think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened to you."

I like what Brother Swaggart says in his commentary on this verse, he said, " Trials do not merely happen, they are designed by wisdom, and opperated by love."

Every trial that comes our way is allowed and designed by God, For the benifit of the Believer.

Our trials are " Hand made " By God for a specific purpose.

God uses these trials to draw us closer to Him. He uses these trials so that the dross of the flesh might be removed from our lives.

These trials are designed by God to deal with some kind of short coming within our lives, Or maybe to help us overcome some type of sin.

But they are always for our good. The Bible says that, " The devil means it for bad, but God means it for good."

Meaning that the devil will take these trials that are meant for your good and try to cause bad to come out of it.

The devil will take these trials that are designed by God just for you, to bring about some Spiritual good in and through your life, And he will at the sametime attempt to cause you to falter in your Faith.

Many times the devil will say to you, If you were really saved this wouldn't be happening to you.

Or, he will say, why does this only happen to you,? Others Christians don't go through the things you do.

Peter said, " Think it not strange concerning the fiery trial that is to try you."

" Think it not strange."

This means, Do not think it uncommon for a Christian to goes through these things.

Don't think that these types of trials do not happen to Christians.

Some so called Faith teachers will say, " If you had enough Faith you would not experience these trials, troubles or afliction.

That is contrary to what the Bible says. The Bible doesn't teach that at all.

Peter said, Think it not strange.

I Remember so tome ago,( actually years ago ), God said to me, " If you don't quit, You can't lose."

I can remember the sense of Joy and Courage that came over me.

I felt God was saying, " If you don't quit, If you don't give up or surrender, I will give you the victory.

I felt as if God was saying, I will cause you to overcome all things that come into your life, If you just don't quit.

Over the years I have thought on what God said to me that day, And I have been encouraged time after time to just keep on keeping on.

And I know God is saying the same thing to you right now. No matter what you are going through, Or facing right now, God is saying to you, " If you don't quit, You can't lose."

To God be the Glory. Amen.