We are people - stuff happens to people! When stuff happens to you, it proves that you are still alive, because as long as you're alive, stuff's gonna happen. Quit listening to your pastor tell you that you're one of the special ones that nothing should happen to, especially after you get born again, they are lying to you & just want to make you feel worthy enough to give them your money!
Believe me, when you truly get born again, a sign of a child of the MOST HIGH is trials & persecutions!
Count it ALL joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be mature & complete, lacking nothing. - James 1:2-4
If crap isn't happening to you, there are 2 reasons why:
1) You're not really a Believer
or
2) YHWH's given you a breather & told the enemy to step back for a season.
The stuff that happens to you is what makes life interesting - both the good & the bad. Most of our lives are already interesting enough, I'm sure! lol But this is called LIFE! Deal with it. Put up with it. It's life! Enjoy it the best you can, there's always someone who is in a worse situation than you are. But, please, whatever you do, don't whine about it! If you do, you'll get the same as the children of Israel got once they left Egypt during the Exodus.... nothing but going around in circles & finally death in the wilderness!
'If you are going through hell, keep going.' - Winston Churchill
Life can be complicated & hard at times. Celebrate that. Children of the King are made to be able to overcome whatever crosses their path.
We must also descern why 'stuff' lands in our lap. There are two places this comes from as well...
1) From the enemy beating you up when you purposely live outside the FATHER's will & covering.
2) From the enemy through others to just try to distract you & discourage you & get you to quit your walk with YHWH.
But, it's not always the enemy....
3) From the FATHER HIMSELF 'spanking' you to straighten you out when you begin to stray from HIS path.
Don't despise the chastening of YHWH, nor be discouraged when you're rebuked by HIM; for whom YHWH loves, HE chastens & scourges every son whom HE receives. - Hebrews 12:5-6
Regardless.....
Who shall seperate us from the love of YAHUSHUA? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? As it's written, 'For YOUR (His) sake, we are killed all day long; we're counted as sheep for the slaughter.' Yet in all these things, we're more than conquerors through HIM who loved us. For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to seperate us (those truly born again) from the love of YHWH which is YAHUSHUA haMashiach our LORD. - Romans 8:35-39
As long as we have YAHUSHUA & YHWH in our lives, 'what can man do to me?'
These things I have spoken to you, that you may have peace. In the world, you have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world. - YAHUSHUA (John 16:33)
If it won't affect you 100 years from now, it's not worth losing control of your life right now! OK?
But for those who think they are all that, the following is for you......
If.......
If you can start the day without caffeine,
If you can always be cheerful, ignoring aches & pains,
If you can eat the same food every day & be grateful for it,
If you can understand when your loved ones are too busy to give you any time,
If you can overlook it when those you love take it out on you when through fault of yours, something goes wrong,
If you can take criticism & blame without resentment,
If you can resist treating a rich friend better than a poor friend,
If you can face the world without lies & deceit,
If you can conquer tension without medical help,
If you can relax without liquor,
If you can sleep without the aids of drugs,
If you can honestly say that deep in your heart that you have no prejudice against creed, color, religion, gender preference, or politics,
Then.....
You've reached the same level of development as your dog!
That'll put some things in perspective! LOL
I'm amazed how many boast how much of a child of YHWH they are & how spiritual they are, when really, they haven't even gotten to their dogs' level of spirituality!
Be encouraged, much love to ya'!
Jason Desmond
Ambassador of HIS Kingdom