1Pe 5:10 “But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.”
Acknowledging and testifying to adversity, is not to be pessimistic, but rather to strengthen myself (Pro 24:10 - If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small). The more familiar that I am with it, the less likely I am to stumble when it occurs. The scriptures reflect more on hell than heaven itself. You become more reflective of its purpose; you understand God's reason for it (Jms 1:2-4) and are then able to make the best of everything that you are handed. The darkness is only frightening when our faith has been hiding in the sunshine. The Father’s plans and purpose will always be greater weight of glory than our adversity and disappointments.
R.C. Sproul – “Don’t question why bad things happen to good people. That only happened once, and He volunteered.”… HSAY
