Why do some believers overcome hardship and experience joy and peace while others endure the despair of failure and lack? Have not all believers been made new creations? Are we not all filled with the presence and nature of God? Why are the results so different? Does God love some more than others, or does He treat some better than others?
At first glance, regardless of our beliefs, it appears that our lives and backgrounds dictate our destinies. Yet we encounter stories from those who have faced horrible circumstances, imprisonment, debt, lack of education, fractured families, and terminal illnesses, and they share experiences of victories and blessings. What accounts for the differences between those who share such uplifting testimonies and those who are trapped in cycles of unending tragedy?
"Every good and perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning" (James 1:17).
God is constant in this world, always good and unchanging, having met humanity's every need through the Gospel. God is not the variable. Understanding His true nature is critical for overcoming failure, loss, and heartache.
Your view of God impacts the course of your life.
"I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly" (John 10:10).
If God is constant and continually offers grace, love, and goodness to mankind, why do so many believers face trouble overcoming in life? The variable has always been man.
Reflect on the following verses:
"My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge" (Hosea 4:6).
"And they will turn their ears away from the truth, and be turned aside to fables" (2 Timothy 4:4).
"You have become dull of hearing" (Hebrews 5:11).
"They did not receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved (2 Thessalonians 2:10).
"The light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil" (John 3:19).
Lack of knowledge, lack of hearing God, loving darkness, and not loving the truth are primary reasons that men, even believers, suffer. God does not control us. He does not violate our free will.
"The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly" (John 10:10).
Are you tired of the thief who steals, kills, and destroys your abundant life in Jesus? Do you value light more than darkness? What do you meditate on the most: the Word or your suffering? Your pain or His promise? Your loss or His victory?
Jesus has overcome for you. His victory is your victory. There is nothing more for God to do than give the gift of His Son. You are the variable. You choose your destiny.
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