My fellow believers, when it seems you are facing nothing but difficulties, see it as an invaluable opportunity to experience the greatest joy you can! You know that when your faith is tested, it stirs up the power of endurance in you. And then, as your endurance grows even stronger, it will release perfection into every part of your being until nothing is missing and nothing is lacking. James 1:2-4 TPT
Adversity Is Opportunity
Adversity causes some men to break; others to break records. William A. Ward
Does this mean that we seek out adversity?
No!
Not any more than we seek to handle poisonous snakes.
Even though some people seek out drama like an Olympic event, we don't have to seek adversity, for it is part of our temporal world.
And God can use it for His good!
Let me raise our expectations.
If you squeeze lemons, you expect lemonade. If you squeeze oranges, you expect orange juice. So, when we are squeezed by adversity, may we expect Christ to be revealed in our lives! (Dan Mohler paraphrase)
Lord, may we see that our lives are wholly Yours. We are hidden with You, Jesus, in God our Father. We know that we are hidden in You, and so are our circumstances. So may we reckon ourselves dead daily and alive unto You! Amen