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My Inspiration: What's on the other side of every problem?
from TT 170
by TIMES TODAY
What’s on the other side of every problem?
By William King | Email: kingwilliam189@gmail.com | image courtesy: freecodecamp.org
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None of us like problems that come against us or people who are unfair. It’s easy to get discouraged. God won’t allow a difficulty unless He has a purpose for it. He may not have sent the trouble, but He knows how to use it to your advantage. On the other side of every problem is promotion. The difficulty feels like a setback but it’s really a setup for God to do something new in your life.
When God wanted to promote David from the shepherd’s fields to the palace, He didn’t open a new door or send a friend to help. No, God sent him a problem - a giant. David could have thought, “God, You said You were going to show me favour, so why am I facing Goliath?” David understood that with the problem came promotion to the throne.
On the other side of that difficulty was a new level of his destiny. He went out and defeated Goliath. New doors opened. He gained respect, influence and favour like he’d never seen. Some promotions only come through adversity, closed doors, things that are unfair. You can’t reach your potential without problems.
When you understand that there is promotion in every problem, you’ll keep a good attitude. “God, I don’t like this problem, but I know that You’re in control. You’re ordering my steps. I’m going to come out stronger, promoted, better than I was before.” Sometimes the promotion means you’ve developed a greater trust in God.
You saw His faithfulness, felt Him strengthening you, making a way where you didn’t see a way. Your faith grew, spiritual muscles got stronger and character was developed. Every time you come through a challenge, that’s fuel for your faith. God is preparing you for greater things. The next time you face a problem like that, you’ll think, “This is no big deal.”
God says, “Trust Me in your times of trouble, so I can rescue you and you can give me glory” (Psalm 50:15). He didn’t say, “Trust Me and I’ll keep you from trouble.” He says, “Trust Me when things don’t make sense, when the medical report is not good, when a loved one doesn’t make it.” God is not going to leave you in the trouble.
