11/03/2024
By Rick Warren
“After you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who calls you to share his eternal glory in union with Christ, will himself perfect you and give you firmness, strength, and a sure foundation.”
1 Peter 5:10 (GNT)
God wants to use everything, even the bad things in your life, to bring about good.
To thrive rather than just survive in a hostile culture, you need to see how God can turn your trials into triumphs. You need to see how God is using the things that shake you to make you unshakable.
The Bible says in 1 Peter 5:10, “After you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who calls you to share his eternal glory in union with Christ, will himself perfect you and give you firmness, strength, and a sure foundation” (GNT).
Pain is the high cost of growth. We want to know God, but maturity doesn’t happen automatically. It doesn’t happen overnight. And it doesn’t happen only in the good times.
By Rick Warren “After you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who calls you to share his eternal glory in union with Christ, will himself perfect you […]