Sep 25 2008
Relying on God
Preparing for Sudden Suffering :: Desiring God
RelianceSuffering is a call to trust God not the life-sustaining props of the world.
2 Corinthians 1:8-9 – For we were so utterly burdened beyond our strength that we despaired of life itself. Indeed, we felt that we had received the sentence of death. But that was to make us rely not on ourselves but on God who raises the dead.
Found this in a friend’s shared items recently and it comes a tad late for me. But it’s still a good reminder even for unprepared, sudden suffering. Too often I rely on my own, fainting, inadequate, useless strength. Piper’s reminder to rely on God is helpful today.
And of course my suffering pales in comparison to what He did for me.
