prismaticbleed | oct 2021 faithposting

"Every trial is an opportunity to trust God." There is always a lesson, a blessing, a grace, in every struggle. A test has an intended beneficial conclusion– to teach you rightly, to help you grow in holiness & love. If all you can do is trust Him, that is enough. That is a victory of the soul. No matter what the trial, God will lead you through by the hand if you reach out and take His, in absolute sincerity. Do not fear; He is with you. Take the opportunity, beloved!

"The joy of the Lord will be your strength." This is true even if you are weak, sick, disabled, bedridden, etc. True strength is not measured by human capacity. Take joy in the Lord, and His strength will work in you as He wills. His grace is sufficient for all things. Take heart, beloved.

No matter what trials and tribulations you are experiencing right now, God is there for you in all these ways, always. That is an eternal constant. You only need to reach out to Him in prayer, however feeble and frail, and His mighty & gentle hands will sweep you up to hold you in His Heart. Be not afraid!

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We have to be like little children in every challenge-- clearly aware of our helpless ignorance, but humbly so, and joyfully surrendering to our trusted parent's direction when we don't understand.

There's a pure joy in knowing that we cannot "figure it out" and don't ever have to, because God knows and He is orchestrating it all flawlessly. That radical surrender of love brings a deep peace even in the worst storms, no matter how they rage. Remember this. God is the safest haven. Stay close beside Him, like a tiny child, and all will be well.

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Christ started His Church with fishermen-- proud, obstinate, sinful, knavish imbeciles just like us. Yet He loved them passionately, and He died for them, and He gave them the keys to His Kingdom. Such grace could only be bestowed by grace; no human could ever merit such divine blessing, let alone such common sinners. But Christ chose them. Christ chose us. We are surviving by God's grace alone and that is both terribly humbling and joyously grand. Like Saint Paul, may we rejoice in our poor humanity, so that the divine power of God can shine all the more clearly by it!

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Attack the roots of your sinful struggles; don’t beat yourself up. Sin comes from a wounded soul. Heal that wound! Christ was all about that. He will always help you do the same.