Sustaining grace for difficult times
"But he said to me “my grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness”…. "(NIV) 2 Corinthians 12:9
More frequently, I am challenged by unpleasant circumstances to live for God. However, living for God doesn't often come on a silver platter. There are times when I want to give up on everything I hold dear to in Christ, just so I could explode, making all those who make me suffer get a feel of the pie. I wish they could see what my ANGER could give birth to; agony and hate.
But any time I feel annoyed, there is this still voice that whisper this message; “For you have not suffered to the point of shedding blood for the trials that you are going through”. And when this happens, I remember the Apostle Paul, who at many times was annoyed by the attitudes of the gentiles- Corinthians, Galatians etc. yet he spoke to them and responded with deeds and words of love and grace. With this, I begin to truly understand God’s grace. He told Paul, his grace is sufficient for him. So in my difficult moments, I seek the grace of God to sustain me.
I may not exactly have an idea as to what you are going through that makes you angry at certain times, but I know of A GRACE that can sustain and keep us from SIN. It is God’s Grace. The Apostle as well as I benefited from this grace (JESUS) and so can you.
Reach out for the Grace that can sustain you in the difficult times of your ANGER, so you can easily forgive.