One of the most frustrating things is to experience hard times when you feel that you are living right.
God doesn’t move out of our anxiety, He works on faith. Many people simply tend to give up when times get hard, but you must know that God is always in control.
Lets look at Job's life. Job was a righteous, Man of God. The devil could not touch him
because God protected him. God told the devil he will remove the hedge
so he can do whatever he want, just don’t touch him. God ALLOWED the
devil to kill what Job loved: his children, his servants and even his
cattle. Understand what just happened. The things that Job loved were
taken away because he lived a holy life and God wanted to use him. Many
of us would have left church if we were doing everything right and still
circumstances grew worse. However, Job didn’t curse God and after his
period of testing, God gave him double for his trouble (Job 42:10).
Jesus waited until Lazarus was dead and his body was rotting before He
came to deliver Lazarus. He didn’t rush because of Mary or Martha, He
had a plan that human minds didn’t understand. Jesus waited
until everyone gave up hope before He worked the miracle. God doesn’t
make you struggle to make a fool of you, everything He does brings glory
to His name and souls to Christ. Many Jews turned to Christ after they
saw Him raise Lazarus.
Everything you have been through has a purpose. No one can say you
“deserved” to be raped, abused, mistreated, etc., but someone else will
go through it and your testimony will be their deliverance. Don’t breakdown, God wants you
to breakthrough. No one can obtain the promises of God without going
through the process. God uses affliction to build our character and our
spirit, don’t think it’s meant to destroy you. If you endure, there is a
blessing waiting on you.
We know from reading in Hebrews 11:6 that without faith it is absolutely impossible to even try to please God. We also know from reading in Malachi 3:6 that the Lord God does not vary or change in any way at any time. Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the Lord delivered him out of them all. (Psalms 34:19)