ORDEALS

When you are experiencing an ordeal, especially one of massive proportions, it is easy to become discouraged and to wonder about the existence of God. Who on earth would allow their "children" to experience hardship and turmoil that they, as a parent, have the ability to stop? But it is in the midst of hardship, turmoil and adversity that true character is birthed.  Only when we are forced to reach into the depths of our being can we know what exists at our core. When you have been forced to plough deeply into your very being for staying power, and you discover that stamina, resilience, reciprocity, endurance, and tenacity exist at that level, you know that God exists. You also know that God is true to his promise that he will never leave you nor forsake you.