We had done this study in our women's meeting a while back. As I was going through the notes again I was encouraged by the following verses.
God brings trials in the Christian’s life for many different reasons. How we respond to it, reflects our view of God. The followings verses can help us think truth in our heart about God during our trials.
God uses trials in the believer’s life to:
- Produce endurance in us.
James 1:3 “For you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness”
2. To conform us to the image of His Son.
Romans 8:29-30 “For those whom He foreknew He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son in order that He might be the first born among many brothers. And those whom He predestined He also called, and those whom he called, He also justified and those whom He justified, He also glorified.”
3. To make us mature and complete and lacking in nothing.
James 1:4 “And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete lacking in nothing.”
4. To produce greater fruitfulness in us as God prunes us. Remember how close the gardener is to us as He prunes us!
John 15:1-2 “I am the true vine and my Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in me that does not bear fruit He takes away and every branch that does bear fruit He prunes that it may bear more fruit.”
5. To grow us in perseverance proven character and hope.
Romans 5:3-4 “ More than that we rejoice in our sufferings knowing that suffering produce endurance, and endurance produces character and character produces hope”
6. To teach us His comfort-so that we might comfort others with that comfort.
2 Cor 1:3-4 “ Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.”
