Certain pockets of Christianity have turned this life into a giant Christmas Season! It's all about the gifts we crave and the pleasure we get from all the blessings we can accumulate. After the latest round of "new things" we begin to think of other things we want. I believe God wants to bless us, does bless us and will keep blessing us our entire lives but some of what we think of as trials are blessings. If you knew how your trial would affect your family, friends and testimony it might be easier to trust God during the storm because everything is not designed for our pleasure, never has been, never will be.
The Apostle Paul told the Church at Corinth "I wanted to talk to you like mature adults but you were not able to receive my words." (I Cor. 3:2) This world needs followers of Jesus Christ who don't have to be babied and catered too. I encourage us to grow up into Christ, become mature believers who are willing to trust God's plan for our lives more than our own.
Serious words to be thought about seriously!
