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InTouch Early Light Devotional Saturday November 13, 2004 How to Advance Through Our Adversity 2 CORINTHIANS 12:7-10 Adversity is God's most effective tool for growing us in our faith. Did you know that? What puts us on our knees is what grows us up. The Apostle Paul said that he had learned to be content with insults, distress and persecutions. He had discovered He experienced God's presence and power in the most intimate ways in his troubles. (Philippians 4:12-13) God carefully chooses where He wants to work in our lives and will use affliction, His choicest tool, to accomplish His plan. In intense times of difficulty, we may be hard pressed to understand what God is doing but we can be certain God has a divine purpose in it. It does not matter what the source of the trouble is either. Whether it is from something we caused, from someone else's actions, straight from the devil or from God Himself, God has a purpose and a plan for it. (Romans 8:28) God is engineering all of our circumstances for His glory and for our good. Do you believe that? Adversity is the most accurate barometer of our spiritual life. If we want to know the strength and quality of our faith, we need only look at how we handle our troubles. Ask yourself a few questions. How am I handling my circumstances? Am I showing more patience, or exhibiting greater self-control in my troubles? Am I more at peace and less in turmoil than earlier? God invites us to see adversity as He does. Will you commit today to cooperate with God and bring Him glory by advancing through adversity? * * * Prayer Team Join the In Touch Ministries Impact Prayer Team and receive your free Personal Battle Planner devotional and prayer journal. http://www.intouch.org/prayerteam/index_38205069.html Free Online Study Take this free four-lesson study modeled after Dr. Stanley�s latest series, America at the Crossroads. http://www.intouch.org/myintouch/exploring/studies/AATC_39235013.html >>> Share the good news <<< Please forward this message to a friend! FREE Christian Book http://l.salemweb.net/swnoffer0203/ ____________________SUBSCRIPTION INFO_______________________ * This newsletter is never sent unsolicited. To unsubscribe from this newsletter immediately, simply click on the link below. If this link is not clickable, simply cut and paste it into the address bar of your browser. http://www.salememail.com/unsub/209/1698058.aspx * Copyright � 2004 Salem Web Network and its Content Providers. All rights reserved. 1698058 ____________________________________________________________ TRINITY COLLEGE & SEMINARY OFF CAMPUS & ONLINE Experience Personal & Ministry Growth Through Bible-Focused Degree Programs Associate and Bachelor of Arts Master of Arts, M.Div., Doctor of Arts, Doctor of Ministry http://l.salemweb.net/tcs2003tr/footer/ ____________________________________________________________ Questions or comments can be sent to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
