Genesis 41:51 “For,” he said, “God has made me forget all my hardship and all my father’s house.” The name of the second he called Ephraim, “For God has made me fruitful in the land of my affliction.
Isaiah 65:16 …..because the former troubles are forgotten and are hidden from my eyes.
Psalms 30:5 For his anger is but for a moment, and his favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may tarry for the night, but joy comes with the morning.
Psalms 30:11 You have turned for me my mourning into dancing; you have loosed my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness,
Acts 7:10 and rescued him out of all his afflictions and gave him favor and wisdom before Pharaoh, king of Egypt, who made him ruler over Egypt and over all his household.
Joy comes in the morning, former troubles are forgotten, rescued from afflictions, joy, fruitful, favor, wisdom, dancing, gladness.
Trouble, trials, hardships come in many forms. Relationships (family, employees, employers, neighbors, classmates, church members, teammates, colleagues, peers, bosses,) can weigh heavy on our heart when they are strained.
It seems as though, out of nowhere, things just go south and are very hurtful. Rest, peace, joy, kindness, gentleness, love seem like they are but words long forgotten. Our heart hurts and our mind can’t seem to find reasons for the season we are in.There are times when these come upon us because of us and other times it is a consequence of others.
Know this! All things are known by God. All things are going to work out for the good of them who are called by His name. God has plans and purposes well beyond what we can understand. God is willing (steadfast) able (all powerful) and loving.
“I have plans and purposes for you, plans to prosper you not to harm you”
“He will give you another comforter, to be with you forever, the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him; but you know him, for he dwells with you and will be in you.”
“I will never leave you or forsake you”
“In God have I put my trust: I will not be afraid what man can do unto me”
“He will quiet you by his love”
“Who then can ever keep Christ’s love from us? When we have trouble or calamity, when we are hunted down or destroyed, is it because He doesn’t love us anymore? And if we are hungry, or penniless, or in danger, or threatened with death, has God deserted us? No, for the Scriptures tell us that for his sake we must be ready to face death at every moment of the day — we are like sheep awaiting slaughter; but despite all this overwhelming victory is ours though Christ who loved us enough to die for us.
For I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from his love. Death can’t, and life can’t. The angels won’t, and all the powers of hell itself cannot keep Gods’ love away. Our fears for today, or worries about tomorrow or where we are — high above the sky, or in the deepest ocean — nothing will ever be able to separate us from the love of God demonstrated by our Lord Jesus Christ when He died for us.”
