5 Reasons Why God Uses Problems

 

5 Reasons Why God Uses Problems

The problems you face will either defeat or develop
you - depending on how you respond to them.
Unfortunately, most people fail to see how God
wants to use problems for good in their lives.
They react foolishly and resent their problems
rather than pausing to consider what benefit they
might bring.


Here are five ways God wants to use the problems
in your life:

1. God uses problems to DIRECT you.
Sometimes God must light a fire under you to get
you moving. Problems often point us in a new
direction and motivate us to change. Is God trying to
get your attention? "Sometimes it takes a painful situation
to make us change our ways."
Proverbs 20:30

2. God uses problems to INSPECT you.
People are like tea bags...if you want to know
what's inside them, just drop them into hot water! Has
God tested your faith with a problem What do problems
reveal about you? "When you have many kinds of troubles,
you should be full of joy, because you know that these troubles
test your faith, and this will give you patience."
James 1:2-3

3. God uses problems to CORRECT you.
Some lessons we learn only through pain and failure. It's
likely that as a child your parents told you not to touch a
hot stove. But you probably learned by being burned.
Sometimes we only learn the value of something... health,
money, and relationship. .. by losing it. "It was the best thing
that could have happened to me, for it taught me to pay attention
to your laws."

Psalm 119:71-72

4. God uses problems to PROTECT you.
A problem can be a blessing in disguise if it prevents you from
being harmed by something more serious. Last year a friend
was fired for refusing to do something unethical that his boss
had asked him to do. His unemployment was a problem - but
it saved him from being convicted and sent to prison a year
later when management's actions were eventually discovered.
"You intended to harm me, but God intended it
for good...

Genesis 50:20

5. God uses problems to PERFECT you.
Problems, when responded to correctly, are character builders.
God is far more interested in your character than your comfort.
Your relationship to God and your character are the only two
things you're going to take with you into eternity. "We can rejoice
when we run into problems... they help us learn to be patient. And
patience develops strength of character in us and helps us trust God more each time we use it until finally our hope and faith are strong and steady."

Romans 5:3-4

Here's the point:
God is at work in your life - even when you do not recognize it or
understand it. But it's much easier and profitable when you cooperate with Him. "Success can be measured not only in achievements, but in lessons learned, lives touched and moments shared along the way"

LIFE IS AN ECHO. What you send out, you get back.
What you give, you receive.
WHEN YOU BRING OUT THE BEST IN OTHERS, YOU BRING OUT THE BEST IN YOURSELF

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