Adversity waits along the pathway for everybody. Nobody is immune to it. The best we can hope for it to handle it effectively. Rather than let it turn us away from God, adversity can strengthen our faith.
How do you handle adversity?
Some of us just give up at the first bit of resistance. Life's going pretty good but then something happens and you struggle. Then you quit. You quit trying. You quit moving forward. You give up on your dreams.
Others will fight for a little while but then adjust their course so the resistance is bearable. If you believe your original path was right, worthy, or legitimate then to change that course for whatever reason is to cave into the pressure. The world calls this "compromise" but it's really just letting go of what you know to be true.
Then some will stay the course no matter what. You may not understand why the adversity came. You may not know how survival is possible. But you press on. You press on because you believe that God exists and that he has a plan for your life. You believe that his plan is greater than any plan you could devise and implement. Even though you do not know the plan, you know God. "Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and confident of what we do not see" (Hebrews 11:1).
Adversity can shake your faith. Or adversity can strengthen you faith. Which will it be? It's up to you.
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