{"id":5426,"date":"2022-04-02T08:47:07","date_gmt":"2022-04-02T12:47:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hispreciousgift.com\/wordpress\/?p=5426"},"modified":"2022-04-02T08:47:07","modified_gmt":"2022-04-02T12:47:07","slug":"trials-and-tribulations-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispreciousgift.com\/wordpress\/trials-and-tribulations-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS, Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>You have heard the question, \u201cWhy do bad things happen to good people?\u201d We think of how kind they are, the beautiful things they do, or the many people\u2019s lives they touch. Somehow, we believe, <em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u2018Only good things should happen to good people.\u2019\u00a0<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">I am not sure why we have come to this conclusion because our Lord Jesus Christ told us, \u201cIn this world,\u00a0<\/span><u><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">you will<\/span><\/u><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0have tribulation.\u201d Tribulation is defined as\u00a0<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u2018pressing pressure, anything that burdens the spirit, affliction, any situation which brings anguish or distress.\u2019<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0The reason this is so, Sin has entered the world and wreaked havoc on all our Father\u2019s creation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hispreciousgift.com\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=5427\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5427\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-5427 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/hispreciousgift.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/The-World.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"710\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hispreciousgift.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/The-World.jpg 931w, https:\/\/hispreciousgift.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/The-World-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hispreciousgift.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/The-World-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hispreciousgift.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/The-World-480x270.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 710px) 100vw, 710px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">When Adam ate from the forbidden Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil, <em>(he chose to disobey and live independently of his father)<\/em> he opened the door to Master Sin, and the Ruler of Darkness. Then Master Sin took darkness and painted over the masterpiece of our Father\u2019s creation. The entire world became subject to the tyranny of the evil one.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hispreciousgift.com\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=5428\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5428\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5428 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/hispreciousgift.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/World-of-Sin-1024x604.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"711\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hispreciousgift.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/World-of-Sin-1024x604.png 1024w, https:\/\/hispreciousgift.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/World-of-Sin-300x177.png 300w, https:\/\/hispreciousgift.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/World-of-Sin-768x453.png 768w, https:\/\/hispreciousgift.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/World-of-Sin-458x270.png 458w, https:\/\/hispreciousgift.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/World-of-Sin.png 1166w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 711px) 100vw, 711px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Sin brought chaos, confusion, sickness, especially COVID-19 in all its forms, and death. Can you hear the rumbles of the oceans as hurricanes, cyclones, typhoons, and tornadoes scream in pain? Do you see the earth burning with fire as it calls for the waters of <em>God\u2019s Life<\/em>\u00a0to soothe its sorrows? Can you feel the earth\u2019s birth pain as it crumbles underneath our feet? Can you hear the echoes of the birds and all living creatures crying for relief? We, too, moan and groan, wanting the pain of so much destruction, injustice, and commotion to end. Loss of lives, purpose, possessions, jobs, and the list goes on and on. Please remember, my beloved, what we see, and experience was\u00a0<strong>not the world <\/strong>our Father intended. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Romans 8:18<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0\u2013 Apostle Paul states,\u00a0<em><sup>18<\/sup><\/em><em><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">For I consider [from the standpoint of faith] that the sufferings of the present life are not worthy of being compared with the glory that is about to be revealed\u00a0<u>to us and in us!<\/u>\u00a0<\/span><\/em><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><sup>19<\/sup><\/span><\/em><em><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">For [even the whole] creation [all nature] waits eagerly for the children of God to be revealed.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><sup>20<\/sup><\/span><\/em><em><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">For the creation was subjected to frustration and futility, not willingly [because of some intentional fault on its part], but by the will of Him who subjected it, in hope<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><sup>21<\/sup><\/span><\/em><em><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><em><u><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">that the creation itself will also be freed from its bondage to decay [and gain entrance] into the glorious freedom of the children of God.\u00a0<\/span><\/u><\/em><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><sup>22<\/sup><\/span><\/em><em><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">For we know that the whole creation has been moaning together as in the pains of childbirth until now.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">There is no place in the world where we are exempt from the earth\u2019s pain, sickness, division, or disease. Many have moved from the US to exotic islands and foreign countries, only to find out some of the same earth pains.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Even though Sin has caused all of this, Jesus did not leave us without hope. He said:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">John 16:33<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<em>I have told you these things, so that in ME you have (perfect) peace.\u00a0<u>In the world, you have tribulation<\/u>, distress, and suffering, be courageous (be confident, undaunted, and filled with (my) joy; <strong>I HAVE OVERCOME THE WORLD<\/strong><\/em><em><strong>!<\/strong> \u00a0<\/em><\/span><strong>[My conquest is accomplished, My victory abiding.]<\/strong><em> (Amplified)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">What do we do amid all this destruction? We fix our eyes and hearts on the ONLY ONE who walked through life in PERFECT PEACE!\u00a0Jesus is the ONLY ONE who lives <em>within us<\/em> that is capable to guide our souls safely through the torrents of life, day by day and moment, as we look to and abide in Him.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>THE RESTING PLACE OF GOD<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Copyright \u00a9 2005 by Tresca S. Grannum<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hispreciousgift.com\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=5429\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5429\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5429 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/hispreciousgift.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Jesus-Arms-Little-Girl.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"557\" height=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hispreciousgift.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Jesus-Arms-Little-Girl.jpg 667w, https:\/\/hispreciousgift.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Jesus-Arms-Little-Girl-290x300.jpg 290w, https:\/\/hispreciousgift.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Jesus-Arms-Little-Girl-261x270.jpg 261w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 557px) 100vw, 557px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Come to me all whose souls are heavy laden<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Come lay your head upon my breast<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Come open your heart and soul to me<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Let me share, bear the heavy load, and I will set you free.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Cast all your cares upon me, I truly care for you<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Stop trying to bear life and worries alone<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In my bosom, there is a resting place, a quiet place within you<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Here is where your pain and sorrow belong.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">I am your resting place, the Holy place abiding deep within you<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">I bore your sorrows, depression, fears upon the cross<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">But very few souls really believe me, really trust me<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">So, millions of my beloved still feel lost.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Chorus<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">I am here, I am here, so present living within you<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">I am here, and I am near, not even a heartbeat away<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Just look inside, just look inside, just look inside<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">I am within you throughout eternity, your resting place, just come abide.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Enjoy Christ, Enjoy Zoe, Our Life!<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"likebtn_container\" style=\"\"><!-- LikeBtn.com BEGIN --><span class=\"likebtn-wrapper\"  data-identifier=\"post_5426\"  data-site_id=\"5ac717e5fa8fdf9c02f8d759\"  data-ef_voting=\"push\"  data-white_label=\"true\"  data-style=\"\"  data-unlike_allowed=\"\"  data-show_copyright=\"\"  data-item_url=\"https:\/\/hispreciousgift.com\/wordpress\/trials-and-tribulations-part-1\/\"  data-item_title=\"TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS, Part 1\"  data-item_date=\"2022-04-02T08:47:07-04:00\"  data-engine=\"WordPress\"  data-plugin_v=\"2.6.59\"  data-prx=\"https:\/\/hispreciousgift.com\/wordpress\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php?action=likebtn_prx\"  data-event_handler=\"likebtn_eh\" ><\/span><!-- LikeBtn.com END --><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 You have heard the question, \u201cWhy do bad things happen to good people?\u201d We think of how kind they are, the beautiful things they do, or the many people\u2019s lives they touch. 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