Come Follow Me 2022 February 7-13 Feb 7-13 Genesis 12-17 Abraham 1-2  

Trials. Whether they come from a lack of blessings (such as infertility) or something bad occurring (like a health problem), trials come to all of us. How do we truly overcome trials in this life? How do we find the strength to go on if trials seem to come all at the same time with no end in sight? What are our options to survive the tempests of life?  

There are times in our lives when the Lord carries us through a trial. I’ve heard stories of unearthly peace in the midst of devastating trials. I’ve heard stories of people pleading for strength to carry them hour to hour as they go on living through hardships that I can’t imagine. I’ve felt this kind of “carrying” to a smaller extent as I’ve been comforted even when there are no solutions.  

As I started to ask the Lord to carry some burdens I’ve been experiencing lately, the Spirit made me pause. I was enlightened and reminded that the Lord can’t swoop in and carry me effortlessly through every trial. Though He never leaves me, He will not always carry me through. How would I get any stronger if I didn’t have to carry some of the weight myself? He mercifully allows me to carry some weight because He wants me to grow, and He makes up for the stumbles along the way. He perfectly knows me and knows when to step in, and He also knows what I need to grow.  

When Abraham asked the Lord about his lack of children, he had a vision of the life of Jesus Christ and found peace. He didn’t have a vision of his future children, and he didn’t receive his promised children (at that moment). Instead, he saw Christ. His faith and trust in Christ developed, and THAT was when Abraham found peace.

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