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Many people wonder why they are going through the rough times that they are going through.
And it's because Jesus rebukes and chastens those who He loves. You see, He loved the
world enough to lay down His own life willingly. So that we would have a choice of whether
to reject Him or accept Him as our Lord, to accept Him as our Savior. But, you see, it
can be very painful to follow Jesus because He knows that we learn through what we suffer.
You see, when we go through heart wrenching times, when we go through financial woes or
emotional roller coasters or just all of these experiences in life that at the time we don't
know how we are going to make it. We feel like quitting. We feel like turning back,
just throwing in the towel at times. We can even have suicidal thoughts, just out of control
circumstances and situations that a true testing of our faith happens. That's when we go through
the fire. That's when the Lord is molding us and shaping us. But, you see, many are
called but few are chosen. But, the chosen ones, they are the ones that answer the call.
They are the ones that cry out to the Lord. They are the ones that set their faces like
flint towards the Lord and make a decision to follow Him, deny themselves, pick up their
cross and follow Jesus every day. Very few are answering the call because most people
are stuck on themselves. They are stuck on doing things their own way. And no matter
how many times the Lord rebukes them they continue to spit in His face. They continue
to mock Him by continuing to willfully sin. My friends, don't reject the correction of
the Lord. Take heed to what the Lord is showing you. Look at your situation right now. Are
there things in your life that are making you think "why Lord am I going through this,
why Lord are you letting this happen to me, why, why why" consider these situations that
you are in. Take them to Jesus. Ask Him what He is trying to show you. Ask Him what He
is trying to teach you. My friends, He will answer you. He will show you. Say, (please)
speak Lord, your servant is listening. And if you are truly sincere and you have a repentant
heart that wants to follow Him and obey Him and live for Him and not yourself, He will
you tell you things that you do not know and He will show you the way and He will order
your steps. But, it's up to you. You must decide. Do you want to do things your way
or do you want to do it the way of the Lord? It's not an easy road following the Lord.
It can be very painful at times. But, if you will make up your mind to follow Him and obey
Him, He will make a way for you. Jesus is the only way, go to Him. May Jesus bless you.