"Mean What You Say"

"Add iniquity unto their iniquity: and let them not come into Thy righteousness." (Psalms 69:27) Before there can be any sort of victory that is brought forth from suffering or trials, there absolutely needs to be surrender; without surrender there can be no real victory. You can see by the fact that Jesus surrendered His life on the cross; even up to the final minute, He surrendered His Spirit unto the Father. It's really not that hard to understand, if we are not willing to release our life into His hands, then we really cannot say that we have surrendered all. Personally, I believe that God has place for every single person in His Kingdom; it's just that many will choose not to enter in, because it really does come down to making a choice. I firmly expect to see Adam and Eve in Heaven; most likely all of their immediate children with the exception of Cain will be there also; but you never know. We really don't know as much as we think that we know, but soon enough we are going to know it all; all meaning everything that we need to know! The age old question: "Why does God allow this to happen?" We don't really want to know the answer, we just want to blame God; if we truly wanted the answer, then we would settle for His answer that has already been given. Don't get me wrong, I am not trying to pretend not to be concerned; as I have already told you, some days I cannot stand my life because it hurts to much; but like I said, if it were not for Jesus being a part of all of this, I don't think I could go on. The one thing that I can not understand, is how someone who says they have a relationship with Jesus, can walk away, just because they have had some sort of trauma in their life. I thought one of the points to entering into that relationship was to see the trauma that He withstood on our behalf, and then humbly, thankfully accept what He has done personally, by entering into the salvation He has provided for us. If that be the case, then there really should not be any more questions of "Why?" God has already demonstrated His answer by giving us His Son; who, by the way, went willingly and without a fight. What a difference it makes when you know the outcome of every circumstance; but isn't that really what faith is all about?
Lord, I pray right now for my brothers and sisters who are suffering. I pray Father, that you would wrap your arms around them and comfort them with the power of your love. Increase their faith by the power of your Spirit, and help them to see the outcome of every tragic circumstance, that no matter how ugly things might appear, nothing can take away from the eternity that awaits. Comfort them Father with the ability to truly comprehend how real you are, and remove every last ounce of doubt from their hearts and minds. And Holy Father, please pour out your peace and your joy into their hearts. Make every last bit of their suffering become a message of hope to the hopeless. In the name of your Son, Jesus Christ, I pray. Amen.
"But thank God! He has made us His captives and continues to lead us along in Christ's triumphal procession. Now He uses us to spread the knowledge of Christ everywhere, like a sweet perfume. Our lives are a Christ-like fragrance rising up to God. But this fragrance is perceived differently by those who are saved and by those who are perishing. To those who are perishing, we are a dreadful smell of death and doom. But to those who are being saved, we are a life-giving perfume. And who is adequate for such a task as this? You see, we are not like the many hucksters who preach for personal profit. We preach the Word of God with sincerity and with Christ's authority, knowing that God is watching us." (2 Corinthians 2:14-17)