"Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you." (John 6:53 KJV)
"Then he said, "I tell you the truth, unless you turn from your sins and become like little children, you will never get into the Kingdom of Heaven."" (Matthew 18:3 NLT)
Now I know, regrettably, that there are many paths we can go down in this walk through this world; but the path God has chosen for us, surprisingly, is more than likely the path that we went down. Don't try to figure that out, because it is beyond our ability to put all those puzzle pieces together. I can only tell you what the Bible says, what we know all so well, but fail sometimes to figure out, because we seriously don't have a clue: "And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them." (Romans 8:28 NLT)
That said, we must endure some suffering, whatever that might look like; knowing that God is working in us and through us, to perform a good result for His purposes! I guess that might be the simple way to say it, but it is something really difficult, sometimes impossible, to see what that is all about! Best to just let that be up to God and just do whatever it is that you feel God is telling you to do.
Turning back to an earlier point, it is so important that we never try and assume that we are good enough or strong enough to handle anything on our own; but with prayer and earnest expectations, we rely on God for the guidance and strength we need to do whatever it is that we need to do. That can be just about anything and everything we put our mind to, because everything is given and taken by God.
Looking at the verse above from Matthew 18:3, if you think of what it might be like to become like a little child; children are dependent upon their parents to provide for basic needs, food, shelter, love, hope; whatever it is that makes them confident and feel secure growing up. It is pretty much that line of thinking we need to consume all that Jesus Christ offers, knowing full well, we could never ever be able to provide for it on our own.
Case in point: LOVE! I have this simple little quote on the desk wall: "I may not love Him perfectly, but I know that I love Him sincerely!" Trust, Wait, Love: not quite sure how or why, but those are vital for giving Hope to Cope though the most difficult times: I Trust God, for my life; I Wait on Him, for He is good; I Love Him, because He loves me, more than I could ever know...
"Can anything ever separate us from Christ's love? Does it mean he no longer loves us if we have trouble or calamity, or are persecuted, or hungry, or destitute, or in danger, or threatened with death? (As the Scriptures say, "For your sake we are killed every day, we are being slaughtered like sheep.") No, despite all these things, overwhelming victory is ours through Christ, who loved us." (Romans 8:35-37 NLT)
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