Notice on a slight format change:

Except for July 2012, these are mostly a collection of current devotional notes.

July 2012 is a re-write of old quiet times. My second child was born Nov 11, 1987 with multiple birth defects. I've been re-reading my QT notes from that time in my life, and have included them here. They cover the time before the birth and the few years immediately after the birth. They are tagged "historical." I added new insights and labeled them: ((TODAY, dd mmm yy)).

Wednesday, October 2, 2019

QT 2 Oct 19, 2 Thess 1:4, Healthy faith is also emotional

2 Thessalonians 1:4 (ESV) — Therefore we ourselves boast about you in the churches of God for your steadfastness and faith in all your persecutions and in the afflictions that you are enduring.

NOTE: There are some things that you can boast about and one is brothers and sisters in the faith that are enduring persecution and affliction with steadfastness and a growing faith. Steadfastness is not stoicism, but rather a deep-down belief that God truly is working things for my good. It is being able to say that "I am in pain and I do hurt and I don't understand and it seems too much for me, but I believe that God loves me greatly and he will bring good out of the hurt in my life." I like that a whole lot better than the stoicism of some so-called faithful Christians. I'm good at being a stoic, which is why I know it is a fake, a retreat from reality. We need to face life and our emotions because that is healthy.

PRAYER: Father, thank you for emotions and beauty and joy. Thank you even for pain although I don't desire the feeling. More than anything, thank you that you are ultimately sovereign and you have promised to bring good out of all things. Thank you.

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