Count It All Joy

Did it ever occur to you that some jobs, relationships, material possessions, friendships and situations are just for a season in your life. They are not meant for the long term or to stay but to add or subtract something and leave you with a leasson learned. The repeat button has been pushed yet again on this test in my life.

It occurred to me that maybe this is not something that we should toil over, feeling sad as people and possessions or even as positions exit our path. Perhaps we should take a deeper look at what it means and ask ourselves:
                        

       *What is God trying to show me through this test?

       * What is God trying to reveal to me about myself in relation to this event?

       *What are some things that I could have done differently in the situation?

Dare I say that we should count it all joy when trials come. These uncomfortable moments of being pruned to bear fruit help us to weed out people, places and things that really do not have our best interest at heart.  Count it all joy that we have a saviour who cares enough about us to concern himself with what is troubling us. One who is a guardian of our heart and knows what is best. He is constantly strengthen us through the test and trials of life making us as a tree planted by waters not bending or breaking under the uncertain pressures of life.You have to be tried by fire to come out as gold. This is the part that never feels good but produces fruit and builds character.

Take a step back and evaluate the situation. Were the people, places and things that have recently exited your life building you up or bringing you down? Are they helping or hurting? Lastly ask yourself are you better off without them?

If you are unsure what the purpose is of what you are going through or what God is trying to show you in the grand scheme of things.... just ask! Begin to talk to him and ask him. This open dialogue is referred to as prayer... lol :) and I don't know about you but I don't do it as much as I should so take a crack at it.....

[ Insert prayer here :) ]