The Christian life isn’t always easy.
Do not get into a negative state because of your troubles or the complications in your life. Don’t let the difficulties distress you; do not crumble into despair; do not consider yourself forsaken or destroyed. You are a begotten child of God!
Verse 5 says, “[T]he love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy [Spirit] which is given unto us.”
You are the begotten child of God, regardless of the troubles and the travails that beset you. God’s will is being done in you regardless of the severity of your troubles and your occasional puzzlement.
“For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory,” Paul wrote. “While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal” (2 Corinthians 4:17-18).
Yes, Paul was dealt with hands-on by Jesus Christ Himself—and he experienced difficulties. You are begotten by God, and you likewise will experience difficulties. But they are all light afflictions and truly only last for a short period.
You must focus on your eternal reward, not on the things that perplex and puzzle you. Focus on the things which are not seen. Then, even with the complications that annoy you—even amid the ones that knock you down—you can realize and firmly believe that yes indeed, “life is good!”
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