Tested and Strengthening Others
Tested and Strengthening Others
Reading: Acts 14:21-28 and Romans 8:28
Devotional: After being stoned and left for dead, Paul returned to the very cities where he had suffered and encouraged the believers there. He told them plainly that it is through many trials that we enter the kingdom of God. His suffering gave his encouragement weight that comfort alone never could.
Romans 8:28 assures us that God works all things together for the good of those who love him and are called according to his purpose. That does not mean every painful thing is good. It means God is working even through it. Your trials are not wasted. They are being shaped into something that can strengthen someone else. Stay on mission.
Reflection Question: How might the hardest season you have walked through be the very thing that equips you to strengthen someone else today?
Practical Application: Think of one person in your life who is walking through a trial similar to one you have already survived. Share your story with them this week, not to impress them, but to point them toward the God who sustained you through it.
Reading: Acts 14:21-28 and Romans 8:28
Devotional: After being stoned and left for dead, Paul returned to the very cities where he had suffered and encouraged the believers there. He told them plainly that it is through many trials that we enter the kingdom of God. His suffering gave his encouragement weight that comfort alone never could.
Romans 8:28 assures us that God works all things together for the good of those who love him and are called according to his purpose. That does not mean every painful thing is good. It means God is working even through it. Your trials are not wasted. They are being shaped into something that can strengthen someone else. Stay on mission.
Reflection Question: How might the hardest season you have walked through be the very thing that equips you to strengthen someone else today?
Practical Application: Think of one person in your life who is walking through a trial similar to one you have already survived. Share your story with them this week, not to impress them, but to point them toward the God who sustained you through it.
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