When you listen to people who have had near-death experiences, they\u2019ll tell you things worth remembering: \u2018Life is fragile and precious. I\u2019ve decided to spend less time at work and more with my wife and family. I have a new compassion for people, more understanding and sympathy. I\u2019ve come to know the Lord in a deeper and richer way than I ever thought possible.\u2019 <\/p>\n
Instead of asking, \u2018Why, Lord?\u2019 they asked, \u2018What do You want me to learn from this experience?\u2019 It\u2019s not that we are slow learners, we\u2019re just quick forgetters. That\u2019s why God told His people, \u2018Remember today what you have learned about the Lord through your experiences with Him.\u2019<\/i> So instead of asking God to improve your circumstances, ask Him to use your circumstances to improve you. <\/p>\n
Life is a required course, so you might as well do your best to pass it. God is at work in your life, whether you know it or not. \u2018He does not willingly bring suffering or grief to anyone.\u2019<\/i> (Lamentations 3:33 GWT) God does not delight in your sufferings, but He delights in your development. <\/p>\n
\u2018God began doing a good work in you, and I am sure He will continue it until it is finished.\u2019<\/i> (Philippians 1:6 NCV) He will not fail. Why? Because He cannot<\/i> fail! He will \u2018work in us what is pleasing to Him.\u2019<\/i> (Hebrews 13:21 NIV) Every challenge, large or small, is equipping you for the future God has in mind for you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
When you listen to people who have had near-death experiences, they\u2019ll tell you things worth remembering: \u2018Life is fragile and precious. I\u2019ve decided to spend less time at work and more with my wife and family. I have a new compassion for people, more understanding and sympathy. I\u2019ve come to know the Lord in a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1293"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1293"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1293\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1293"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1293"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1293"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}