Anyone who is around my family knows that life for us is not all pie in the sky, by and by.  Please do not think that I am complaining; because, I am not.  I am simply stating fact.  If you tell someone that when they trust Christ as their Saviour that everything will be okay or better you have lied.

If you are breathing you are either entering a trial, in the middle of a trial or coming out of a trial.  This is a fact of life.  For parents of children with special needs it seems to always be in the midst of a trial.  My wife and I know from experience.  Life is difficult for sure; but, it is what you make out of it.

You and I have two choices when choosing our response to trials.  We can become bitter or we can become better.  The choice is up to the individual.  If you go around like a victim saying, “Poor, pitiful me” then you are going through it.  If you go around asking God, “What are you trying to teach me?” then you are growing through it.  We need to be better and not bitter.

Look at Naomi’s response to great loss in Ruth 1:20, “And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara: for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me.”  Naomi means Pleasant.  Mara means Bitter.

So, how are you doing?