Trials
Read Acts 8.1-3
“.. all except the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria ..” (Acts 8.1)
What must have seemed a ‘bad day’ for believers would prove, with the benefit of hindsight, to have been a significant forward step in the progress of the gospel. Hold on to the hand of the Shepherd through dark times: He knows what He’s doing!
Looking back, can you see how circumstances which seemed perplexing and painful at the time have been worked together by God for good (Rom.8.28)?
How have the trials you’ve faced developed character in you (Ja.1.2-3)?
Prayer: O God, give me the serenity to accept what cannot be changed, the courage to change what can be changed, and the wisdom to know the one from the other.