"You care for the land and water it; you enrich it abundantly. The streams of God are filled with water to provide the people with grain, for so you have ordained it." Psalm 65:9
When the Lord blesses us with responsibilities, it's easy to accept it and forget that we are not the one who makes all the calls. We take over and forget to submit to our master. Things then begin to turn sour and we start to feel hopeless.
This verse is a good reminder that God ordained and created it in the first place, so He had it under His control the whole time and the hard times we go through are him "watering it" because He is enriching it through trials which can make us stronger.
"But in fact God has arranged the parts in the body, every one of them, just as he wanted them to be. So that there should be no division in the body, but that its parts should have equal concern for each other. If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part rejoices with it. Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it." 1 Corinthians 12:12-27
Unity cannot be stressed enough. God created us to work together and to be different so that we compliment one another. When we are going through struggles, we need to share that with the other parts of the body so that we can support one another, bear each other's burdens. If you are honored, do not take it all in but share it with your brothers and sisters so that they can rejoice with you&so not all the praise goes to you.
The part i would stress the most is if you are suffering, you MUST share it with your brothers or sisters because it can affect them and they won't know why until you confess or things get worse.
That is the beauty of being a body of Christ. We don't have to go through life alone and God always guides us.
praise God for his love and direction. May His glory abound in our lives!!
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