God, through thick and thin
Dr. Roberto Miranda
SUMMARY: Churches and pastors often fail to prepare their congregations for the inevitable suffering and adversity that believers will face. Even when we pray, fast, and confess sins, trials may persist, and our faithfulness can be tested. In these times, we must trust in God's sovereignty and recognize that everything He does in our lives is ultimately good, even if we don't understand it. Sometimes suffering comes from doing God's will, and we may face persecution or attack for our integrity and testimony. We should strive to glorify God in the midst of our trials and maintain an attitude of surrender to His will. Our sufferings are never in vain, and God is always working positively in the lives of His children. We can trust that nothing can separate us from His love, and all things work together for our good.
One of the faults a church or pastor can make is failing to prepare their parishioners for the sufferings, losses, and adversities that will inevitably come into the life of every believer. Particularly churches that emphasize the power of God and move in the Pentecostal movement, we always talk about victory, power and spiritual warfare, but many times we do not talk enough about those times when we may find ourselves going through suffering or illness. , and that will require a posture of faith and humble obedience to the sovereign will of God.
How many times have you gone through a difficult situation in your life — illness, financial deprivation, difficulties in your job or in your profession? Perhaps there has been a time of spiritual drought, even depression, marital problems, and difficulties in life, and you have prayed to the Lord to pass that cup away from you. You have fasted, and you have confessed all the sins that you can remember and even those that perhaps you could have committed without realizing it. You have reconciled with all the people who did something to you and with whom you have offended. You have rebuked and declared; You have done everything that the Pentecostal manual prescribes to be victorious in the test, and yet the problem, the disease, the difficulty still continues.
How many times have you gone through a difficult situation in your life — illness, financial deprivation, difficulties in your job or in your profession? Perhaps there has been a time of spiritual drought, even depression, marital problems, and difficulties in life, and you have prayed to the Lord to pass that cup away from you. You have fasted, and you have confessed all the sins that you can remember and even those that perhaps you could have committed without realizing it. You have reconciled with all the people who did something to you and with whom you have offended. You have rebuked and declared; You have done everything that the Pentecostal manual prescribes to be victorious in the test, and yet the problem, the disease, the difficulty still continues.
