LEARNING IN TOUGH TIMES

Who, in the days of His flesh, when He had offered up prayers and supplications, with vehement cries and tears to Him who was able to save Him from death, and was heard because of His godly fear, though He was a Son, yet He learned obedience by the things which He suffered. (Hebrews 5:7, 8 NKJV).

So many Christians constantly profess the desire to manifest godly character but few ever want to go through the process of godly character being produced in them. Sadly the worlds precepts of having things easily given or attained in life has crept its way into the church, rendering many incapable of growing in full spiritual maturity because they are looking for the easy way out. But when it comes to developing godly character there is no such thing as easy growth.

In this day and age many Christians are stuck in a place of stagnant growth because they want to be accepted the way they are by others and by God. But God never desires to leave us the way he finds us. Romans 8:29 says For those whom He foreknew, He also predestined to become conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brethren; (NASB). God desires for each one of His children into the image of His son, which would manifest godly character in us, as we begin manifesting the qualities of Christ in our lives. Developing Christian character is a lifelong process that we undertake once we profess Christ as Lord and Savior. It's a process that we must willingly undertake and go through in Gods timing and in Gods ways. It's a process that God desires for each of His children way before we were even born. It's a process we must understand will come with seasons of suffering.

The problem we face in learning the lessons and developing the character God is trying to develop in us; is that we want to rush the development process or we want to dictate to God what we want Him to use to develop us.We want to experience maximum growth and power with minimal effort, pain or suffering. But when we find ourselves in seasons of struggle or suffering don't simply cry, pray or petition your way out but realize what your going through is designed to grow you for his glory.

Be Blessed