Faith Filled Family Magazine November 2016 | Page 44

Not some things. Not only good
times. Not once in a while but always for all things. God knows
troubles and temptations come.
He knows Christians fall into
temptation and do not look to
Him when tragedy strikes. This
is not an excuse for believers
to not turn to God first and foremost. He wants His children to
run to Him, not the world or another person. He wants to provide the comfort and guidance

believers need when in the face
of adversity and hopelessness.
God is good and His mercy endures forever (Psa 107:1). God’s
goodness and mercy are enough
to give thanks for. Believers can
chose not to give Him thanks but
by doing so, cut themselves off
from the richness of His glory to
man. Even in the trials and tribulations, God’s mercy and goodness do not cease. They do not
get turned off for a season, nor

do they get dimmed to only a
glimmer of light at times. No, His
mercy and goodness are a free
gift to believers as deep as an
endless well.

Romans 8:18 (KJV) says, “For I
reckon that the sufferings of this
present time are not worthy to be
compared with the glory which
shall be revealed in us.” As in
joyous times and in sufferings,
God is present and His glory to
be revealed in believers is nothing to compare to the bad times.
No matter how awful things may
turn, the glory of God is above
all sufferings, trials, and tribulations. When something adverse
occurs, believers need not to run
away from God, but run to Him
with all speed and grip Him and
hold Him tight. Nothing in this
world nor person on this planet
can bring the comfort the Great
Comforter can. Angst and pain
may seem unsurmountable at
the moment with no ending in
sight, but God is above all of this
and is present in the lives and
hearts of them to comfort and
guide them through the twists
and turns thrown at believers to
lead them out of the darkness of
the moment and into His glory,
everlasting glory. When the inevitable times come where giving
thanks to God seem contradictory or counterintuitive, these are
the moments when God needs
to be held as closely as possible in all His glory, comfort, and
strength.
John Lysaught resides in El
Paso, Texas with his wife and
four children, three dogs, and
one cat. He works for the Department of the United States Army
and enjoys studying and writing
about our Savior and God.