It’s easy to have faith when everything goes your way. When
you score the game winning touchdown, do well on a test or get that raise at
work, it’s easy to say, “Thank you God!” What about when the opposite happens?
When things are bad can you still worship God? When a
relative dies, you can’t play a sport due to bad grades or you find out you are
sicker then you thought? Can you still praise and have faith in God?
I have friends that have struggled through fertility issues.
It’s always rough to see people who would be great parents not get that chance.
When you have been blessed not to have issues and people close to you have
issues, it’s tough. I have friends that have stayed strong in faith and I have
seen friends turn their back on their faith. For those you know with fertility
issues look at the story of Abraham and Sarah.
These were two people that were outcast because they couldn’t
have kids. Kids are looked at as a blessing of God and it was ten times true
back in the Old Testament times. You had God’s favor when you were able to have
kids. If you didn’t have kids, God must be mad at you. So people looked down on
Abraham and Sarah. It drove them crazy to see everyone around them pregnant and
they were not. God did promise a kid, but it was on his timing not theirs. They
could turn their backs on their faith or grow stronger in it.
During the bad times, you can get down or stay faithful.
Abraham chose to stay faithful during this tough time, Romans 4:20-22…
“Yet he did not waver through unbelief regarding the promise
of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God, being fully
persuaded that God had power to do what he had promised. This is why “it was
credited to him as righteousness.”
Abraham knew God was going to come through for him and even
while he was around 100, he still trusted God. God did eventually bless what today
would be great grandparents with their first child. Sarah was pregnant.
Faith in God allowed Abraham to receive his blessing. If
everything happened the way you wanted it to and in your timing, would you
learn anything or need to have faith? It’s easy to praise God when life is
going your way, its tough when things aren’t going smooth. Have faith during
the tough times. There is a God who loves you and wants the best for you. Grow
through the tough times. No athlete gets anything handed to them, they have to
work hard at it. There are times faith will be easy and hard. You go through
the hard times and that will make you appreciate the good times even more.
Stay strong, have faith in Jesus to come through. Grow and
learn through the tough times and just like Abraham you can have a great
blessing in the end. Trust in Jesus.
Have a great day.
