Your Afflictions Are Part of The Plan

For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory.

2 Corinthians 4:17

The biggest mistake you can make in this life is allowing your afflictions of today to limit of restrict your abilities tomorrow… Paul, the writer of this epistle to the church of Corinth, found himself dealing with various afflictions throughout his life… This is the same Paul who was given a thorn in the flesh, pushed aside by the disciples of Christ instead of being received with open arms and ridiculed for his life in the days which he was known as Saul… Paul suffered much for the cause of Christ and today we are called to realize that we too must endure affliction… At the time of his conversion, this is the same Paul which Jesus spoke to Ananias about in the 9^th chapter of Acts when He told him “Go! This man is my chosen instrument to proclaim my name to the Gentiles and their kings and to the people of Israel. ¹⁶ I will show him how much he must suffer for my name.” God has designed you for a unique purpose, He has called to you to carry out a special plan and the plan that God has for you will not be a smooth transition nor will it be a smooth plan to execute… The message for today is that no matter what the affliction is, no matter how much you feel that you are enduring or facing right now; know that the situation is light… Paul says for our light affliction;  these circumstances aren’t as difficult as we classify them to be, these situations will not overtake you, but will simply toy with your emotions so that you overtake yourself… Know that the enemy has no power unless you give it to him and even if you have given it to him, know today that his appearance of victory won’t last long as Paul goes on to say that it is but for a moment…  Affliction is a hardship, suffering or a burden; the word of God is telling us today that there will come a time when we will feel the burdens of life; however, this same season we see coming we will also see going and the end results will produce a better you… 

ALL FOR HIS GLORY!