2 Thessalonians 1:5 (KJV) Which is a manifest token of the righteous judgment of God, that ye may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which ye also suffer:
Remember why they were suffering? Because of their stand against evil which brought them persecution and tribulation. Remember why God allowed these problems to come into their lives? That's right to build patience. If we never suffer we will never grow. Our oldest son was told by me and his mother not to play with the receptacle many times. One day he got behind the chair and hid himself; know why he hid himself? The same reason Adam and Eve did. He did so because he knew what he was fixing to do; he knew he had been told not to. So he sticks a Jim clip in the receptacle and a flash and a quick shock went through his little body. What good came from that? He learned that mom and dad were right he shouldn’t play with the receptacle. Because of what he experienced we never had to tell him not to play with the receptacles ever again. When we suffer because of something someone said or did to hurt us what is our first response? Mine is to get even. I had to learn not to do that. So when I read this verse I was reminded that my Heavenly Father if needs be will take care of it.
2 Thessalonians 1:6 (KJV) Seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you; Don’t you think that God will do a better job than you or I? We all have had others who have tried to hurt us in one way or another. The sad thing is they did succeed. I remember a time when things were being said about me that wasn’t true. You know what I did about it. Nothing! A friend of mine came to me and asked me if I was going to do anything? I simply told him what am I going to do? If I try to defend myself then I will look guilty when I’m not. I did nothing to defend myself and left that up to God. What did I learn! Keep my mouth shut and if need be God will handle it. Getting even is not the answer.
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