| For Our Sanctification in the Lord | | | | Adversity has a real way of humbling you. For those |
| This next reason is not going to be a very popular | | | | who are operating in too much pride, severe |
| reason for many Christians - but it is a very powerful | | | | adversity has a way of knocking most of it right out |
| reason nonetheless - and it is all for our own good | | | | of you. Once you see how powerless you really are |
| and for own benefit. | | | | against the real severe storm clouds of this life, and |
| The second main reason God will allow all of His own | | | | that you really need God's help and guidance to make |
| to have different kinds of adversities, trials and | | | | it through this life in one piece, many people can be |
| tribulations come our way in this life is for our own | | | | brought completely down from their high horses with |
| sanctification in Him. | | | | one or two good torpedo shots. |
| Per the article we have titled "Sanctification," God's | | | | This is why God will allow a certain amount of trials |
| ultimate and highest aim for all of us is our | | | | and tribulations to come our way in this life. These |
| sanctification in Him. God wants to make us more | | | | trials and tribulations will either make you or break |
| holy like He and His Son Jesus. He wants to | | | | you in your own personal walk with the Lord. Put |
| transform us into the express image of His Son | | | | someone through the fires of a real testing and you |
| Jesus Christ. He wants to consecrate and set us | | | | will find out very quickly what they are really made |
| apart unto Himself. | | | | of. |
| God is the Potter and we are the clay. He wants to | | | | Some people make their greatest strides in spiritual |
| mold, shape and transform us into godly, righteous | | | | development and personal growth in the middle of |
| and holy saints. But this shaping, molding and | | | | these types of severe storm clouds. There is |
| transformation process can be a very painful process | | | | something about severe adversity that will either |
| at times. And at times, a certain amount of adversity | | | | cause you to spiritually grow and mature in your walk |
| and conflict is what God will use to help shape, mold | | | | with the Lord very quickly or it will cause you to quit |
| and transform us. | | | | and throw in the towel on both Him and with what |
| Some of the verses I will list below are very | | | | He wants to do with the rest of your life. |
| extreme, but very powerful. In the wording of some | | | | Here are some of the positive qualities that can |
| of these verses are some very profound and | | | | literally be burned and molded into your personality as |
| powerful revelation being given to us by the Lord as | | | | a result of going through some severe storm clouds: |
| to why He is allowing some of these storm clouds to | | | | Bravery |
| come our way in the first place. | | | | Courage |
| A perfect example of this type of sanctification in | | | | Boldness |
| action has to be with some of our soldiers who are | | | | Patience |
| returning back home from our war in Iraq, with many | | | | Steadfastness |
| of them coming back home with some very severe | | | | Tenacity |
| and serious injuries. Some have literally lost arms and | | | | Perseverance |
| legs. I just recently saw two of them interviewed on | | | | Humility |
| TV. When asked if they were bitter or mad as a | | | | Self-control |
| result of the serious injuries they both had received, | | | | A calmer and more peaceful heart |
| both of them responded back with some incredible | | | | A kinder, softer and more caring heart |
| statements. | | | | Greater empathy and compassion for others |
| Both of them said that the severe and serious | | | | Greater appreciation of the sanctity of life |
| injuries that they had sustained actually helped them | | | | Greater appreciation of the other people in your life |
| to become better people. The one girl interviewed | | | | Increase your faith and trust levels in the Lord |
| said before she had received her serious injuries, that | | | | In addition to being able to mold and burn these kinds |
| she was a very judgmental and critical person. They | | | | of positive qualities into your personality, trials and |
| both had taken too much of their lives for granted | | | | tribulations can also serve to burn out some of the |
| and really did not appreciate the little things of this | | | | negative qualities that the Lord really does not want |
| life. | | | | operating in your personality such as: |
| After sustaining these types of serious injuries, both | | | | Pride |
| of them said they are now much more appreciative | | | | Haughtiness |
| of every little thing in their lives. They now no longer | | | | Arrogance |
| take their lives for granted like they used too, and | | | | Callousness |
| they now see where their priorities should all be set | | | | Self-centeredness |
| at. | | | | Narcissism |
| They now see what is most important in this life. | | | | Self-righteousness |
| They now have a fuller and deeper appreciation of | | | | Hard-heartedness |
| the value and sanctity of human life, and they will | | | | Bad tempers |
| never again take for granted what time they still | | | | Mean and vengeful spirits |
| have left down here to do something very | | | | Verbally and physically abusive spirits |
| meaningful and purposeful with their lives. | | | | Manipulating and controlling spirits |
| Instead of letting their serious injuries totally crush | | | | Know-it-all attitudesJudgmental and critical attitudes |
| and destroy their personal lives and what little time | | | | Again, I know this is not a real popular piece of |
| they still have left down here, they are both using | | | | revelation being given to us by the Lord, but as you |
| their personal trials and tribulations as a spring board | | | | will see in the Scripture verses I will list below, this is |
| to become much better people - not only for | | | | one of the main reasons that God will allow a certain |
| themselves, but for their families and friends, and for | | | | amount of adversity to come our way in this life |
| the goals and aspirations that they want to pursue | | | | from time to time. |
| from this point on. | | | | |