In my last post, I said that when God decides to bless you with an overflowing life, Satan will not be able to stop Him. I learned this truth from the story of Job. If this is true then why do we still go through trials, adversities, and calamities? The answer is simple. Kasi before God can bless us He needs to first prepare us for the responsibilities that come with His blessings.
Why did it take God 25 years to give Abraham a son? Couldn't He have kept His promise earlier? Why did it take Him 14 years to make David a king? Wala ba syang power to remove Saul immediately? The reason for the delay is because Abraham and David were not ready for the blessings God was about to give them. When God called Abraham his parents were pagans. God had to teach him not to rely on traditions but to trust Him in every way. When God anointed David to become king, he was still a young shepherd. So He had to teach him how to lead. He did this by sending 400 worthless men, whom David had to take care of, even as he roamed the wilderness running away from Saul.
To the ungodly, adversities and calamities are part of their punishments. But to those God loves, trials and afflictions are the tools He uses to prepare them for the responsibilities that His blessings require.
I would be one of the most arrogant people you would have met in the past. I was rude, proud, and very selfish. But God humbled me by letting me go through many trials, He made me wiser by sending me a lot of adversities and made me a better businessman by allowing me to experience one calamity after another. If God gave me my blessings without letting me go through all these, His blessings would have become my curse.
If you love the Lord, then the trials you are going through are not from Satan, but from Him. He is using them to prune you like a branch and to refine you like silver. He is allowing them in your life in order to prepare you for something great.
So the next time trials and adversities come your way, do not run away from them. Instead, ask, "What is God trying to teach me?" The next time calamities come, do not blame Satan for it, instead ask, "What should I learn? So that the next time this happens, you would be better prepared."
Remember that there is no good thing that God the Father will withhold from you.
