Truths About Circumstances.
From the book Lies Women Believe by Nancy Leigh DeMoss. . .
Taken from the chapter "Lies Women Believe About Circumstances". . .
"If our circumstances make us what we are, then we are all victims. And that's just what the enemy wants us to believe. Because, if we are victims, then we aren't responsible - we can't help the way we are. But God says we are responsible - not for the failures of others, but for our own responses and lives. The Truth is, our circumstances do not make us what we are.They merely reveal what we are." (p. 219)
"We have been deceived into believing we would be happier if we had a different set of circumstances. The Truth is, if we are not content within our present circumstances, we are not likely to be happy in any other set of circumstances." (p. 220)
(From Martha Washington in a letter written to a friend)
". . . The greater part of our happiness or misery depends on our dispositions and not on our circumstances." (p. 220)
"Paul understood that we may not be able to control our circumstances, but our circumstances don't have to control us. The Truth is that we can trust a wise, loving, sovereign God to control every circumstance of our lives. Joy, peace, and stability come from believing that every circumstance that touches our lives has first been filtered through His fingers of love and is part of a great, eternal plan that He is working out in this world and in our lives." (p. 221)
"The apostle Paul taught that suffering is an essential course in God's curriculum for all believers. (Acts 14:22)." (p. 222)
"The Truth is, God is far more interested in our holiness than in our immediate, temporal happiness - He knows that apart from being holy, we can never by truly happy." (p. 222)
"True joy is not the absence of pain but the sanctifying, sustaining presence of the Lord Jesus in the midst of the pain." (p. 223)
"The Truth is, a moment or two from now (in the light of eternity), when we are in the presence of the Lord, everything that has taken place in this life will be just a breath - a comma." (p. 224)
"Regardless of what our emotions or our circumstances may tell us, God's Word says, 'My grace is sufficient for you.' (2 Corinthians 12:9)." (p. 226)
"Dear child of God, your heavenly Father will never lead you anywhere that His grace will not sustain you." (p. 228)
Taken from the chapter "Lies Women Believe About Circumstances". . .
"If our circumstances make us what we are, then we are all victims. And that's just what the enemy wants us to believe. Because, if we are victims, then we aren't responsible - we can't help the way we are. But God says we are responsible - not for the failures of others, but for our own responses and lives. The Truth is, our circumstances do not make us what we are.They merely reveal what we are." (p. 219)
"We have been deceived into believing we would be happier if we had a different set of circumstances. The Truth is, if we are not content within our present circumstances, we are not likely to be happy in any other set of circumstances." (p. 220)
(From Martha Washington in a letter written to a friend)
". . . The greater part of our happiness or misery depends on our dispositions and not on our circumstances." (p. 220)
"Paul understood that we may not be able to control our circumstances, but our circumstances don't have to control us. The Truth is that we can trust a wise, loving, sovereign God to control every circumstance of our lives. Joy, peace, and stability come from believing that every circumstance that touches our lives has first been filtered through His fingers of love and is part of a great, eternal plan that He is working out in this world and in our lives." (p. 221)
"The apostle Paul taught that suffering is an essential course in God's curriculum for all believers. (Acts 14:22)." (p. 222)
"The Truth is, God is far more interested in our holiness than in our immediate, temporal happiness - He knows that apart from being holy, we can never by truly happy." (p. 222)
"True joy is not the absence of pain but the sanctifying, sustaining presence of the Lord Jesus in the midst of the pain." (p. 223)
"The Truth is, a moment or two from now (in the light of eternity), when we are in the presence of the Lord, everything that has taken place in this life will be just a breath - a comma." (p. 224)
"Regardless of what our emotions or our circumstances may tell us, God's Word says, 'My grace is sufficient for you.' (2 Corinthians 12:9)." (p. 226)
"Dear child of God, your heavenly Father will never lead you anywhere that His grace will not sustain you." (p. 228)
"Coram Deo" means '"before the grace of God."
Coram Deo
Living all of life
in the presence of God
under the authority of God
and to the glory of God"
(p. 231)
"God is not in the business of making us 'happy'; His business is to receive the glory that is due Him as our Creator and Almighty God. Our happiness is the by-product of being in and doing His will." (p. 233)
"The Truth is, it's not about you. It's not about me. It's all about Him. The Truth may not change your circumstances - at least not here and now - but it will change you. The Truth will set you free." (p. 235)
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