But the Lord said to Samuel, "Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The Lord does not look at the things man looks at. Man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.
(1 Samuel 16:7)
I used to be a person when comes to facing trials in life or when things do not fall into places according to plan, I will feel like the world around me has shattered and I have come towards the end of the world. But the Lord has taught me something throughout these trials, to be stronger not only mentally but also stronger in our faith so that we are prepared to face a stronger storm in future.
I have learnt that some of the hardest times in our lives can be the best because they prove who we are today. It proves that whether we are a kind of person that will run to God or away from Him when the going gets tough. When we run to God, we will find the comfort we need and also discover who we are, the precious child of the living God.
A good example in the bible that explains the stress and strain of suffering making one person into a strong and powerful man of faith in 1 Samuel. The same can be true to all of us, a child of God will always look at things that come to him as an opportunity to get stronger. It takes alot of exercise of faith to make us stronger. We must always put in mind that the tests and trials we are going through today will shape us into who we are tomorrow. So do you want to be a victim or a victor of trials? You can take your time to think this through.
If don't want to fall into the victim of trials in life then don't run in fear the next time suffering comes knocking on your door but brace ourselves and face it and take its arrival as an opportunity to shape us with the help of our Abba Father. Always put in mind that He is always right there to hold our hands and to pull us up whenever we fall. His love for us is incomparable with the earthly love and it's impossible that He will put us into a test that we can't carry.
