“How does God want me to use
this experience?”
A few years ago, I had just
finished Thanksgiving dinner at my mom’s house. The kids were playing and
wrestling around. The adults were positioned in the usual Thanksgiving
after-dinner stupor. Sound familiar? I hope and pray that you and your family
are blessed as you gather together this year.
When
you are this comfortable, it’s hard to remember those times when the lack of
faith questions nag at us: “Why this?” or “What now?” or “How?”
When
those questions start sounding in your head, the faith-based question that you
need to be asking more is, “How does God want me to use this experience?” I
reference Roman 8:28, a scripture that I use as one of my spiritual “rocks”
when I’m challenged: “And we know that in all things God works for the good of
those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.”
Most of the setbacks we
encounter are followed by a blessing. Whatever you want to call them,
challenges, stumbling blocks, problems, or issues, happen to us for a reason.
God may not allow us to see the reason right away, or ever for that matter, but
trust in Him that everything that happens to us is part of His plan. When these
happen in your life, ask yourself, “How does God want me to use this
experience?”
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Ken Thom, MS, LPC is a nationally recognized Christian counselor and
writer. He is available for parent and individual coaching. Ken is a Post
Institute Certified Family Regulatory Therapist, Certified Coach and Great
Behavior Breakdown Instructor as well as a certified BCI parent trainer. Ken's
book Christian Parent Wisdom is a daily scripture based medication
book for parenting children with challenging behaviors. Contact Ken.
