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How hard and unrewarding it is to the loving heart of a good parent to receive grief and ingratitude from the children they raise toward Gods' standard. Do not good, wise and truly understanding hearts receive correction gladly? Who will have Gods perspective to accept His correction and training with a glad heart? Who will have the wisdom to greet the disasters in this life with praise for Gods investment? Who will have God's eyes to see that these disasters are the investment of His valuable time and effort in the growth of our character to prosper His children for eternity? Who will have tears of gratitude for His great caring in the midst of the throes of tribulation rather than tears of disappointment or for the pain dealt to worldly flesh? Who will have the wisdom to offer gratitude in these moments when His tender heart reaches out to teach us and give to us lessons of refinement for the prosperity of our eternal lives? If in His Fatherly love to us, He takes away, can He not restore even greater than that which He gave in the first place? It is not our suffering that He enjoys for He feels the pain of the children He loves. But our growth in His righteous perspective and image is what He values because it saves the very eternal lives of the children He cherishes. Is our perspective so limited that we don't have eyes to see the great hand of our Father making wise investment in the children that He loves so dearly?

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James 1: 2-4, 2 Dear brothers and sisters, whenever trouble comes your way, let it be an opportunity for joy. 3 For when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow. 4 So let it grow, for when your endurance is fully developed, you will be strong in character and ready for anything.


James 1: 9-12, 9 Christians who are poor should be glad, for God has honored them. 10 And those who are rich should be glad, for God has humbled them. They will fade away like a flower in the field. 11 The hot sun rises and dries up the grass; the flower withers, and its beauty fades away. So also, wealthy people will fade away with all of their achievements. 12 God blesses the people who patiently endure testing. Afterward they will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him.


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In every circumstance and every occurrence in our lives on this earth, let us seek Gods' perspective knowing always that His tender and doting objectives are always for our good. When we see things as they truly are through His eyes, then our hearts will be full of praise offering thanks and gratitude instead of offering hearts full of grief and misery in return for His merciful gifts of correction. When we find that we see as He does, we'll discover the treasure that has lasting value. For though the world may not give it any value, the world and its' value system will perish. But His perspective will continue to be our wealth and blessing past this momentary life and beyond description forever.

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