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Scripture:  And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also; knowing that tribulations worketh patience; And patience, experience; and experience, hope:  Romans 5:3-4

How is this possible?  That is the questions many of us have asked or yelled or wondering.  How can God know the state of our world and the hard trials we are facing.  How can God know that our loves ones are on drugs or out in the streets?  How can God know about our financial, emotional, family and job situation and still say we should GLORY in tribulations.  I don't know about you, but there have been many times when I thought that God was in heaven looking at me struggle and seemed to be laughing at me.  I know, I know!!!!  That wasn't very Christian like at all, but it felt like He was laughing at me struggle with my health and wealth and family.  And then He led me to this scripture.  The scripture is not intended to assume that you will laugh your way through every circumstance or trial, but that you should rejoice because we are experiencing God's glory even in our trials.  In order to have a true experience with God we MUST go through.  We will never fully understand and experience God's glory, until we glory/rejoice in our tribulations.  There is a process to getting to know and experience God and that is first we must glory in our tribulations and then those tribulations will work in us patience and that patience will produce an experience with Him and through our experience with have HOPE!!!!!!  This hope is of Christ, who already had provided us the secret to success, which is to believe on Him as the scriptures have said.  He said if we believed on Him, we would have flowing from our bellies or inner most being the rivers of living water.  These waters are what bring the refreshing joy and GLORY in Christ Jesus.  Think about it like this...if I were never sick, how could I KNOW & EXPERIENCE Him as my healer.  If I never went without, how could I KNOW & EXPERIENCE Him as my provider.  This is the HOPE that we have that He will deliver us out of every trial.

Be Blessed!