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I loved what MyBeloved said, exactly how I feel!

Lol, I couldn't help but think of a toy I had called the "Weeble Wobble" ? It is a punching bag that stood about 3 feet tall with a weighted base, when you punched it, it would wobble back into an upright position. The more you hit and punched, the more it weeble wobbled back to its original position. The more I got punched and hit with trials, the less wobbly I became, now I can take a trial punch, not saying I don't weeble, but the wobbling has decreased! All glory goes to God in the name of Jesus!

I used to blame God for trials because I didn't know Him, back then He was a huge dictator in the sky who seemed like He was waiting for you to mess up then beat you with trials. When I think about how I used to treat God I get ashamed, yet it pushes me to respect Him more. God is The most loving being ever is. I owe Him my life! I now understand as Dr Ralph was teaching, WITHOUT FREEDOM THERE IS NO TEMPTATION! This is so important to understand because God gives us "Free Will" but He allows us to be tempted by satan to weigh our choices. He freely gives us wisdom, knowledge and understanding on how to live a life that's acceptable to Him, but we have to make the choice to take it or accept His will. Evil exist because of the free will, we have to be challenged to love God freely not by force.

Whew! Trials are very valuable, I didn't always understand this. My trials caused me to stand stronger and longer. My spirit man is tougher which permeates on the natural man, I don't bend easily anymore. Trials has caused me to quickly look up to God for help and strength instead of being so focused on the trial itself which can cause me to doubt, start complaining and crying. I can wait for God to move on my behalf or trek through it trusting that He has my best interests in His hands.