6 - RECALCULATE TEMPTATIONS

For us to see the opportunity in adversity we must recalculate our expectations. What is God doing in prayer? What do expect Him to do? Perhaps what you expect of God in the trial is not what He expects of you. We must also recalculate our situation. Our situation may change, but God never changes. The good and the bad of my life circumstances is not indicator for the way God feels about me. Don’t misinterpret your lack of health or lack of finances as a lack of God’s love. It doesn’t equate. Finally, to see the opportunity of adversity we recalculate temptation. Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him. Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am being tempted by God,” for God cannot be tempted with evil, and he himself tempts no one. But each person is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desire. Then desire when it has conceive