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                                                         "Fig 
                                                          trees may not grow figs, 
                                                          and there may be no 
                                                          grapes on the vines. 
                                                          There may be no olives 
                                                          growing and no food 
                                                          growing in the fields. 
                                                          There may be no sheep 
                                                          in the pens and no cattle 
                                                          in the barns. But I 
                                                          will still be glad in 
                                                          the Lord." 
                                                          (Habakkuk 3:17-18 NCV) 
                                                        SHALL 
                                                          WE ONLY ACCEPT GOOD 
                                                          AND NOT ADVERSITY 
                                                        Things 
                                                          are going great and 
                                                          God is good and worthy 
                                                          to be praised...then 
                                                          from no fault of your 
                                                          own life turns south 
                                                          and trouble becomes 
                                                          your middle name. Has 
                                                          God all of the sudden 
                                                          fallen out of favour 
                                                          with you? 
                                                        Maybe 
                                                          you've been in a valley 
                                                          for a long, long time, 
                                                          life doesn't change, 
                                                          in fact yo get used 
                                                          to mediocrity, even 
                                                          dysfunctional living. 
                                                        You 
                                                          might be entertaining 
                                                          the thought that God 
                                                          is punishing you and 
                                                          that you are the total 
                                                          exception to His promise 
                                                          of abundant living. 
                                                        When 
                                                          I first became a Christian 
                                                          I remember reading a 
                                                          witness track that stresses 
                                                          that we don't live our 
                                                          lives where we allow 
                                                          our feelings to drive 
                                                          us rather than the fact 
                                                          of the promises of God's 
                                                          Word. The Christian 
                                                          who lives by faith (trust) 
                                                          in the trustworthiness 
                                                          of God Himself and His 
                                                          Word will live a life 
                                                          of stability and an 
                                                          even keel. If we go 
                                                          by our feelings we are 
                                                          easily swayed and pulled 
                                                          by everything but the 
                                                          truth and the devil 
                                                          delights in those who 
                                                          live by their feelings 
                                                          because we have just 
                                                          made his job a whole 
                                                          lot easier to turn us 
                                                          away from the true Lover 
                                                          of our souls. 
                                                        Life 
                                                          will be hard, God never 
                                                          promised you a rose 
                                                          garden. The garden was 
                                                          made off limits when 
                                                          Adam and Eve disobeyed 
                                                          God. Through Christ 
                                                          we are redeemed, we 
                                                          are justified and made 
                                                          right with God, through 
                                                          Christ we make peace 
                                                          with God, but I can 
                                                          guarantee us that life 
                                                          will throw us curves 
                                                          while we are on this 
                                                          side of eternity. He 
                                                          promises to work all 
                                                          things out for the good 
                                                          of those who love Him 
                                                          and are called according 
                                                          to His purpose.. 
                                                        Persevere 
                                                          my friend, GOD IS GOOD. 
                                                        Rejoice 
                                                          in the Lord Always! 
                                                        Dario 
                                                          Ferko 
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