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That Problem You’re Facing Right Now

The Lord will not always rescue you when you want Him to. And He certainly will not act according to your timetable every time.

In fact, sometimes He will let you die (metaphorically speaking). He may even wait until you’re quadropoly dead and stinking in your tomb before He does anything (think Lazarus).

So when things become black in your life, and there seems to be no way out, your situation has the fingerprints of Jesus Christ all over it.

Chisel it in stone: you can’t have a resurrection without a death. Resurrection is God’s act alone. And that’s why it always brings glory to Him.

Two things to remember during your trial: 1) the Lord is seeking to show you something new about Himself, and 2) the lesson you learn is not just for yourself. It’s given to you to help others.

So lean hard on your Lord. Trust Him, yielding, waiting, and seeking, expecting your resurrection. And in time, it will surely come.

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Frank Viola is a best-selling author, blogger, speaker, and consultant to authors and writers. His mission is to help serious followers of Jesus know their Lord more deeply so they can experience real transformation and make a lasting impact. To learn more about Frank and his work, go to 20 Years of Projects. To invite Frank to speak at your event, go to his Speaking Page. Due to a new problem with persistent spam that we haven’t figured out how to control, comments are closed for the present time. To contact Frank, use the “Contact” page in the top menu.

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Frank is a bestselling author, speaker, podcaster, and blogger. He helps serious followers of Jesus know their Lord more deeply so they can experience real transformation and make a lasting impact. His blog – frankviola.org – is regularly ranked in the top 5 of all Christian blogs on the Web and his podcast – Christ is All – has ranked #1 in Canada and #2 in the USA on Apple Podcasts. He and his conversation partners also host The Insurgence Podcast. Frank’s books have sold over 600,000 copies and they’ve been translated into many languages.

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