Adversity can be an opportunity for a spiritual upgrade

[Gabriel]

Here's a question we can ask God in prayer:
What does God want to be for you in this situation that he wasn't before? Every problem equals new possibility - an upgrade.
see message by Pastor Graham Cooke.

As we grow in our walk with Christ, the challenges will be greater, few enter the narrow way of Christ, it's not easy in this world, we are saved by grace but the Bible tells us in numerous places that we have to obey. So to secure our salvation we must endure, like Paul stated, ...til the end. Trust in Jesus/Yeshua, and endeavour to hear ...be still...listen....feel in your gut what the spirit is telling you. and obey him so that in the end he will say, he knows our name. He is with us through adversity and Will turn lemons into lemonade. It's not easy seeing adversity as a blessing but God will always couple the challenges with revelation and a spiritual upgrade. I can testify to this in my own life on so many occasions. God bless you ..Amen.

 

[Br. Bear]

Greetings,

is it an 'upgrade' or an 'update'?
Might seem a nerdish sort of question but there is a difference and as we have already been restored, renewed, received and revived, i was wondering if 'update' might be more appropriate given today's sort of lingo?


Bless you ....><>

 

[Gabriel]

Hi Br Bear,
Upgrade. I imagine as in spiritual growth. Like where
We receive a revelation and have an even closer walk with Christ.
So, just as we learn a lot through adversary, we might also have a greater trust in God and develop a better understanding of his will. Despite Lord Jesus Christ having completed what he came to do, we are still working out our salvation, just as Paul said. So I would say upgrade is relevant here. An 'update ' might refer to an update of information so in a way it could be relevant to our understanding of God, but upgrade is where our spiritual growth has developed as a result. upgrade essentially means to raise something to a higher standard whereas update essentially means to modernize. That's my understanding of it anyway, i may be wrong!! Blessings