Charles Stanley - In The Midst Of Adversity

We cannot choose to avoid adversity, but we can choose how we will respond. Through adversity, God is able to accomplish so much in our lives, if we will only trust Him and seek His purposes. God promises to be with us in the midst of adversity. Will you engage or run away?

We make a multitude of decisions throughout our lives, but one thing we’d never choose is adversity. However, it is something we all experience because we live in a fallen world filled with sin and its consequences. Adversity is a condition of suffering and hardship involving anguish, pressure, trials, heartaches, or disappointments. If we could, we’d probably try to avoid anything that causes us pain, but then we’d miss some of the best blessings in life.

The Scriptures are filled with examples of people who faced adversity, and on the other side of the experience, discovered how God worked through their situations to bring about good. All these people would say that their suffering was worth the final result.