I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” John 16.33

In this world we will have trouble it is a disclaimer to being a Christian yes you will have everlasting life but in this life there will be some good days and some days you want to forget. But God also told us every single one of them is working for our good. Imagine the child that doesn’t want to eat his green beans because it makes him gag his mom or dad says eat them because they are good for you. What else do they say? Yes, I know because I said so! I wasn’t talking about that one. I was talking about because “they will make you big and strong”. I can now say I’m not so big but I’m definitely strong because I listened (most of time) to what my parents had to pour into me. It’s the same with God. He knows life is sometimes a hard pill to swallow and it may leave us with some serious wounds that may take a while to heal. But with Him on our side they will heal. Life may leave us with a sour after taste but that burning in your throat will subside. Promise.

Here are 9 reasons why we should have Gratitude despite our Troubles.

(just had one right now…my one year old deleted all of my content before I could save it. Urgggh! Breathe. Regroup. Repeat.)

9. Because although you may be scarred you are a son and daughter of God and with Him there is nothing you can’t rise from…

I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
Philippians 4.13

8. Because although you may be scarred He created you for greatness for His glory…

For from him and through him and for him are all things.
Romans 11.36

7. Because although you may be scarred life is not just worth living but worthwhile.

For I have a purpose and a plan for you, declares the Lord, to prosper you and not harm you, to give you a hope and a future.
Jeremiah 29.11

6. Because although you may be scarred God is doing a new thing with you, inside you is a spring of living water that grows the sprouting seed that someday will bear good fruit.

See, I am doing a new thing!
Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?
I am making a way in the wilderness
and streams in the wasteland.
Isaiah 43.19

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Alright, back to the list. What number was I on? Oh yeah, five.

5. Because although you may be scarred there is nothing that can defeat you, nothing that can uproot you, nothing that can wipe you out, even though you may fall a hundred times your DNA makeup causes you to bounce back…

A thousand may fall at your side,
ten thousand at your right hand,
but it will not come near you.
Psalm 91.7

4. Because although you may be scarred joy heals all wounds…

For his anger lasts only a moment,
but his favor lasts a lifetime;
weeping may stay for the night,
but rejoicing comes in the morning.
Psalm 30.5

3. Because although you may be scarred Jesus is always with you…

And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.
Matthew 28.20

2. Because although you may be scarred truth is freedom and we are no longer slaves of deception…

It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.
Galatians 5.1

1. Because although you may be scarred life with Jesus is just grand…

The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.
John 10.10

Well, that’s all folks! Well I can go on and on but I will not due to reading purposes. Until next time abound in His gracious love. Hit me up on the comment box below if you have anything to add!