The Safest Place Ever

To be in a place where God puts you is the safest place ever knowing that God is your mighty deliverer despite the outer dangers. One thing I hated about Christianity is the fact that inevitably Christians would suffer. Why do God allow His children to suffer? How could a good God let his children to experience bad? These were some of the puzzling questions I had in mind when I was still a new convert. It's so hard for me to take in the truth that Christians must bear the mark of Christ and that as He suffered, His followers also will suffer. I kept on living within my comfort zone before fearing to go to my danger zone because of the doubts if I could ever endure. But then thank God that in the process of time, He is working on me to make me what I ought to be. I was reminded with the letter of Paul to Philippians in God's Word that talks about remaining to be joyful despite suffering. I have perceived then that the joy of Christians can be found in Christ and cannot be defined through the circumstances we have in this transient world. I have learned to trust God more and more each day of my life and to have a mindset that it's better to die for Christ's sake than to keep a life that is spiritually sick. I like the verse that says, "Whoever seeks to preserve his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life will keep it" (Luke 17:33 ESV).

How I desire to give myself entirely to God. I am praying to be always willing to do hard things for God. I have lot of fears in my life that seem very hard to face and even may take one's life. But then I desire to imprint to my mind that nothing is too hard for God and I am rest assured and fully secured of Him. My godly decisions may seem foolish to the majority yet I believe that God is my company. I know that I can do all things through God's sovereign help (Phil. 4:13). I firmly assert that nothing can separate me from the love of Christ whether by life or by death. I just have to hold my peace in God - having peace of mind and heart - not letting myself be troubled neither be afraid. I may not know what future holds but I definitely know who holds the future. There's no reason to be afraid what this life may bring because God is the ultimate above all things :).