A thought by Rick Warren from his book. God's Power to Change Your Life (Living with Purpose) (p. 42). Zondervan. Kindle Edition. (Click on the book title to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.) We try to, that why we are so tired all the time. Rick says, “We do not know what is going to happen tomorrow, or even today. We cannot control our circumstances, but we can control how we respond to them. We can control whether an experience makes us a bitter person or a better person. What matters in life is not so much what happens to us but what happens in us. “Paul talks about this in Romans 5:3 – 4. He says we can rejoice here and now, even in our trials and troubles, for they will produce perseverance in us and help us develop a mature character. We can rejoice in our problems, not just endure them, because we know that God is using them for our benefit. God even uses the problems we bring on ourselves. ” He goes on, “God also uses the situations that othe
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