When we do it with God’s help

Behold, God is my helper; the Lord is the upholder of my life. (Psalm 54:4 ESV)

 Life is filled with blessings (things we see as good) and setbacks (things we see as bad), but whatever we face, when we do it with God’s help, it becomes an opportunity to use what we have in order to create something wonderful.
 Too often people turn to victimization in today’s world, blaming everyone and everything else, even God. The better choice is to use the things we possess in order to develop qualities that can enable us to shine brightly with His love where we are.
 If you feel weak, His strength is made perfect in weakness.
 If you feel sorrow, remember that sorrow may endure for a night but joy comes in the morning.
 When hope seems gone, He is your hope.
 When fear encompasses you, perfect love casts out fear.
 When you feel lost, He is more to you than a light and better than a known way.
 When you feel condemned, remember that there is no condemnation to those who are in Jesus.
 If you feel you can’t go on, remember that you can do all things through Christ who strengthens you. —Maria Fontaine [1]

 We ought to give thanks for all fortune: if it is good, because it is good, if bad, because it works in us patience, humility and the contempt of this world and the hope of our eternal country. —C.S. Lewis

[1] Anchor Create Something Wonderful