{"id":1710,"date":"2015-12-02T18:05:43","date_gmt":"2015-12-03T00:05:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.familydill.com\/wordpress\/2015\/12\/02\/philippians-413the-voice-voice13-i-can-be-content-in-any-and-every-situation-through-the-anointed-one-who-is-my-power-and-strength-serving-god-is-not-easy-just-because-you-choose-to-serve-him-do\/"},"modified":"2016-02-03T14:51:18","modified_gmt":"2016-02-03T20:51:18","slug":"philippians-413the-voice-voice13-i-can-be-content-in-any-and-every-situation-through-the-anointed-one-who-is-my-power-and-strength-serving-god-is-not-easy-just-because-you-choose-to-serve-him-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.familydill.com\/wordpress\/2015\/12\/02\/philippians-413the-voice-voice13-i-can-be-content-in-any-and-every-situation-through-the-anointed-one-who-is-my-power-and-strength-serving-god-is-not-easy-just-because-you-choose-to-serve-him-do\/","title":{"rendered":"Serving God is not easy!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Philippians 4:13The Voice (VOICE)13 I can be content in any and every situation through the Anointed One who is my power and strength.<\/p>\n

Serving God is not easy. Just because you choose to serve him, doesn\u2019t mean your life is going to be wine and roses. It doesn\u2019t mean you will drive a fancy car, live in a fancy house and be loved by everyone.<\/p>\n

In fact serving God means you will be challenged daily in your life. Sometimes the outcome is favorable, while other times, not so much. Just when you think things are coming together, you\u2019re slapped in the face and spun in another direction.<\/p>\n

I have heard many say and I have said, God is with us through everything. God cries with us and laughs with us. I will also be the first on to say, \u201cwhy can I not find God now?\u201d.<\/p>\n

God can use whatever our circumstances is in some way later on, but we must go through it first. I will also be the one to ask, \u201cwhy must we go through it?\u201d. It is during these times where I feel very alone. I don\u2019t know or understand why, these trails are before me, but I guess that\u2019s what faith is all about isn\u2019t it. We have to believe that whatever we are going through can only strength the bonds with God and know HIS will, will prevail in the end, regardless of how you get there.<\/p>\n

Recently I learned somethings were said about me and our family that is completely un-true. I don\u2019t understand why this person wishes to attack us, from what I can tell, we have done nothing wrong. If I did, I sure wish I knew what it was so I can apologize for it and learn from it. I guess all I can do is offer the other cheek, and Pray for that person. I believe God asks us to pray for our enemy even while under attack.<\/p>\n

Matthew 5:44The Voice (VOICE)<\/p>\n

44 But I tell you this: love your enemies. Pray for those who torment you and persecute you\u2014<\/p>\n

For those who are reading this, I ask for prayers for our enemy and our family.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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