Skill Building Series

Life is full of challenges. The challenges of your 20’s are different than in your 40’s, and marital challenges are different than end of life issues. On this journey called life there will be growth challenges.

As a Christian you gave your life to Christ. Now God is in control. Your job is to submit. Accept, and even embrace the challenge. God knows what’s going on in your life. He’s training and transforming you. Challenges are used in his refining process.

Skill #2

All difficult life challenges are God-approved assignments. I will accept and not fight against my assignment.

Here are just a few of these challenging assignments:

• Moving
• Having a season of no friendships
• Getting sick
• Body changes
• Working a stressful job 
• Feeling lonely
• Parenting conflicts

Prayer

Father, help me live in harmony with you. I know I’m being transformed. Sometimes, I resist. Forgive me. Thank you for transforming me into a greater lover. Amen

Bible

He removes any of my branches that don’t produce fruit, and he trims any branch that produces fruit so that it will produce even more fruit. – John 15:2 (CEB)

God prunes for transformation.