My Life As a Melodrama

Wow! What drama with me lately and in life around me! Since surrendering my life to Christ I've always heard or thought about that word "drama" in a negative light and have tried to steer clear from it(isn't that sad) for it seemed to always involve one problem after another that just intensified and brought difficulty and pain but after this past week or so I'm changing my perspective. Is not life, drama? Is not Christ's life and the story of God the most magnificent drama ever written? Aren't we supposed to exemplify Christ in all things in all ways....then would our lives not portray a powerful drama? Yes, sometimes played out as one problem after another intensifying and bringing difficulty and pain but at other times the complete opposite? Drama can be handled negatively or beautifully.....as with most things in life. It's all in how you look at it!

God's word for me today comes from 2 Corinthians 1:8-11. First read it word for word as it was written.

We do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about the hardships we suffered in the province of Asia. We were under great pressure, far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired even of life. Indeed, in our hearts we felt the sentence of death. But this happened that we might not rely on ourselves but on God, who raises the dead. He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and he will deliver us. On him we have set our hope that he will continue to deliver us, as you help us by your prayers. Then many will give thanks on our behalf for the gracious favor granted us in answer to the prayers of many.

Here's what it says to me and my readers today:

We do not want you to be uninformed about the hardships we have suffered, are suffering or will suffer there, here or wherever we are or will go. We have been and are under great pressure, far beyond our ability to endure, so that sometimes we have despaired even of life. Indeed, in our hearts we have felt the sentence of death. But this happens so that we might not rely on ourselves but on God, who raises the dead. He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and he will deliver us. On HIM we have set our hope that he will continue to deliver us, as you help us by your prayers. Then many will give thanks on our behalf for the gracious favor granted us in answer to the prayers of many.

Can't wait to post some pics of goings on in our lives lately.....maybe I'll have time later or Matt can download them off our phones.