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The honeymoon phase that follows marriage is new and
exciting as two people begin a new life together but this pleasant
time period doesn't last forever and is soon replaced with the cares
of this world. The young couple then has to cling to each other or
risk being split apart when the trials arrive. It is the same with
the Christian life. It is a glorious time after salvation and the
baptism of the Holy Spirit, but then you begin to experience attacks
and defeats and it makes you wonder why God is allowing these
negative circumstances in your life. Has the Lord turned His back on you? No, it is simply
a part of the maturing process in the Kingdom of God and the Lord is
using circumstances in your life to form you into the person He
wants you to be. King David cried out for relief and the Lord showed
him that he wasn't any different than the people who were
persecuting him. God opened David's spiritual eyes so that he could
the moral filth of humanity. Life does not consist solely of
mountain top experiences and your time on earth is a long race in
which the Lord is preparing you to be useful in the Kingdom of God.
It is up to you to finish your life in a manner that is pleasing to
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