One Act of Holiness

Sometimes it seems like stress and difficult relationships are a pointless annoyance.But God uses such challenges to turn us toward Him. And the comfort He gives equips us to minister to others. The Apostle Paul had many such opportunities as he learned to trust His Lord in adversity: “For we do not want you to be unaware, brethren, of our affliction which came to us in Asia... “ (2 Corinthians 1:8 - NASB) Paul's days often were filled with challenging circumstances, stress and difficult relationships. But as God taught him to more consistently trust in his Savior, Paul used what he'd learned to comfort his Christian family as they faced the same troubles.