JOHN SHIRK – In the Year to Shine, today’s Vital Step to a Radiant Faith is to worship God through the pain of living.

Grief, sickness, a financial crisis, and conflict: These are some of the challenges that add stress to our lives, and threaten to steal the joy of our faith.

But God’s love is our source of hope through the good and bad times. His goodness never changes through changing events. His grace is greater than our circumstances. His Presence is a source of peace in the midst of the raging storm.

When a man named Job faced disaster in the Bible, he said in Job 1:21, “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I will depart. The LORD gave and the LORD has taken away; may the name of the LORD be praised.” He praised God in his pain and persevered in his faith.

Worshiping God through the pain of living is a Vital Step to a Radiant Faith that makes a difference in our world.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com