Sorrow Not

2 Corinthians 7:10 in the Amplified Bible - Classic Edition reads: For godly grief and the pain God is permitted to direct, produce a repentance that leads and contributes to salvation and deliverance from evil, and it never brings regret; but worldly grief (the hopeless sorrow that is characteristic of the pagan world) is deadly [breeding and ending in death].

For every worldly problem there is a Godly solution. People don't search God's Word for their issues because they don't want to accept that the fact that the problem lies within them (desires). 

The source of all problems can be found in Genesis 3:6 "And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat." This shows us that our life's issues flow from our desires. (Proverbs 4:23 Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.)

Unfulfilled desires leads to sorrow, anger, depression and even anxiety; I've witnessed suicides (attempts) in people because they can't come to terms with not getting what they want - this should never be! This is why God doesn't give us the things we want - He knows our lives can be destroyed by them, and He wants to work these character flaws out of you. 

Our desires never produce Godly character in us. God wants us broken from the world - and as we are broken from the world, Godly character is being built in us. 

Romans 13:8 says, "Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law."

When Jesus is all you desire, you are not going to have any problems other than a deep love, regard and concern for the unsaved; and all that will matter upon Christ's return is who He takes with Him!

God Bless,

Maria