Pulpit in the Pit

How you react when you’re struck down is a huge way to let Christ’s love shine through.  It’s a loud testament of Jesus Christ in your life when instead of bitterness, hopelessness, anger, and revenge you give a smile, kind words, a reminder that all your treasure is in heaven, all your heart is invested in the Savior, not here… that you’re gonna be just fine in the strength Christ gives you at your weakest point. You can talk all day, but people watch you when you’re rejected, when you’re down, when you’re running late, when someone you love dies, when you’re cut off on the road, when you lose a job, and when your heart is broken. Whether you like it or not, you're witnessing. God brings you to hardship for HIS GLORY, to build your character for HIS KINGDOM and HIS PURPOSE.  There's a great pulpit in your lowest pit.  Use it.  Please act according to the undeserved grace that’s been given to you. It goes against every sinful fiber of your being, which is a great definition of discipleship.

“We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed. We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body.”
2 Cor 4:8-10

“Do everything in love.”
1 Cor 16:14

“Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.”
Eph 4:29

“Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.” 
Eph 4:31-32

"I waited patiently for the LORD;
   he turned to me and heard my cry.
He lifted me out of the slimy pit,
   out of the mud and mire;
he set my feet on a rock
   and gave me a firm place to stand.
He put a new song in my mouth,
   a hymn of praise to our God.
Many will see and fear the LORD
   and put their trust in him."
Psalm 40:1-3

"Would it turn out well if He examined you? Could you deceive Him as you might deceive a mortal?"
Job 13:9