When we experience heart ache and cannot make sense of life, we often do one of 3 things. We run from it, deny it a refuse to face truth, or tremble on awe of God and trust him. Since my article was so long, I decide to post it in three separate blogs so here is the last one, finally.

I’ve often wondered as a 5 year old, while flipping through the colored pages of the children’s bible story about Joseph. I’m sure you have to wondered to. This guy litterally sold by his family and working in a palace, then falsely accused and chucked in a prison to be completely forgotten about. As an adult I can only try and imagine. But what blows my mind the most about this story is his response to adversity. He got up, right there in that prison cell when he could have been trying to run from the pain of the past, deny its impact, and trembled in awe before God and served those there in the middle of the adversity with him.

To be honest I am not as well behaved as Joseph. In the midst of life’s throes I try to run and then live in denial. But when it comes to the track record of the times I trembled before God and trusted Him, worshiped, it could probably only fill the quarter of a very small post it note.

The piano plays best when the strings are under the most tension. Patchouli is pounded by the mortar and pestle to become incense. Eagles fall to learn to fly. We as human in the midst of pain and suffering , if we allow it , are wrung out, worship. So in conclusion, you and I will do one of three things with adversity, run, deny, or worship.