The Word "yet"
Greetings Family and Friends, I was reading in my daily devotional book, and I was challenged by the word “yet.” The author of this book looked at the meaning of the word “yet” and how it can relate to our faith. Usually the word “yet” connects something negative to something positive. During our life on this Earth, we may have many unexpected twists and turns. For many of us, we have had to learn how to take these undesired "lemons" and make lemonade/” The author mentioned that maybe in the past we have had to walk through times of testing, discipline, and reduction. All of these things are not pleasant in the moment, but are critical for the developing of our faith. Testing can prove and strengthen our faith. Discipline corrects and refines our character. Reduction prepares us for growth. In the devotional, it stated that all of us have an incredible propensity for shifting our weight onto the things we want. We desire to have promotion, respect, provision, and protec