Reigners Radio

Does God want to prevent us from ever being hurt? Are there things that we learn ONLY through pain -- like, the joy of being healed, knowing God as The Healer, knowing the process of overcoming pain, moving out of His strength regardless of the pain we experience. Though some of what these have learned may be interesting and helpful, their teachings and insights will need to be especially scrutinized. Why? Because our goals are different! We are not learning how to defeat the enemy to please God, win souls or for rewards in heaven, but because it is part of our training as sons, since we already please God, are expressing His life, and are experiencing eternal life now. If the emphasis is on our being able to do something a certain way or using the right words, the success of the encounter will rely on our strength, memory and ability to apply what others have taught. For us, our success in the encounter will be determined on whether we depended on the Lord for instruction, strength and authority on a persona