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>We Will Have Trouble
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>"In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have 
>overcome the world."   John 16:33
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>It was a long, tiring flight, and we were glad to be back. We waited 
>curbside at LAX airport for the handicap Super Shuttle.  It never 
>did turn up.  Judy hailed a cab and enlisted the reluctant cab 
>driver's help to throw me into the front seat.  We chugged away from 
>the curb and - clunk! -- the engine died.  After the police 
>jump-started us, we proceeded up the freeway crawling at 25 
>mph.  Rush hour.  I eyed the ticker chocking up miles and money.
>
>We pulled up to my driveway.  Judy realized, to her horror, that we 
>didn't have enough cash for the enormous cab fare.  She marched to 
>the front door, turned the key, and - brrrring! - the house alarm 
>went off.  She fumbled with the alarm buttons and let me in.  I told 
>her I'd be okay while she and the cab driver went to Ralph's Market 
>to cash a check.  After they left - brrrring! - I tripped the motion 
>sensor!  My head was pounding but, no, it was the front door and the 
>Calabasas cops.  I screamed, "I can't open the door!"  I couldn't 
>hear their reply: the phone was now ringing.  What a mess!  But, ah, 
>we slept well that night.
>
>I shouldn't be surprised at trials like these, especially on the 
>heels of a ministry trip. I'd like to describe no-show shuttles, 
>kaput engines, and tripped alarms as malfunctioning things possessed 
>by the devil, but in fact they are simply a dead engine and a 
>perfectly-working house alarm.  It's part of the territory that 
>comes with serving Jesus.
>
>If we're going to stand up to make a difference for Christ, we will 
>encounter more hardship - more obstacles, dead batteries, nuisances, 
>administrative hassles, broken copy machines, and inconveniences - 
>much more than the average couch potato.  We shouldn't be 
>surprised.  Such difficulty while serving Christ is not necessarily 
>suffering.  It's leadership.
>
>Help me not to be surprised by trials.  Rather, help me to expect them.
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>Blessings,
>
>Joni and Friends
>
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