Wineskins in the Smoke; Faithfully Afflicted

Welcome to Episode FIVE of Flame of Grace! In this Episode, as the year 2023 comes to an end and we near Christmas and the New Year, Adriana and Rowell are faced with once more, a multitude of challenges and circumstances that seem bleak and impossible. But with Gods saving Grace and strength, Rowell continues to fight on and Adriana continues to surrender in faith to Gods will. After weeks of what seemed like forward steady progress, a wave of uncertainty once again washes over them as Rowell lands back in the ICU after Christmas, followed by even more crushing circumstances. Amidst these struggles; drama and emotional turmoil try to derail Adriana’s faith but with the help of Jesus she is able to overcome and keep fighting another day. Sometimes we feel like we go through unimaginable things and the Lord isn’t there for us to comfort us, but we know that’s not true. God is always there for us especially in times of trouble, but the emotions we feel can be so heavy we almost forget that affliction is sometimes the only way we learn how to truly walk in the way of the Lord and seek Him fully. Oftentimes we are faithfully afflicted, waiting on the Lord, marching in line with His will, knowing that it is written: 

 “It is good for me that I was afflicted, So that I may learn your statutes. The Law of your mouth is better to me than thousands of gold and silver pieces. Your hands made me and fashioned me.

I know, LORD, that your judgements are righteous, And that you have afflicted me in faithfulness. May your favor comfort me, According to your word to your servant” 

“My soul languishes for your salvation; I wait for your word. My eyes fail with longing for your word, While I say ‘When will you comfort me?’ Though I have become like wineskin in the smoke, I do not forget your statues.” 

• Psalm 119: 71-73; 75-76; 81-83

Although you’re afflicted and feeling cracked and dried after being hung in the smoke of your circumstances, will you remember that the word of the Lord is better than thousands of gold and silver pieces? Through psalm 119 we can see the plea of longing for comfort, but faithfully willing and ready to learn and remember the statutes of God, who’s made and fashioned us. How can He forget you? He never will! Can you trust and wait on God for what He has for you even in the thick smoke of affliction? 

Join Adriana in Flame of Grace as we explore these troubling moments of her testimony and overcome with faith and see how God leads us!

Jesus LOVES you!