Disciple-Maker's VisionSample

Paul had a rough run in front of him. While running the course of Disciple-Making with Jesus in Asia, enough had gone wrong that he had "felt the sentence of death." Or in other words, "I thought I was going to die." On top of that, no church had caused him more ongoing drama and heartache like the one in Corinth had. "Why me? Why do I have to put up with all this? Why do I have to put up with you?" is what you may have wanted to say too. Instead, Paul opens a new letter to a hurtful crowd saying, "If I have carried any hurts, I know God used it to make me better at helping you."

Get into Paul's heart exchange with Corinth today and consider the possibility that maybe "everything happens for a reason." Or more accurately, for every bad thing that has happened to you, Jesus has been shaping you in comfort, compassion, and an expertise in how to care for someone else going through the same. Stay with your past hurts long enough today for Jesus to give you some good reasons it's been making you a better Disciple-Maker.