Psalms 4:1 Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress; have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer.

It's amazing how what was meant to destroy us actually catapult us into greater expression of our destiny. Those who understand this truth always rejoices in tribulations because there is an enlargement that is invisibly ongoing. 

Romans 5:3 And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; 4 And patience, experience; and experience, hope: 5 And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.

If you don't understand this truth, adversity can actually crushes you. But when you have this understanding, you will rejoice. Joy is what powered you to go through any trouble and come out victoriously. The joy of the Lord is actually our strength in trouble. 

You are either made by the challenges you face or crushed by it. Note this, the purpose of adversity is to destroy you, but you can turn it in your favour like Joseph in the prison. The end story of your life will be, had they know, they would not have destroy the Lord of glory. 

By the time Joseph was out of the hospital, he was already enlarged to interpret dreams at the palace and to deploy strategic knowledge of national economic transformation. Don't just go through murmuring, be enlarged and empowered. 

Olanrewaju Niyi