Sri Sai Baba Test Problems

Aum Sairam

May This Thursday [Baba's Day] Bring You Strength, Good luck, Success,
Happiness and Joy

What is Sri Sai Baba telling us with the problems He permits in our
life? The problems we face will either defeat us or develop our
depending on how we respond to them. Unfortunately most of us fail to
see how Sri Sai Baba wants to use problems for good in our lives. We
react foolishly and resent our problems rather than pausing to consider
what benefit we might bring.

Here are ways Sri Sai Baba wants to use the problems in our life.

Sri Sai Baba uses problems to direct us. Sometimes Sri Sai Baba must
light a fire under us to get us moving. Problems often point us in a
new direction and motivate us to change. Is Sri Sai Baba trying to get
our attention? Sometimes it takes a painful situation to make us change
our ways.

Sri Sai Baba uses problems to inspect us. We are like tea bags, if we
want to know what's inside us, just drop ourselves into hot water! Has
Sri Sai Baba ever tested our faith with a problem? What do problems
reveal about us? When we have many kinds of troubles, we should be full
of joy, because we know that these troubles test our faith, and this
will give us patience.

Sri Sai Baba uses problems to correct us. Some lessons we learn only
through pain and failure. It's likely that as a child our parents told
us not to touch a hot stove. But we probably learned by being burned.
Sometimes we only learn the value of health, money, a relationship. By
losing, it was the best thing that could have happened to us, for it
taught us to pay attention to our laws.

Sri Sai Baba uses problems to protect us. A problem can be a blessing
in disguise if it prevents us from being harmed by something more
serious. [You intended to harm me, but Sri Sai Baba intended it for good.]

Sri Sai Baba uses problems to perfect us. Problems, when responded to
correctly, are character builders. Sri Sai Baba is far more interested
in our character than our comfort. Our relationship to Sri Sai Baba and
our character are the only two things we are going to take with us into
eternity. We can rejoice when we run into problems, they help us learn
to be patient. The two thing which our Sri Sai Baba asks Faith and
Patience, as patience
develops strength of character in us and helps us trust Sri Sai Baba
more each time we use it until finally our hope and faith are strong
and steady.

This Beautiful Thursday Sri Sai Baba is at work in our life, even when
we do not recognize it or understand it. But it's much easier and
profitable when we cooperate with Him.

Allah Malik