Episode 371 - Show Notes:
- I have been meditating this verse for the past few days. There is so much happening in our world that is troubling. Whatever your views on politics and Covid19, it’s so easy to become consumed by it all. We think about it all the time, we become frustrated and angry, we post online, we talk to others, and we become overwhelmed.
- It’s in times like these that we go back to scripture. What does God ask of us in difficult times? We are called, through power of the Holy Spirit, to endure. Yes, endure it. Don’t quit. Don’t give up. Don’t throw in the towel. Don’t become bitter and angry. Simply endure.
- We can endure because He gives us the power to endure. We can endure and still display the fruit of the Spirit: Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.
- We can endure hardship with the love of Christ in our hearts. We can endure difficulties while maintaining God’s peace and the joy of the Lord. As Christians, we don’t have to follow the pattern of the world around us that is angry and bitter. We have Jesus in our lives, and that makes all the difference.
2 Timothy 2:3 - “You therefore must endure hardship as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.”
James 1:12 says, “Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love him.”
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