FOLLOWING JESUS IS A CONSTANT STRUGGLE!

TODAY’S SCRIPTURES: “For the more we suffer for Christ the more God will shower us with comfort through Christ.” 2 Corinthians 1:5—– “We have depended on God’s grace and not our own human wisdom.” 2 Corinthians 1:12—– ” It is God who enables us, along with you, to stand firm for Christ.” 2 Corinthians 1:21—– “For it is by your own faith that you stand firm.” 2 Corinthians 1:24

TODAY’S MESSAGE: Daily struggles are not hard to come by. They are with us no matter our circumstances, but there are some who believe that when they accept Jesus, their lives will be without troubles. This could not be farther from the truth. As a matter of fact, when we accept Jesus, we may find that our lives will sometimes become more troublesome. There will be many roadblocks thrown in our path to block our thoughts and faith. The devil and his demons do not like it when a person comes to Jesus. They become very belligerent and do all in their power to deter the faith of a young Christian. We are all surrounded by things of the world that represent the opposite of what Jesus stands for. We all were a part of this world before our conversion to Christ. As a follower of Jesus, we are given tools to help us overcome the hardships and hurts of this world. Our God has given us many promises in his Word to stand on when we need them, and he has given us a seed of faith. We are to help our faith to grow by watering it everyday. We are to nurture it with prayer and reading the Word of God. We are to put our focus on the ways of Jesus and not the ways of the world we live in. We are to allow our lives to become surrounded by the things and the ways of God and not the world. Our interests may change, and we may lose friends that we have had for years. But that is ok. Our Lord has new friendships ready and waiting for us. With a growing and strong faith in Jesus we are incredibly prepared to overcome the struggles we are to confront. Every problem we come up against becomes a teaching moment for God in heaven. It becomes a learning moment for us. It becomes a strengthening moment for our faith. We must use the struggles and problems in life to become stronger in Jesus so that we can show others the strength, power and love of Jesus in our lives! PRAISE THE LORD IN ALL THINGS!