Encouragement

Pleasant Sufferings

by Evans Roy
01/09/16
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To keep Paul from becoming proud God kept a thorn in his flesh, a messenger from satan to torment him!

Paul had suffered the most during his years of preaching! He was put in prison more than anyone, he was lashed, beaten with a rod, stoned, shipwrecked thrice, robbed and much more! He was in constant danger of death! He was tired, perplexed and in despair! At one point Paul thought he would die as he couldn't bear the burden but he never gave up!

Paul pleaded thrice to God, to take the pain away or the troubles away!

But each time God said "My grace is all you need!" My power works best in your weakness!

So dear friend I want to encourage you to take pleasure in your weakness like Paul did! You need to think spiritually and not look at things around you!
if Moses had seen the Red Sea and the chasing Egyptian army, his faith might have wavered! If Paul was thinking and crying over the trials he was facing every day, he wouldnt have succeeded preaching even for a month! But their eyes were on God!

They looked at eternal things and not the things that would pass away!

You maybe in a similar position! Pain that you are bearing maybe overwhelming! Maybe your heart feels like it would burst and maybe your tears aren't stopping but remember In your insults, in your hardships, persecutions, and troubles that you suffering for Christ , for living right and it is Christ who be make you strong and bless you with eternal prize, eternal joy, eternal peace!

Control your anger, forgive one another and don't judge! Don't give a chance to God to judge you, leave that to God!

Obey God! Live right! Amen!

For when you are weak, you are strong (in Christ)!

Amen!

P.S refer 2corinthians