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5.1 – Faithful Suffering
Respond in paragraph format to the following prompts:
- Where do you find it difficult to live steadfastly?
- When has God called you to a level of patience and trust that was stretching for you?
- How can we encourage each other to live with patience in light of God's coming redemption and glory?
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Where can I find it difficult to live steadfastly when I see Called Christian in name but not in deeds. Trying to control the church, like , this is what we do it here. Following the structures of the church and not allowing change in life.
God called Me to a level of patience and trusting God by praying. That God will change our heart To be humble allowing God to change our ways .We’re called to put away our partiality, pride, and selfishness.
We can encourage others by praying together, uniting our spirit . We need to be patient, always read the word of God and pray. Have a willingness heart to obey and be corrected. Check the fruit of the Holy Spirit in our life.
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I was chuckling to myself as this has been a huge stretching year for me and learning to lean on God. Get through one thing and the next and the next and the next. Without a doubt God is teaching me patience – patience in the waiting – trust that he has got this. My timing is defiantly different than his- I want this storm to be gone – and I know that with his timing – things will be perfect because all good things take time. I was looking through a journal of mine and last year he showed me things were not good – I needed some ‘construction’ to happen. When I read this I realized he had prepared me for what was to come and to trust that he has got this.
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I find it difficult to live steadfastly when it comes to patience.
God called me to a level of patience and trust and it stretched me farther than ever before while my husband and I were waiting for our children to be born via surrogate in Ukraine! It was so difficult trusting someone who although had been well vetted, to care for and protect our children. There were many difficult days and sleepless nights. There was a lot of travel and countless amounts of time waiting in lobbies, Dr. Offices, lawyer's offices, government offices. So much and then to finally hold our daughter and our son, were the most precious times in our lives.
We can encourage each other to live with patience in light of God's coming redemption and glory by loving each other, encouraging each other and helping by listening and assisting with each other's burdens. I also feel we should remind each other of the goodness of God! How He has a plan and has NEVER let us down. Lastly, in my opinion, if we are busy doing the work of the Lord, we don't have time to be discouraged! He carries us from glory to glory!
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