04 July 2008

Suffering and Struggles

Romans 5:1-4"Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God, through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace which we now stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God. Not only so,but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perserverance; perseverance, character; and character,hope."

Mrs Chan shared a devotion that really ministered to me today, she shared that in this world of ours where instant gratification has become the pursuit of most, many have failed to learn the importance of sacrifices and that many good things take many good years to build...Most of us want things the easy way, look for easy outlets,escapes and never learn to become a better person...

I thought there was a lot of wisdon in her saying that the discipline of doing those things that take years to build help builds character and we should all learn to take suffering and struggles as a way to build ourselves up...

I am definitely suffering now, it's not as easy as you think, just snapping out of it... but i do hope to become a better person in the process, for God, for myself and for you... My daily struggles will make me stronger and I will remind myself to be GOOD, to be STRONG and that is my prayer for you too.. Love jET

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