2 Cor. 4 16-18

So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal.
2 Corinthians 4:16-18







Wednesday 27 February 2013

As followers of Christ

As followers of Christ, we often suffer not because we are out of God's will but because we are in it, not because we lack faith but because we have faith. We suffer not because we need to be filled with the Spirit but because we already are. Stronger faith does not mean less suffering, but more suffering means stronger faith. Far from calling our faith into question, our afflictions result in our becoming more and more like Christ Himself.
 D.R. McConnell
 
 
 
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  1. Anonymous27 February 2013 at 12:45

    Hmmm...I think we suffer because we are living in a fallen world with sickness, pain & suffering...we are able to carry on because of the faith, hope & love we are given. I don't believe we are given more or less of that than non-christians- but we definately have far more hope during those trials. MPronk

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  2. Peter S27 February 2013 at 13:53

    However whom the Lord loveth, He chasteneth (Hebrew 12:5-11)

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  3. Terreth1 March 2013 at 04:37

    Excellent quote brother.

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