My Powerful Jesus Journey

I received this in an email and was urged to share it with you especially since I wrote about this topic a lot last year.  What do we learn through suffering? Perspective: Suffering is Only for a “Little While” There are two things Peter wants to say about suffering: First of all, it’s only for a little while. He’s going to say that we need to get a perspective on things. Remember we are not living with our heads down, we are living as people looking forward to the hope that lies before us and home to where our real inheritance is. If we’re suffering here and now, it’s just for a little while. Part of Peter’s answer to the problem of suffering is getting it in an eternal perspective. He’s going to say the same thing in 5:10, “After you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.” If we’re living as Christians with our heads up to our future hope, then we can u

2018 has come and gone and 2019 is now upon us. A repeating thought I keep seeing and hearing is dealing with sickness and trials and how we all prayed that it would be over and done with at the end of 2018 and with the new 2019 a fresh, new start would be given to us. I seem to be seeing so many getting discouraged though because they are sick or they are still struggling. I encourage you to not be discouraged. I understand the frustration of these issues, but please don't let the enemy steal your hope or your FRUIT! The enemy will do his best to lie, steal, and destroy anything good. Are you going to allow the enemy to do this with you in your life? Let this new year start with you stomping your foot and saying with authority, "No, not today Satan!!!" Spring will be coming soon, and with it new life...!