Choose To Be Faithful
Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested, and for ten days you will have tribulation. Be faithful unto death, and I will give you the crown of life. (Revelation 2:10)
Difficult seasons will come in your life without a doubt. There’s no avoiding them. You might face seasons that are difficult physically, financially, relationally, or even spiritually. And when you do, you will have a tendency to wonder, “God, what are you up to? Why have you allowed this to happen? What is your agenda? What is your plan?” When you are experiencing a difficult season in your life, you need to realize that God has a plan for your life in the midst of that difficult season.
Remember, John was going through a difficult season on the Island of Patmos. He was in his later years, and he was totally separated from everyone. He literally could have said, “Okay, I'm done. God, if this is how you're going to treat me as your child, I'm done. Instead of being blessed, I seem to be cursed.”
But that was not his perspective. Instead, he chose to remain faithful. Do you realize that this difficult situation in John's life positioned him to be at the right time, in the right place, and in the right position personally to be able to receive and write? Because he was isolated, he could hear from God without any distractions. While he was isolated alone on this island, he had time to write. If he had not gone through this difficult situation, we may have never received the Book of Revelation.
Maybe you are experiencing a difficult time right now in this season of your life, and you’re wondering what God could possibly be up to. There will be moments in your life when you will go through seasons that you don't understand. You will wonder what God is doing and it won’t make any sense. In these situations, God will often do more in your life than He has done up until that time. So I want to encourage you to trust Him and choose to remain faithful, even in the difficult seasons of life.
Difficult seasons will come in your life without a doubt. There’s no avoiding them. You might face seasons that are difficult physically, financially, relationally, or even spiritually. And when you do, you will have a tendency to wonder, “God, what are you up to? Why have you allowed this to happen? What is your agenda? What is your plan?” When you are experiencing a difficult season in your life, you need to realize that God has a plan for your life in the midst of that difficult season.
Remember, John was going through a difficult season on the Island of Patmos. He was in his later years, and he was totally separated from everyone. He literally could have said, “Okay, I'm done. God, if this is how you're going to treat me as your child, I'm done. Instead of being blessed, I seem to be cursed.”
But that was not his perspective. Instead, he chose to remain faithful. Do you realize that this difficult situation in John's life positioned him to be at the right time, in the right place, and in the right position personally to be able to receive and write? Because he was isolated, he could hear from God without any distractions. While he was isolated alone on this island, he had time to write. If he had not gone through this difficult situation, we may have never received the Book of Revelation.
Maybe you are experiencing a difficult time right now in this season of your life, and you’re wondering what God could possibly be up to. There will be moments in your life when you will go through seasons that you don't understand. You will wonder what God is doing and it won’t make any sense. In these situations, God will often do more in your life than He has done up until that time. So I want to encourage you to trust Him and choose to remain faithful, even in the difficult seasons of life.
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It is difficult sometimes when I go through trials,yet I know He will see me through it all.
Amen, amen and amen!!!
When I go through a storm I know God is working something out in my life and this too shall pass amen to God be the glory