Encouragement and Faith: Believing, Feeling, and Enduring in Christ
Embrace your feelings and beliefs, finding strength in Christ to endure trials and opposition with joy. Stay rooted in your identity in Christ to live free from the opinions of others. Rejoice in suffering, fix your eyes on Jesus, and be blessed in the name of Christ. Let the power of faith guide you to overcome challenges and live a life of purpose and resilience.
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Believe Your Feelings Don't Express Your Feelings
Feel what you feel. Feel what you feel. Believe what is real. Believe what is real.
Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial when it comes upon you to test trial when it comes upon you to test you, as though something strange were you, as though something strange were happening to you. But rejoice insofar as happening to you. But rejoice insofar as you share Christ s sufferings, that you you share Christ s sufferings, that you may also rejoice and be glad when his may also rejoice and be glad when his glory is revealed. glory is revealed.
Therefore, since Christ suffered in his Therefore, since Christ suffered in his body, arm yourselves also with the body, arm yourselves also with the same attitude, because he who has same attitude, because he who has suffered in his body is done with sin suffered in his body is done with sin
Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Consider him who the throne of God. Consider him who endured such opposition from sinful men, so endured such opposition from sinful men, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart. that you will not grow weary and lose heart. Hebrews 12:2 Hebrews 12:2
If you are insulted for the name of If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you. you.
The power to live outside of the tyranny The power to live outside of the tyranny of the opinions of others is rooted in our of the opinions of others is rooted in our identity in Christ. identity in Christ.
But let none of you suffer as a murderer But let none of you suffer as a murderer or a thief or an evildoer or as a meddler. or a thief or an evildoer or as a meddler.
Yet if anyone suffers as a Christian, let Yet if anyone suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God in that name. God in that name.
If you falter in times of trouble, how If you falter in times of trouble, how small is your strength! small is your strength! Prov 24:10 Prov 24:10
TRAIN! PRACTICE! GROW!
For it is time for judgment to begin at For it is time for judgment to begin at the household of God; and if it begins the household of God; and if it begins with us, what will be the outcome for with us, what will be the outcome for those who do not obey the gospel of those who do not obey the gospel of God? And If the righteous is scarcely God? And If the righteous is scarcely saved, what will become of the ungodly saved, what will become of the ungodly and the sinner? and the sinner?
Two Kinds of Judgment Two Kinds of Judgment
Godly sorrow brings repentance that Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret, leads to salvation and leaves no regret, but worldly sorrow brings death. but worldly sorrow brings death. 2 Corinthians 7:10 2 Corinthians 7:10
Therefore, let those who suffer Therefore, let those who suffer according to God s will entrust their according to God s will entrust their souls to a faithful Creator while doing souls to a faithful Creator while doing good. good.
Jesus called out with a loud voice, Jesus called out with a loud voice, Father, into your hands I commit my Father, into your hands I commit my spirit. When he had said this, he spirit. When he had said this, he breathed his last. breathed his last. Luke 23:46 Luke 23:46
Avoid Deny
Therefore, let those who suffer Therefore, let those who suffer according to God s will entrust their according to God s will entrust their souls to a faithful Creator while doing souls to a faithful Creator while doing good. good.
