“Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.” (Romans 12:12)
When all is going well in our lives we are hope-filled, joyful and patient. But when hardships arise our joy can be depleted, our patience tested, and we can find ourselves having gone through an entire day without praying. Loss of patience and joy will lead us to hopelessness and despair. That is exactly what Satan wants. But we do not belong to Satan. We belong to Jesus Christ Who has crushed and defeated Satan for us. When we are troubled, ill or suffering in any way let us turn our eyes to Jesus, cry out to Him with confidence in prayer, and embrace His Spirit of love and hope. United to Christ we can patiently endure anything we encounter because we know we have victory in Him.
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