Needing a Certificate of Martyrdom?
The writer of Hebrews had a better solution for those times when we feel overwhelmed with the trials in our life. Its author suggests: "Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses … let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus." (Hebrews 12:1) In our moments of discouragement, it is tempting to give up . . . Tempting to think of ourselves as the only one who has ever endured the loss, hardship or loneliness that we encounter.
I generally gain some perspective about the time I reach these verses. Life can be difficult. Heartaches come. Our lives can get really messed up. Bad things happen to some very good people. Our hearts bleed when grief strikes and when grief strikes people we love. What gives me strength, and I believe gave our ancestors in faith strength, is the assurance that even when life is hard, God is at work. Troubles come. But, in the midst of our trials God is with us to walk with us through them.
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