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ave you faced difficulties When it says in 1 Peter 3:17-18 the proud. I encourage you to trust Him
in your life? This is a that Jesus suffered for us and that My friend, just as God is moving fully, and you will see and
Hquestion to which I think we must follow in His footsteps, it mightily in Asia, He can move experience great and wonderful
we can all answer “Yes.” is not just talking about the cross. mightily in your heart! He wants to things!
But do you know how to over- It's talking about His life, His daily know you just as He longs to [KP Yohannan, President of
come those difficulties in a way choice to endure inconveniences know the millions of lost souls. Gospel for Asia].
in which you can grow spiritually, and difficulties in order to do the
knowing the Lord better than Father's will, not His own.
before? I am personally convinced that if
In every trial, choose to look at it someone's Christianity is shal-
as a test from the Lord. When we low, it is mainly because the cross
face problems, instead of asking, is missing from their faith and
“What is going on in my life?” we they don't want suffering and
can recognize it as an oppor- sleepless nights. But it is here
tunity from the Lord to become that we can miss the precious
stronger. opportunity our God is putting
Although our flesh doesn't like it, before us. If you are given the
suffering is granted to us if we opportunity to embrace suffering,
choose to live a godly life and please do it.
serve the Lord. It is not only for How can we endure? By walking
the missionaries on the mission in humility. It is a sure means to
field. This is a gift to every belie- receive God's grace. He gives
ver! grace to the humble but opposes